Hanging Around with Mathematics Imagine you are hanging a picture on the wall. What if we wanted to be able to hang the picture so that as soon as any single nail is removed, it falls off the wall? Read more 13. Mar 2024 | By Katie Steckles | 1 comment
Efim Zelmanov’s Desert Island Maths At the start of his HLF lecture on Asymptotic Group Theory on Thursday morning, Fields medalist Efim Zelmanov described the ‘group’ as: “the great unifying concept in mathematics,” remarking “if you go for a trip, … 11. Oct 2017 | By Paul Taylor | 1 comment
The numbers behind the young researchers Having extensively covered the talks and press conferences of the Laureates so far, we thought it was time to talk to some of the Young Researchers at this year’s HLF about the work they’re doing. … 29. Sep 2017 | By Katie Steckles | 0 comments