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Feature
30 September 2025
Imagine you’re standing in front of an infinite number of sock drawers. Each drawer contains at least one sock, but all the socks are jumbled up, and, just to make things spicy, they’re not labelled or colour-coded. Your mission? Pick one sock from each drawer, forming a neat, infinite collection of single socks. Welcome to the Axiom of Choice.
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23 September 2025
The Poincaré Conjecture, formulated by the great French mathematician Henri Poincaré in 1904, is a central question in topology, the study of shapes that can be stretched or bent without tearing, and the only Millennium Prize problem to have been solved.
News
21 August 2025
Maths Society is proud to open an exciting online maths shop, stocking a range of maths merchandise from gleaming blue enamel badges to maths mugs and much more, a brilliant way to share, express and celebrate a love and appreciation for maths.
5 August 2025
Ever wondered what a shape with four dimensions would look like? Discover tesseracts, klein bottles, and how to create four dimensional space.
Maths News
4 August 2025
In 1979, the London Mathematical Society organised the first ever Hardy Lectureship, which has now become one of the most prestigious mathematical lecture series in the world, and biennially brings together mathematicians, students, university faculty, and research staff alike. In 2025, the lectureship was conducted by Emily Riehl, from the USA’s John Hopkins University.
22 July 2025
The People’s Republic of China topped the medal table at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Sunshine Coast, Australia, winning the competition for the 25th time in 2025, 15 points ahead of the USA.
17 June 2025
Hilbert’s Paradox of the Grand Hotel is a fascinating thought experiment in mathematics, introduced by German mathematician David Hilbert in the early 20th century. You arrive at a hotel with an infinite number of rooms, but they are all full. However, you can still check in and get a room. Want to find out how?
10 June 2025
As one of five Learned Societies for Mathematics in the UK, and one of the world’s oldest mathematical societies, you’ve might have heard of the London Mathematical Society (LMS), and maybe even attended a lecture by them. Have you ever wondered who they actually are, or a bit more about them?
21 May 2025
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
13 May 2025
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.
