The Leelavati Prize 2026: A conversation with Hannah Fry
How do you make people care about mathematics? We speak to Hannah Fry, winner of the Leelavati Prize at the 2026 ICM.
Hannah Fry is a mathematician, the first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, best-selling author, award winning science presenter and host of popular podcasts and television shows.
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How do you make people care about mathematics? We speak to Hannah Fry, winner of the Leelavati Prize at the 2026 ICM.
We speak to Hannah Fry, winner of this year's Leelavati prize, in the run-up to the ICM 2026 about how she feels about being awarded the prize, the role of mathematics in culture, and her favourite experience as a maths communicator.
Find our what the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences is doing to promote the communication of mathematics and hear from mathematical communications superstar Hannah Fry!
Hannah Fry will join us at the University of Cambridge in January as Cambridge's first Professor for the Public Understanding of Mathematics!
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