News archive
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The inaugural IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowships AwardedThanks to a generous donation by the winners of the Breakthrough Prizes in Mathematics – Ian Agol, Simon Donaldson, Maxim Kontsevich, Jacob Lurie, Terence Tao and Richard Taylor – IMU (The... (Full article) |
23 Nov 16 | ||
New program of research visits in AfricaThe Committee for Developing Countries (CDC) of the EMS, with the support of the Simons Foundation, opens a program of research visits to foster research opportunities for young and established researchers in Africa. The program is open... (Full article) |
20 Nov 16 | ||
HORIZON 2020: Call within High Performance ComputingA recent call in the HORIZON 2020 program includes options specifically mentioning mathematics. Within the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) branch, one of the subtopics specifically mentioned under “Transition to Exascale Computing” (FET... (Full article) |
8 Nov 16 | Calls | |
ERC consolidator grants: Call issuedA call for the next round of ERC consolidator grants has been issued on 20 October. The deadline for applications is 9 February 2017. |
31 Oct 16 | Calls | |
German Research Chair “Mathematics and its Applications” at AIMSThe Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is announcing a research chair, under the programme financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) entitled “German Research Chairs”, at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in... (Full article) |
28 Oct 16 | Calls | |
New web site for Comenius projectThe European Union Comenius Project: DQME (Developing Quality in Mathematics Education) has produced an enormous amount of practical classroom materials, as well as many new ideas for learning and teaching mathematics. These materials have been... (Full article) |
26 Oct 16 | ||
New tool for the job market for mathematiciansTwo graduate students from Berlin have designed a new tool MathHire for the job market for mathematicians that turns more and more global. Apart from allowing to publish easily searchable job advertisements,... (Full article) |
17 Oct 16 | ||
Call for nominations for president and secretary of the IMU
The Adhering Organizations and Committees for Mathematics within the International Mathematical Union (IMU) are now invited to submit names for the offices of the IMU President and the IMU Secretary for the next term 2019–2022. |
30 Sep 16 | Calls | |
Claire Voisin receives the 2016 CNRS Gold MedalOn September 21, 2016, the mathematician Claire Voisin was awarded the CNRS Gold Medal. A renowned specialist in algebraic geometry, Claire Voisin is recognized by her peers, especially for her research on "the topology of projective varieties... (Full article) |
21 Sep 16 | Algebraic and Complex Geometry | Prizes |
Staff reduction planned at Department of Mathematics at Leicester University, UKThe EMS is very concerned learning about plans for staff reductions at the Department of Mathematics at Leicester University, UK. Due to a challenging financial situation, the university’s administration has put forward plans to dismiss 5% of... (Full article) |
19 Sep 16 | ||
EMS e-news 20, September 2016HEADLINES - ECM7The 7th European Congress of Mathematics convened in Berlin, July 18-22. The programme offered a rich menu of plenary and invited talks, minisymposia, and other presentations, including the Hirzebruch and Abel lectures. There... (Full article) |
9 Sep 16 | e-News | |
EU referendum statement by CMSThe British Council for the Mathematical Sciences (CMS) has published a statement concerning the future of scientific collaboration after the outcome of the British referendum. Some of the most important... (Full article) |
9 Sep 16 | European mathematics | |
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (1957-2016)Jean-Christophe Yoccoz passed away on September 3, 2016. Yoccoz had been awarded a Fields medal in 1994 for his contributions to the theory of dynamical systems. He was a professor at Collège de France. |
5 Sep 16 | Dynamical Systems and Ordinary Differential Equations | In Memoriam |
Call: Nominations or proposals of speakers and events in 2017
The EMS Meetings Committee calls for nominations or proposals of speakers and scientific events in 2017. |
20 Aug 16 | Calls | |
Year of Mathematical Biology 2018Together with the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology ESMTB, the EMS will organize the Year of Mathematical Biology 2018. This year will feature events related to mathematical biology... (Full article) |
16 Aug 16 | Mathematics in Science and Technology | European mathematics |
EMS monograph award: Call for submissionsThe EMS Monograph Award is assigned every year to the author(s) of a monograph in any area of mathematics that is judged by the selection committee to be an outstanding contribution to its field. The prize is endowed with 10.000 Euro, and the... (Full article) |
15 Aug 16 | Calls | |
Turkey: EMS protests against persecutionsMore than a thousand participants of the Seventh European Congress of Mathematics, the largest professional meeting of mathematicians on our continent, representing a community tens of thousands strong, took the opportunity of the congress's... (Full article) |
25 Jul 16 | European mathematics | |
H2020 grant to project on mathematical modellingFinally, an application from the mathematical community made it in the European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme on user-driven e-infrastructure innovation. The proposal MSO4SC - Mathematical Modelling, Simulation and Optimization for... (Full article) |
20 Jul 16 | Control Theory and Optimization, Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science, Mathematics in Science and Technology | European mathematics |
7 ECM Berlin: Twelve prizes awarded
During the opening ceremony of the 7th European Congress of Mathematics in Berlin, 12 prizes were awarded to outstanding mathematicians. |
18 Jul 16 | European mathematics | |
EMS Council 2016 elects Portoroz as organizer of the 8ECMThe second important decision to be taken by the delegates of the council of the European Mathematical Society was the choice of the location of the next European Congress of Mathematics in 2020. Delegations from the two bidders, Seville (Spain... (Full article) |
17 Jul 16 | European mathematics | |
EMS Council 2016: Elections to the executive committee
One of the most important tasks of the council of the European Mathematical Society that convened at the Humboldt University in Berlin during the weekend 16/7-17/7 2016 was the renewal of the EMS executive committee (EC). |
17 Jul 16 | ||
ESOF 2016 in Manchester approachingHosted in a different European city every two years, ESOF is an international and multidisciplinary event which presents and discusses the frontiers of scientific and technological research in Europe. Now in its seventh iteration, ESOF attracts... (Full article) |
2 Jul 16 | EU institutions and similar | |
Abel Prize 2017: Call for NominationsThe Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters calls for nominations for the Abel Prize 2017. A nomination should be accompanied by a description of the work and impact of the nominee/nominees, together with names of distinguished specialists in... (Full article) |
28 Jun 16 | Calls | |
Brexit: EMS urges politicians to stand guard on free scientific collaborationThe European Mathematical Society acknowledges the fact that the expressed will of the people is the highest authority in a democratic society and it must be respected. Nevertheless we regret the outcome of the British referendum and we are... (Full article) |
26 Jun 16 | EU institutions and similar | |
"Mathematics for Europe": Results of consultation publishedAn online consultation concerning desires for a higher participation and impact of mathematics in the future Horizon 2020 Work Programme was organized by the European Commission in the first months of 2016. 181 contributions were collected in a... (Full article) |
16 Jun 16 | European mathematics |