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Clare (like gare) is a Chalkdust editor. In her spare time, she’s an assistant professor at Durham University. She likes Skittles, probability, and making the magazine look more like Cosmo.

Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
Chalkdust dissertation prize
Calling all final-year students!
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Things with silly names
Katie Steckles doesn't understand why any mathematical phenomenon would ever have a not-silly name
Christmas lights, trees and maths
Why do Christmas lights get tangled? And what's the perfect way to decorate a Christmas tree? Find the answers here.
Prime jewellery
Make your own treasures, guaranteed to be priceless on a future episode of Antiques Roadshow