It is 4 years until the next ICM but the planning is already well underway. The IMU General Assembly will be held in Dublin and the ICM itself will be in Glasgow. It'll be the first in the UK for 72 years! We spoke to the team about their goals for the event. tinyurl.com/s2dbdp74

Scotland and Ireland to host the international maths community

We talk to the team behind the Glasgow and Dublin bid about their plans for the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians.

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In this podcast episode, we learn all about gravitational waves, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their discovery. We also hear about how physicists are coming up with hypothetical stars that may not even exist, but can still help expand our understanding of the Universe. tinyurl.com/muhemzdh

We've been to the #MCEscher exhibition that's on at Somerset House in London (with a friend, the one with the hat). It didn't focus much on the #maths (though admittedly we didn't get an audio guide) but we loved it anyway! www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/mc-... #mathematics #mathematicsandart

In school you may have learnt that all the angles in a triangle add up to 180°. However, today’s #MathsMinuteMonday shows that it isn’t quite that simple… plus.maths.org/maths-minute...

Another of the fascinating talks given at the #ICM2026 was by Julian Sahasrabudhe from @Cambridge_Uni - we managed to speak to him shortly before the congress all about his work and its connections across different areas of mathematics.

Julian Sahasrabudhe: The ICM 2026

In this episode we speak to Julian Sahasrabudhe in the run up to ICM 2026 about how he got into maths, combinatorics, and finding connections to other areas of maths.

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We are on our way back from the #ICM2026, but before we left we bumped into @mikehill.bsky.social, who we were thrilled to catch up with. You can find out more about his work in this podcast we did with him last year. plus.maths.org/topological-...

Topological data analysis with Michael Hill

Find out how topology, traditionally part of pure maths, can help us understand big data, with applications in areas such as cancer research and social justice.

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Another of the #ICM2026 invited talks was by Jeremy Hahn, who we spoke to a little while back about a fascinating result in his field of topology which disproved the 'telescope conjecture'.

Spheres within spheres: A journey through many dimensions

We guide you through an exciting recent breakthrough in the world of topology, involving something called the telescope conjecture.

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In our latest podcast, Holly Krieger tells us all about the benefits of a career in maths, how she got into her field, and what it is like being on Numberphile. plus.maths.org/holly-kriege...

Richard Samworth is one of the invited speakers at the International Congress of Mathematicians today - we caught up with him a few weeks ago to get an intro to his topic and how his field of statistics is both very applied and very theoretical. plus.maths.org/richard-samw...

Richard Samworth: The ICM 2026

In the run up to the ICM 2026, we speak to one of the invited speakers at the Congress, Richard Samworth, all about his work in statistics.

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Now there's great expectation for Terry Tao to take the stage to talk about AI tools, formalisation, and collaboration platforms enable new #maths. Here's something we wrote from a talk of his 2 years ago...how much have things changed? #icm2026 plus.maths.org/how-improve-...

We were very happy to see Carola Schönlieb's talk about image analysis, inverse problems and AI at the ICM today. (You can find out more about her here: plus.maths.org/meet-carola-...) #maths #mathematics

Been to an amazing talk by Demian Goos who found letters from Dedekind to Cantor. They show that Cantor's proof of the uncountability of the real numbers was down to Dedekind and Dedekind was not happy not to be mentioned on the paper drive.google.com/file/d/1eyXh...

We went to the @londmathsoc.bsky.social booth at the #icm2026 and were introduced to the LMS honorary President!

Carola Schönlieb from the Maths Faculty at Cambridge is giving the laudatio for Hannah Fry at @icm_2026. Carola is an amazing #mathematician herself, you can find out more about her here: plus.maths.org/meet-carola-...

Meet Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb!

One of our favourite colleagues here at the University of Cambridge is Professor of Applied Mathematics Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb. We have had the pleasure to work with her quite a bit over the last fe...

