Tomorrow is the start of August, and if you’re anywhere near Edinburgh you’ll be aware that the city is already overrun with musicians, comedians and street performers plying their trade as part of the month-long Fringe festival. If you were wondering whether any of the shows were maths-related, the answer is yes! And we’ve saved you the hassle of searching the Fringe programme website for the word ‘maths’ and related terms – below is an outline of some maths-related shows you might enjoy.
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- Ursula Martin, Emeritus Professor in the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, becomes a Dame for services to Science and Education.
- Peter Cox, Professor of Climate System Dynamics in Mathematics, University of Exeter. Appointed CBE for services to Science and to Climate Modelling.
- Tim Cole, Professor Emeritus of Population, Health and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London. Appointed CBE for services to Medical Statistics.
- Philip Colligan, Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation. Appointed CBE for services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact.
- Rowland Raymond Kao, Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Data Science, University of Edinburgh. Appointed CBE for services to Mathematics and Infectious Disease Dynamics.
- Emily Fleur Shuckburgh, Professor of Environmental Data Science and Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge. Appointed CBE for services to Climate Science and to the Public Communication of Climate Science.
- Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer, National Highways. Appointed OBE for services to the Safety of the Road Network.
- Alexander James Samuel Stewart, Senior Statistician, Office of the Chief Economic Adviser, Scottish Government. Appointed OBE for services to Scottish Economic Statistics.
- Richard Cracknell, Lately Head of Social and General Statistics, House of Commons. Appointed MBE for services to Parliament.
- Sarah Lowe, Senior Research Officer, Welsh Government. Appointed MBE for services to Data Research.
- Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor, University of Oxford. Appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity.
- James Brown, Discipline Leader (Maths), University of Technology, Sydney. Appointed OBE for services to Statistics in the United Kingdom and internationally.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Another Roof
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do.
We spoke to Alex, whose channel Another Roof covers higher-level maths topics he can’t necessarily cover with the school students he teaches.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Henry Segerman
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do.
We spoke to Henry Segerman, who uses his YouTube channel to share his mathematical making projects.
The Magic Theorem
Back in 2008, Chaim Goodman-Strauss and Heidi Burgel, together with the late John Conway, wrote a book called The Symmetries of Things, which covered a range of topics around mathematical symmetry and the symmetries of geometric objects.
Now the first two authors have a new book, The Magic Theorem, due for publication this week. We spoke to Heidi and Chaim about where this book has come from and what it’s about.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Welch Labs
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do.
We spoke to Stephen Welch, of Welch Labs, which among many other projects runs a YouTube channel of maths and science videos.
\(-e^{i\pi}\) to Watch: Boppana Math
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do.
We spoke to Ravi Boppana about his channel, Boppana Math.
Particularly mathematical Birthday Honours 2025
The UK Government have announced the new set of King’s Birthday Honours. Here’s our selection of particularly mathematical entries for this year. If you spot any more, let us know in the comments and we’ll add to the list.
Get the full list from gov.uk. Spot anyone we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments.