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Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry is a mathematician and public educator who explains how algorithms affect human decisions. She studied mathematics at UCL, completed a doctorate in fluid dynamics, and moved into mathematical modelling of social systems at CASA. Her book Hello World explains how algorithms influence choices, and she presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2019. She received the Royal Society David Attenborough Award in 2024 and joined Cambridge in 2025 as its first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics. She won a 2025 Emmy, hosted AI interviews for Google DeepMind, and presented AI Confidential and received the Leelavati Prize in 2026; as of October 2026, she is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at Cambridge.

Works
48
Citations
1,611
h-index
12

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. By 2015

    From UCL to CASA

    By 2015, she studies mathematics at UCL, completes a PhD in fluid dynamics, and moves to CASA, where she models social systems such as trade, migration and security.

  2. 2018

    Hello World and algorithms

    In 2018, Hello World reaches the Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist and examines how algorithms shape decisions about health, transport, finance and security.

  3. 2019

    The Royal Institution lectures

    In 2019, she presents the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, showing how probability and algorithms shape everyday choices and where trust in numbers can fail.

  4. 2024

    The David Attenborough Award

    In 2024, she receives the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture for science communication and public engagement.

  5. 2025

    Professor at Cambridge

    In January 2025, she joins Cambridge as its first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics.

  6. 2025

    An Emmy and AI interviews

    In 2025, she wins an Emmy for a quantum-computing episode of The Future with Hannah Fry and interviews Google DeepMind researchers about AI on the company's podcast.

  7. 2026

    AI Confidential and a Leelavati Prize

    In 2026, she presents AI Confidential on stories from the AI revolution and receives the Leelavati Prize for increasing public awareness of mathematics.

  8. As of October 2026

    Cambridge public mathematics professor

    As of October 2026, she is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.

Sources and credits

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  1. In conversation with Hannah Fry blogs.ucl.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Hello world: How to be human in the age of the machine by Hannah Fry | Royal Society royalsociety.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Secrets and lies – How can we all win? (2019) | Royal Institution rigb.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture | Royal Society royalsociety.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Professor Hannah Fry wins Leelavati Prize | Features: Faculty Insights maths.cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Google DeepMind: The Podcast — Google DeepMind deepmind.google. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. ‘I don’t think it’s that weird’: Hannah Fry on getting uncomfortably close with AI | BBC Science Focus Magazine sciencefocus.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Home - Hannah Fry hannahfry.co.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.