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We are now at the press conference with the Prize winners and Hiraku Najajima, Ulrike Tillmannn (IMU outgoing and incoming Presidents) and Thomas Sumner, managing editor for the Simons Foundation. @londmathsoc.bsky.social

Our very own Hannah Fry has won the 2026 Leelavati Prize for public engagement with #maths! Listen to our #podcast recorded with Hannah Last week plus.maths.org/hannah-fry-i... @londmathsoc.bsky.social

Hannah Fry: The ICM 2026

We speak to Hannah Fry, winner of this year's Leelavati prize, in the run-up to the ICM 2026 about how she feels about being awarded the prize, the role of mathematics in culture, and her favourite ex...

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The Gauss Prize, for #maths with important applications, is awarded to Yurii Nesterov for his groundbreaking work on mathematical optimisation @londmathsoc.bsky.social #mathematics

The Chern Medal, a life time achievement award, has been awarded to Graeme Segal! plus.maths.org/chern-medal-... @londmathsoc.bsky.social #maths #mathematics

The Chern Medal 2026: A chat with Graeme Segal

Segal has won a Chern Medal for his "visionary mathematical insights that have had an enduring influence in a wide range of fields."

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The Abacus Medal, for outstanding contributions to information science, has been awarded to Shayan Oveis Gharan for his landmark contributions to the theory of algorithms!

You can see articles and videos of the Fields Medallists on this page - thanks to them to speaking to us before the event! plus.maths.org/internationa... @londmathsoc.bsky.social #maths #mathematics

The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026

See all our coverage of this year's ICM at a glance!

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And the fourth Fields Medal goes to Hong Wang plus.maths.org/icm-2026-fm-2 @londmathsoc.bsky.social #maths #mathematics

The Fields Medals 2026: Hong Wang

What do sound waves, snow flakes and spinning needles have in common? The answer is the mathematics of Hong Wang, who has just won a Fields Medal at the 2026 ICM.

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The next Fields Medal goes to Jacob Tsimerman plus.maths.org/icm-2026-fm-4 @icm_2026 @LondMathSoc @NewtonInstitute #maths #mathematics

Another Fields Medal has been awarded to John PArdon plus.maths.org/icm-2026-fm-3 @londmathsoc.bsky.social

The Fields Medals 2026: John Pardon

John Pardon won a Fields Medal for work in geometry that sheds a light on the nature of our Universe.

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The first Fields Medal at the @icm_2026 goes to Yu Deng! plus.maths.org/icm-2026-fm-1 @londmathsoc.bsky.social #maths #mathematics

The Fields Medals 2026: Yu Deng

Yu Deng won a Fields Medal for work that addresses a grand mathematical dream.

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Watch this space for the announcements of the Fields Medals etc later on #icm2026 #maths #mathematics @londmathsoc.bsky.social

We're at the International Congress of Mathematicians (with our friend Christian Budde)! The opening ceremony is about to begin. Live stream is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFv0...

We are currently travelling across the ocean to attend the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians. But what actually is the ICM? Find out below - and keep an eye on the page as we have some exciting interviews we will be uploading from the Congress...

The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026

See all our coverage of this year's ICM at a glance!

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We don't have a podcast today, as we are busy getting ready to attend the International Congress of Mathematicians later this week. But we have lots of exciting announcements coming while we are at the ICM and we have been able to talk to some brilliant people, so keep your eyes peeled for more!

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As we get ready for the International Congress of Mathematicians later this week, we spoke to Wendelin Werner about his work on Brownian loop soups, research that he got into because - in his words - makes him smile and which won him a Fields Medal at the 2006 ICM. plus.maths.org/dive-loop-soup

This evening England will be playing in the Atlanta Stadium in the semi-finals of the world cup. But what actually makes a good stadium? We spoke to Paul Shepherd, an expert in stadium design who was involved in designing the Emirates stadium in London, to learn more. tinyurl.com/5axneu7n