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3 August 2021

How augmented clinical trials are accelerating a vaccine for tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an endemic infectious disease that affects many of the world's poorest populations. By using the latest techniques in mathematical modelling, augmented clinical trials could help researchers develop an affordable vaccine.

25 March 2021

Alan Turing’s theory of biology is helping next generation of mathematicians crack the code

Mathematicians from the University of Sheffield are helping school children across the UK crack the code using Alan Turing’s theory of biology, to celebrate the new £50 note.

15 January 2021

Algebraic geometer awarded Royal Society Research Professorship

Professor Tom Bridgeland is a recipient of the Royal Society's premier research award, which will fund Tom’s research for five years, in the first instance, but can be renewed for up to 10.

Pawns, puzzles, and proofs

Dr Dimitrios Roxanas explains why playing chess backwards is the new black (and white).

25 November 2021 | Published by Chalkdust

Radiocarbon is key to understanding Earth’s past

Radiocarbon records are critical to understanding the history of Earth’s climate, magnetic field, and the Sun’s activity, say researchers.

5 November 2021

Q+A: Dr Eleonora Di Valentino on cosmology

Dr Eleonora Di Valentino joined the School of Mathematics and Statistics this October, on a five-year Dorothy Hodgkin fellowship. Her research is at the interface of theoretical and observational cosmology.

2 November 2021

Diagnosing the numbers: Why Statistics with Medical Applications in the post-COVID world

Professor Steven Julious, who leads our Statistics with Medical Applications MSc course, explains the career opportunities for medical statisticians in a piece for The Hindu.

30 October 2021 | Published by The Hindu

Professor Victor Snaith, 1944-2021

Professor Victor Snaith, who held a professorship in the School of Mathematics and Statistics from 2004 until 2009, and an emeritus professorship until 2019, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 3 July 2021.

13 September 2021