Florence Nightingale: 200 Years Since Her Birth and We Are Still Making the Same Errors With Data
May 2020 sees the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. She is best known by the general public as […]
Rolling-ball Clocks, Fountain Pens and Mathematical Collaboration
Even though I’ve been a member of the Mathematics Today Editorial Board for some years, I still have vivid memories […]
Chaos in the Magnetic Pendulum
In this article, James Christian and Holly Middleton-Spencer explore some of the complex territory inhabited by a magnetic pendulum. This […]
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887–1920): The Centenary of a Remarkable Mathematician
This month marks the centenary of the death of one of the most remarkable mathematicians of the 20th century. The […]
Interview with Dr Nira Chamberlain CMath CSci FIMA
Nira Chamberlain is the IMA President for 2020–2021. He is a mathematical modeller currently working for SNC Lavalin Atkins. Nira […]
Urban Maths: Computing Pi – Inefficiently!
At the time of writing, the roads and pavements are icy and people are slipping and sliding all over the […]
Study Groups with Industry: What is the Value?
Mathematical Science Study Groups with industry have been running for over fifty years and, having started with pioneering work in […]
Paint by Number
We start this article with a puzzle: What relates the following? Bisque. Old lace. Burly wood. Chartreuse. Papaya whip. These […]
Editorial, December 2019
We are sorry to report that Edward Stansfield passed away after a short illness in early November. A tribute will […]
IMA ECM Autumn Conference 2019
The final weekend of October saw the IMA’s Early Career Mathematicians (ECM) annual conference. It targets mathematicians at early stages […]










