btr2 - Chalkdust

A selfie of Kat and three of her colleagues, with their backs to the stage in a theatre

The Behind the Research team

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 $\square$?
In conversation with Kat Phillips
Bethany Clarke and Ellen Jolley talk research, raids, and rugby with the Twitch streamer
Chalkdust issue 11 puzzle hunt #4
Humbug sets the fourth puzzle. Can you solve it?
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 06
Prof. Dirichlet tackles archaeology and supercomputers in answering your personal problems