''Plus Magazine'' is an online

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magazine run under the Millennium Mathematics Project at the

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. ''Plus'' contains: * feature articles on all aspects of mathematics; * reviews of popular maths books and events; * a news section; * mathematical puzzles and

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; * 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 is a Public university#United Kingdom, public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, it was granted uni ...

. ''Plus'' is now part of the Millennium Mathematics Project, 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 Stephen William Hawking (8January 194214March 2018) was an English theoretical physics, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between ...

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 popula ...

. ''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

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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 Popular mathematics