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 $\square$?
Spotlight on: Pamela Harris
Pamela E Harris's story, as told by Talithia Williams
Christmas cracker joke II
This post was part of the Chalkdust 2016 Advent Calendar. Newton: "Are you going to the Fibonacci themed Christmas party?" Euler: "Yes! I heard it's going to be as big as the two previous years put together."
Top Ten: Colours of chalk
The definitive chart of chalk's greatest colours