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26 March 2024
The Justice Secretary was again seen wearing our Maths Society badge, this time at the Despatch Box in the House of Commons. The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP, who as the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain is responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts, was answering questions on Justice.
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20 March 2024
Following his enthusiastic participation in a Maths Society event, The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP was photographed in Cabinet wearing one of our badges. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice was sat between the Home Secretary and the Business Secretary at the weekly meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was also seen leaving the meeting afterwards wearing the distinctive Maths Society badge.
16 August 2023
Now you are able to show your support for the Maths Society by wearing one of our beautiful badges!
14 August 2023
At our first meeting, we were amazed when Australian-born author, comedian and mathematician Matt Parker sent us a wonderful introductory video, and also our oldest puzzle.
Feature
16 April 2024
Why is it that if there are 23 people in a room, it is more likely than not that two of share share a birthday?
Competitions
1 February 2024
Our Desmos Art Competition was even more successful than we expected, so we needed to extend the deadline until 30 November! Find out who won here.
12 November 2023
The International Mathematical Olympiad is a world championship maths competition for pre-university students and the oldest of the International Science Olympiads, and the most prestigious maths competition in the world.
25 September 2023
This is the 2023/24 UKMT Challenges Calendar! Our UKMT Guide is coming out very soon, where you can find out even more about these challenges. If you are participating in the Mathematical Olympiad for Girls, good luck for Tuesday 27! You can learn more about this interesting challenge when our guide comes out!
4 September 2023
Creative bathroom tiling isn’t just a problem for DIY home renovators! It is also one of the hardest and most interesting problems in mathematics. Imagine a bathroom floor made up of black and white tiles. They are the same shape and fit together perfectly, so no overlaps or gaps. You are probably imagining rectangles or hexagons, something you might even have yourself, a ‘periodic’ pattern that will repeat forever. So is it possible to find an ‘aperiodic’ shape that will not repeat? Even if your bathroom went on forever?
The Maths Society has launched its own website! We hope you take the opportunity to explore further, and take a little joy and knowledge from it.
2 September 2023
These are the top 10 teams currently competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad, ranked by medals.
We have launched a Gallery project — to make a museum of maths, where you can walk around a virtual room discovering some of the stories behind the beautiful subject.