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For mathematical ecologist Dr Natasha Ellison, maths has taken her from teaching, to working in Alan Turing’s legacy, and even tracking sharks

The pioneering codebreaker who also explored the patterns in nature

A former maths teacher who went back to university to study for a PhD in the hope of unlocking some of nature’s secrets hopes to inspire the next generation of young mathematicians by showing that the subject is “not just adding up and angles”.

One of Alan Turing’s mathematical theories helped modern researchers solve the problem.

Mathematicians from the University of Sheffield are helping school children across the UK crack the code using Alan Turing’s theory of biology, to celebrate the new £50 note.

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have used mathematical modelling to understand why flocks of long-tailed tits segregate themselves into different parts of the landscape.

Governor Andrew Bailey unveils the design of the new £50 banknote featuring the scientist Alan Turing.