Isobel_aditl_1 - Chalkdust

Isobel demonstrating how best to use chunky textbooks

Calum is a lecturer in physics at Edge Hill University where he studies topological solitons and enjoys talking about maths and physics to anyone who will listen. He can often be found on the side of a mountain or out on a bike, talking to himself about solitons.

Oπnions: In defence of toy models
Calum gets on his soap box about toy models
What’s hot and what’s not, Issue 20
Fashion is fleeting, Chalkdust regulars are not.
Cryptic wordsearch, Issue 19
Can you solve it?
On the cover: skyrmions
Sven Bjarke Gudnason and Calum Ross introduce you to the wonderful world of skyrmions
The scutoid: a geometric building block of life
In 2018, scientists discovered a new shape that is essential to multicellular life
Prize crossnumber, Issue 05
Win £100 of Maths Gear goodies by solving our famously fiendish crossnumber