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To celebrate the annual Cambridge Festival, we have selected some of our favourite podcasts featuring discussions with researchers from our home in the Faculty of Mathematics.
In November 2024 the Plus Editors, Dr Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas, organised a groundbreaking conference exploring evidence for effective strategies in mathematics communication. We were also delighted that Hannah Fry chose the event to announce her imminent move to Cambridge as the University's first Professor for the Public Understanding of Mathematics.
To celebrate National Numeracy Day in May 2024, we were delighted to support the UK Government Office for Science (GO-Science) and Government Chief Scientific Adviser with an Olympics-themed maths challenge.
Our NRICH programme has launched a new initiative to help schools prioritise problem-solving in maths. The NRICH Problem-Solving Schools programme will offer free resources, advice and teacher professional development training.
NRICH's impact has been highlighted in a report and new interactive map produced by the University of Cambridge. The map showcases the social and economic benefits of University of Cambridge research and initiatives across the UK.
The Plus Editors, Dr Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas, have received an award for their work in supporting the communication of mathematical concepts to policy-makers and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our NRICH mathematics education project is celebrating 25 years of support for schools, teachers, students and parents. NRICH focuses on developing problem-solving, supporting every stage of school education with free online resources for ages 3-19 and their teachers.
Plus has been working with the Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology on a major documentary series for Discovery+. In over 20 short episodes the Universe Unravelled series explores what we already know about the Universe, what cosmologists are working on right now, and what they hope to find out in the future.
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed UK schools in March 2020, our NRICH programme reacted swiftly to lend vital support to schoolchildren, their parents and teachers.
We are deeply saddened by the death on 26 September 2020 of Professor John Barrow, MMP Director since 1999.
