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Every paper cup used for this post and the contest is recycled! Thank you to the Chef and the staff of the UCL JBR canteen for helping us collect that many used cups!

Sean Jamshidi

Sean is a PhD student researching geophysical fluid dynamics at UCL. He studies coastal outflows, but so far has been unable to persuade the department to send him on a research trip to the beach.

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Interviewing Matt was a mistake
Balancing the equation
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Black Mathematician Month 2018
We look back at last year's Black Mathematician Month, and give a preview of what to expect this October.
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A selection of weird goings-on from the world of fluid mechanics