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We are Maths Society, a student society exploring maths for everyone, dedicated to bringing the joy and knowledge of the world of maths to local communities and across the globe through competitions, events, reports and articles developed by our student community, the perfect place for you to find or feed your love of maths.
Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara awarded 2025 Abel Prize
On 20 May in Oslo, the prestigious Abel Prize, often dubbed the ‘Nobel Prize of Mathematics’, was awarded to Professor Masaki Kashiwara of Kyoto University. Kashiwara’s work, like that of many outstanding mathematicians, is about linking mathematical fields together. It involves using algebra as a tool to investigate geometry and symmetry.
Book Review: Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity by Marcus du Sautoy
Mathematics and Art. Two completely different subjects? Most people are on one side or the other. The side of rigid logic and emotionless detachment involving using the fundamentals of science to solve problems, and the other a flourishing canvas of passion and emotions that is drawn from our inner self. Basically, boring maths sums and drawing a picture. Right? Wrong.
The Moving Sofa Problem: A Geometric Puzzle That Still Defies Solution
This problem poses a seemingly simple yet surprisingly complex question: What is the largest possible area of a two-dimensional shape that can be manoeuvred around a right-angled corner in a corridor of unit width?
Riemann Hypothesis finally solved!
Maths Society is proud to exclusively announce that one of our members has solved the greatest mystery in mathematics. The Riemann Hypothesis, suggesting a specific pattern in the distribution of prime numbers, has been proved by an unexpected application of machine learning and fractal geometry.
Tau Day
28 June
On 28 June it is Tau (τ) Day, where we celebrate the new mathematical constant that has began a movement in modern mathematics. The Tau Movement suggests that actually, π can be a bit of a handful when doing Trigonometry, and that instead, a constant value of 2π, also known as Tau (τ).