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Chalkdust issue 23 – Coming 20 April

Pre-order your copy of issue 23 now!

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9 April 2026

The days are finally longer, the sun has appeared in the sky, and in additional good news, we are thrilled to announce that Issue 23 of Chalkdust will launch at 10:00 on Monday 20 April. This is a particularly good issue, with more fun and better graphics than ever. To see it in the flesh, go ahead and preorder printed copies now!

Cover of Issue 23

You’re in for a good time! Once again we have the wide range of articles you’ve come to expect. We have an interview with Anne Skeldon about the mathematics of a good night’s sleep; we learn how to cheat at Tetris; we solve cubic equations like it’s 1646; we learn how to change minds by shifting the window; and we save some bees.

Then there’s the regular features you love: Dear Dirichlet returns, we tell you what’s hot and what’s not, and we tell you how to generate your dissertation title from your name. Plus there’s the famous prize crossnumber and our other terrific puzzles.

You can share your excitement about the upcoming issue with us on social media using the hashtag #chalkdust23.

You can still order physical copies of issues 22, 21, 17, 16 and 15, or view issues 1 to 22 as pdfs.

You can preorder issue 23 now, to get a physical copy sent straight to your home.

Alternatively, you can find a free copy in the maths departments of the following universities:

  • Bath
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • City St George’s
  • Durham
  • Edge Hill
  • Edinburgh
  • Greenwich
  • Imperial
  • King’s College London
  • Leeds
  • Leicester
  • Loughborough
  • Manchester
  • Open University
  • Oxford
  • Queen Mary
  • Reading
  • Royal Holloway
  • Sheffield
  • Sheffield Hallam
  • UCL
  • University of East Anglia
  • University of Life
  • University of West London
  • Warwick
  • York

Have we missed out your university? Want to order some copies for the common room? Drop us an email at: contact@chalkdustmagazine.com

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