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Great piece from @whippletom highlighting the world-renowned leaders in maths who are calling on @cardiffuni to change course:
🤖Prof Jon Keating has written for @timeshighered on AI's growing mathematical capabilities, and the "profound" questions this poses for the maths community.
Read more through the article below:
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Today, CaMS launches its Provision Tracker interactive map, showing where UK universities and their maths departments are under pressure.
Clicking on a university will show the latest news for each institution.
Try out the map below:
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Maths added £40bn to Scotland’s economy in 2025 - up from £36bn in 2024. The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences' analysis shows Scotland stands to benefit from maths' growing popularity amongst young people.
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Today's record A Level maths results numbers show the subject retaining its position as most popular.
An increase of 3.7% on the previous year was welcomed by PM Andy Burnham, who commented "it's brilliant to see more students taking maths".
gov.uk/government/news/numbe…
Recently published UCAS data revealed that applications for undergraduate mathematics courses rose by 11% this year.
Demand for undergraduate maths is growing and it is therefore vital to protect the provision of mathematics degree.
See more here: ucas.com/data-and-analysis/u…
The Knowledge Exchange Hub has launched a call to join its IS-8 Community Teams.
If you are interested in the application of maths across one of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy priority areas, please see here: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
"There would be no Minecraft without maths, it is the core of any software development, it is nothing but maths at the core of it"
@chrisvdk argues it is vital for maths to be taught at universities, fundamental to gaming but also all sorts of sciences.
Listen here:
Chris van der Kuyl, Chair of 4J Studios which brought Minecraft to consoles, makes a powerful case for protecting the UK’s mathematical sciences.
Cutting maths provision risks the UK’s future growth, skills base and global competitiveness.
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Dundee University's decision to cut standalone maths degrees “risks narrowing the supply of quantitative skills essential to regional economic need” – CaMS has written to university leadership to express concerns about proposed cuts.
Read more below:
heraldscotland.com/news/2623…
Dundee's plan to close its maths degree is a "national tragedy" — CaMS chair Mark Chaplain urges the university to think again in comments to Times Higher Education.
Read more below:
campaignmathsci.uk/post/dund…
🚨New Supporter Alert🚨
We are happy to announce Dr Scott Arthur, MP for Edinburgh South West, as our latest campaign supporter.
Read his comment here:
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The Sovereign AI Unit, backed by £500m in Gov't investment, has launched to help UK AI firms scale and lead on the global stage.
The UK is already a maths research powerhouse, but to foster world-leading companies, the Gov't must work to grow the maths talent pipeline.
⚛ Happy World Quantum Day 2026! ⚛
From linear algebra to probability theory, the mathematical sciences form the bedrock of quantum.
Maths must be part of the quantum conversation - a thriving maths ecosystem can help commercialise & scale quantum applications here in the UK.
⚛️ The UK Government has unveiled a new £2bn package to support the development of quantum.
Quantum is underpinned by maths, and co-founder of Phasecraft Prof Ashley Montanaro was on the Today Programme discussing how we build ‘deep tech’ companies in the UK:
The Government's maths teacher recruitment targets must be increased, writes @Bobby_Seagull in an article for @SchoolsWeek.
Read the article in full below:
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-maths-…
🚨New Supporter Alert🚨
We are happy to announce John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, as our latest campaign supporter.
Read his comment here:
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🚨 New Supporter Alert 🚨
We are excited to announce Julia Wolf, Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, as our latest campaign supporter.
Read her comment here:
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🚨New supporter alert🚨
We are thrilled to announce Charlene Hunter MBE, CEO & Founder of Coding Black Females, as our latest campaign supporter.
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🖥️ PoliticsHome have published an article by CaMS Supporter Dave Robertson MP, emphasising the importance of maths to effective policymaking.
Read the article in full below: politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Deeply concerned by reports of a 30% funding cut at @STFC_Matters. Hard sciences, like maths and physics, are critical to future innovation and the high-growth sectors the Government wants to lead.
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