''Plus Magazine'' is an online popular mathematics magazine run under the

Millennium Mathematics Project The Millennium Mathematics Project (MMP) was set up within the University of Cambridge in England as a joint project between the Faculties of Mathematics and Education in 1999. The MMP aims to support maths education for pupils of all abilities fr ...

at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...

. ''Plus'' contains: * feature articles on all aspects of mathematics; * reviews of popular maths books and events; * a news section; * mathematical puzzles and games; * interviews with people in maths related careers; * ''Plus''

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– Maths on the Move

History

''Plus'' was initially named PASS Maths (Public Awareness and Schools Support for Maths) in 1997, when it was a project of the Interactive Courseware Research and Development Group, based jointly at the University of Cambridge and

Keele University Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele ...

. ''Plus'' is now part of the

, a long term national initiative based in

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and active across the UK and internationally. Authors of articles in ''Plus'' include Stephen Hawking and

Marcus du Sautoy Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and popu ...

. ''Plus'' won the 2001 Webby for ''Best Science Site on the Web'', and has been described as "an excellent site put together by those with a real love for the subject". In 2006 the Millennium Mathematics Project, of which ''Plus'' is a part, won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education.Previous Prize winners
,

Royal Anniversary Trust The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education are a biennially awarded series of prizes awarded to universities and colleges in the further and higher education sectors within the United Kingdom. Uniquely it forms part of the Bri ...

References

External links

* * {{Mathematics in the United Kingdom 1997 establishments in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1997 Mass media in Cambridge Mathematics education in the United Kingdom Mathematics magazines Mathematics websites Online magazines published in the United Kingdom Publications associated with the University of Cambridge Science and technology magazines published in the United Kingdom Science education in the United Kingdom Science podcasts