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A net of a hexahedron, and a hexahedron

Enric is a PhD student at Imperial and UCL. He works mostly with singularities in differential geometry, AKA when smooth things become pointy. When he’s not in his office, you can usually find him cooking or playing board games.

On the cover: Folding hydrogels, encoding mathematics
Ellen Jolley and Kat Phillips know when to hold, and when to fold
In conversation with Jens Marklof
Bethany Clarke and Enric Solé-Farré chat to the professor and new president of the London Mathematical Society about academia, access and awards
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 15
Weddings, holidays and catfish find their way into the prof's postbox this issue.
The birth of the Fields medal
Who is behind the so-called Nobel prize of mathematics? Gerda Grase investigates.
Fun with Markov chains
I love Markov is I love Markov chains love me.
Launch day puzzle hunt
Celebrate the launch of issue 11 by taking part in our puzzle hunt