The Fields Medal is widely regarded as the highest honour a young mathematician can attain and is especially hard to win because the medals are only awarded every four years to mathematicians under the age of forty. This year Oxford Mathematician and Number Theorist James Maynard is one of four recipients.

In this short interview, James discusses the award and his work, his love for prime numbers and where he gets his inspiration.

Read more about James's work here:
https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/60744