Behind the Scenes: an insight into Professor Maynard's world-leading research in the field of number theory

In 2022, Professor James Maynard was awarded Mathematics’ highest honour – the Fields Medal – in recognition of his ‘spectacular contributions to analytic number theory’. In this, ‘behind the scenes’ talk, Professor Maynard will offer an insight into the research processes of a world-leading mathematician, sharing what it means to make new discoveries in a field that has been studied for millennia.