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stemNRICH - Core is a new section on our NRICH website providing stimulating and relevant resources to explore the ways in which mathematics, science and technology are linked, aimed at 11-16 year olds and their teachers.

Do bacon sandwiches increase your chance of getting cancer? Why are some drug treatments not available on the NHS? Does the maths you learn in the classroom REALLY have any practical use?

Dr James Grime's day job is taking a WW2 Enigma machine into schools to run cross-curricular presentations and hands-on workshops on codes and codebreaking for the MMP's Enigma Project. In Tuesday's Guardian, however, he writes about his other passion - communicating maths via YouTube.

Our NRICH project has published a set of trial mathematics activities designed for use in Early Years Foundation Stage settings.

How many medals might the UK win in the 2012 Olympics, and does the country hosting the Games have an advantage? What are the mechanics involved in the pole vault? Could the altitude of the Olympic venue affect performance in the long jump? What kind of science goes into designing tennis rackets?

Between 2007-9, the Millennium Mathematics Project's Motivate programme collaborated with the Disease Dynamics group at the University of Cambridge on an innovative project, funded by the Wellcome Trust, to combine educational outreach with active mathematical research.

Should international travel be banned in the face of swine flu? Should life-saving drugs be withheld because they're too expensive? Should the government ban alcohol? And do bacon sandwiches cause cancer?

STIMULUS is a community service programme which gives Cambridge University students the opportunity to work with pupils in local schools, helping with Maths, Science, ICT or Technology lessons. STIMULUS students work as volunteer Teaching Assistants in the classroom, alongside the class teacher.

GCSE students from deprived areas in inner-city and Greater London are beginning an innovative and intensive course in mathematics at Cambridge University.

The $1.2m Fast Forward Maths programme, funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the US’ largest investment bank, is launched today with a speech by Professor John Rallison, pro vice-chancellor for education.

Issue 47, just published, is the biggest ever issue of Plus. We proudly present the winners of the Plus new writers award who explore, amongst other things, the mysteries of infinity, flight, love and Google. We also investigate the maths of tomography, catch some primes, and have a look at maths in the movies.