Here ya go – I sent my possibly inaccurate answer in – with thanks and etcetera’s and I got this charming reply:

Hi Smithy,
Thanks for your message, it is great to hear that people are finding the competition a suitable distraction.
Best wishes,
Sebastian
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Sebastian Rees | External Affairs|
School of Mathematics | Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences | Room 1.209 Alan Turing Building | Manchester
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 275 5812 | | Email: sebastian.rees@manchester.ac.uk

….. so even if the Daily Mail may suck, Manchester SOM do not. How pleasing.