Professor Hannah Fry joins the University of Cambridge
The Council and professional staff of the IMA are delighted to share the news that our President, Professor Hannah Fry FIMA, will join the University of Cambridge as Professor of the Public Understanding on Mathematics on 1 January 2025.
Further information can be found here https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/hannah-fry-joins-cambridge-as-professor-of-the-public-understanding-of-mathematics
In 2018 Hannah was awarded the prestigious Christopher Zeeman medal https://ima.org.uk/10135/hannah-fry-is-awarded-2018-christopher-zeeman-medal/ by the Councils of the IMA and LMS for her contribution to the public understanding of the Mathematical Sciences. This further award demonstrates that Hannah continues to be one of the leading communicators in the STEM community.
Earlier this year Hannah was awarded the Royal Society David Attenborough award 2024 for her prolific science communication activity as the foremost populariser of maths in the country who continues to inspire young people to pursue maths and physics in fun and exciting ways. Further information can be found here https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/attenborough-prize/
