About Hannah Fry
Mathematician, author, broadcaster, and the person behind the Come Fry With Me tour.
Who is Hannah Fry?
Professor Hannah Fry is a British mathematician and science communicator. Since January 2025 she has been the first Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Queens' College. Before that she was Professor of the Mathematics of Cities at University College London, where she also earned her PhD in fluid dynamics. She was President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in 2024.
On screen and on air
Fry is a familiar face on BBC television and radio, with programmes such as The Secret Genius of Modern Life and The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry, and she delivered the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2019. She is also in the cast of the second series of Celebrity Traitors.
The books
- No One Knows What They're Doing (2027)
- Hello World (2018)
- The Mathematics of Love (2015)
- The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (Co-written with Thomas Oléron Evans)
- Rutherford & Fry's Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) (2021)
New to her work? Here is where to start.
Come Fry With Me, live in 2027
Her 2027 UK tour visits ten cities between 28 September and 31 October. See the dates, or learn what to expect.
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