A Financial Times article by Chris van der Kuyl, chair of 4J Studios which brought Minecraft to consoles, makes a powerful case for protecting the UK’s mathematical sciences.

The University of Dundee's decision to stop offering mathematics degrees has been branded an "act of academic vandalism" by the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences (CaMS). Times Higher Education reported CaMS concerns this morning and carried a comment from the University of Dundee describing the proposals to pause recruitment to the maths degree programme as “a pivot in how mathematics operates, with a stronger emphasis on its role as an enabling discipline supporting other subject areas.” ...

CaMS supporter Bobby Seagull has written for Schools Week on recruitment targets for maths teachers.

Dave Robertson MP has written for PoliticsHome on the importance of maths in policymaking.

Mark Sewards MP has tabled a series of written parliamentary questions on behalf of CaMS. Sewards, a former maths teacher before entering Parliament, sought clarification on funding for mathematical sciences within the reformed Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG). The SPG is UK government funding distributed by the Office for Students (OfS) to higher education providers, primarily focused on “high cost”, strategically important subjects. It is intended to ensure universities can invest in...

UKRI publishes recommendations on improving spin-out access to investor finance.

The UK Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences (KE Hub) has published its Start-Up Phase Report.



The KE Hub is a national, virtual, UK academic organisation funded by EPSRC that exists to facilitate activity at the interface between academic mathematical scientists and Business, Industry, and Government.

The Financial Times have published an article from University of Glasgow Professor Muffy Calder, who spells out the economic damage threatened by cyber attacks in the UK, pointing to maths as the nation's best line of defence. As she writes, mathematicians at Bletchley Park during the war were instrumental to the Allied victory, with their ideas going on to form the basis for the computing revolution. Professor Calder points out that the same could be achieved with joined-up thinking across...

The festive period sees many of us wrestling with numbers and arithmetic, for everything from the timings for Christmas dinner to budgeting for presents. At the same time, the importance of maths to issues of national significance must also be recognised, writes CaMS supporter Mark Sewards MP for LBC. As Mark argues, maths talent is the fuel for economic growth our country needs, whilst geopolitical threats will require innovations drawn from the mathematical sciences if we are to keep our...