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Recent Articles

Galaxies

Can numbers explain the universe?

Scientists use numbers to describe the rules of the universe. Where do these numbers come from, and what do they mean?

Whale

Whale watching

How do you count the whale population when there are only a few hundred of them and they keep out of sight?

Guitar

The harmony of numbers

The maths of music is more than just keeping the beat – it also helps musicians stay in tune!

Cyclist

Racing with ratios

How do professional cyclists reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour? Hard work, perseverance, and little bit of maths!

image by lrargerich, www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/

Picture imperfect

Morphing a sphere onto a flat surface is harder than it looks.

Zombies

The zombies are coming

When the dead rise from their graves, it’s time to call the epidemiologists. Mathematical models give tactics for surviving the unholy onslaught.

Interest rates

Loan sharks and loan stars

Loan ads are everywhere - find out how debt really does mount up.

Partner websites

Partner websites

The Maths Careers website is working in collaboration with Future Morph and the Science & Maths campaign.

Competitions

The competitions are now closed. Winners will be announced on 12th March.

More Maths Grads

Where Will Maths Take You?

Film of a reception in the House of Commons hosted by the Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke M.P., to mark the culmination of the More Maths Grads project.

Maths in a box

Evaluation form - Ffurflen gwerthuso

We would like to hear what you think of the More Maths Grads Box via our evaluation form. Hoffem glywed beth yw eich barn am y Blwch More Maths Grads drwy ein ffurflen gwerthuso ar-lein.

Did you know ...

Scientists have recorded 1.75 million species on our planet. But they estimate there may be up to 100 million more! There may not be time to discover them all, though, as 27,000 of them become extinct each year in the rainforests alone. Rainforest is the most diverse environment known to man, but this richness means it's often taken advantage of. Over 6000 square meters of rainforest are cut down every second. We're not just losing a natural wonder, there's also a selfish cause because a quarter of pharmaceuticals originate in rainforests.