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Nora is a master’s student at UCL, interested in applied maths. When not studying, you can (almost always) find her reading.

Significant figures: Sofya Kovalevskaya
Nora Koparan tells the story of the first female professor of mathematics
On the cover: skyrmions
Sven Bjarke Gudnason and Calum Ross introduce you to the wonderful world of skyrmions
Roots: Pythagoras of Samos
Pythagoras gave us so much more than a² + b² = c²
Proof by storytelling
Sit in your favourite chair and do away with those tedious algebraic proofs
Christmas puzzles
Something for you to solve during the post-Christmas lull
Interstellar travel: the mathematics of wormholes
Matthew Wright looks at wormholes in sci-fi