Next week's Public Lecture speaker, Sarah Hart, is looking for a keyboard to demonstrate the maths of music (and vice-versa).

Does anyone know where we can find one? Perhaps in a college bandroom? Email Dyrol if you know.

Image: Rene Magritte - Georgette at the Piano

Propose a talk, panel or workshop for OxFOS, Oxford's free, University-wide conference (8–11 March 2027), exploring how research can be more open, transparent and accessible. This year's theme is The Costs of Knowledge.

Submit your proposal by 14 October 2026

Image: Joachim Patinir - The Feeding of the Five Thousand

It has been erroneously suggested that we are using Pluto, our feline favourite, to sneak maths into the lives of people who don't understand it. Actually, we are using maths to sneak cats into the lives of people who don't understand them.