Aperiodical News Roundup – October 2026

Here’s a round-up of mathematical news from this month we didn’t otherwise cover on the site. Owing to a spam email we got which included the sentence “Given your recent roundup on AI and mathematical proof, I thought this might be of interest”, followed by some AI generated maths we don’t care about, we probably won’t post about AI in the news as much; rest assured though, it’s probably still going on. The IMA Gold Medal 2026 has been awarded to Celia Hoyles and Chris Budd – or, more accurately, to Professor Dame Celia Hoyles DBE CMath Hon FIMA and Professor Christopher Budd OBE CMath FIMA. The award recognises “outstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years”. Dame Celia is being acknowledged for her “exceptional and internationally influential contribution to mathematics education over more than five decades”; meanwhile, Professor Budd is “a world-leading industrial mathematician who has a distinguished track record as a pioneer in the…

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