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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
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
Top Ten: Mathematical games
The undisputed chart of the best mathematical games this season
Dear Dirichlet, Issue 14
Football, telly and shape-shifting houses find their way into the prof's postbox this issue.
The Wonder Book of Geometry
We review the seventh of this year's nominees for the Book of the Year, and open the vote for the readers' favourite

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Oπnions: In defence of toy models

Cryptic wordsearch, Issue 19

On the cover: skyrmions

Top Ten: Mathematical games

Dear Dirichlet, Issue 14

The Wonder Book of Geometry