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Maths Society is the number one international student society for everyone interested in exploring the wonderful world of maths.
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2025 in Review: The past year in mathematics
Mathematics is often described as a universal language, but in 2025, it felt more like a universal bridge. This past year, the mathematical community didn’t just solve isolated puzzles – they connected long-separated islands of thought. Here are five of the biggest stories from the past year in the world of mathematics.
60 great mathematical quotes
With all the greats from Cantor to Gauss, from Plato all the way to Marcus du Sautoy, not to mention Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell, and even members of our own society, here are 60 of the greatest, most inspirational, or just plain funny mathematical quotes.
Million Dollar Question: The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture
Sitting at the heart of the Clay Mathematics Institute’s seven Millennium Prize Problems, each carrying a bounty of $1 million, is the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer (BSD) Conjecture, a riddle that proposes a stunning connection between two seemingly unrelated universes of mathematics – algebraic geometry and complex analysis.
Maths and Physics
You’ve probably studied maths and physics as two different subjects. You’ve also probably noticed how much they have in common. So how deep is the relationship between them and how are their histories intertwined?
International Women’s Day
8 March
What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than to learn about the enormous contribution women have made to mathematics! Here are a few female mathematicians you can celebrate.
