News archive
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Decease of Prof. Igor ShafarevichProf. Igor Shafarevich, prominent Russian mathematician in the areas of algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry, passed away on 19 February 2017 in Moscow, at the age of 93. |
2 Mar 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Ludwig FaddeevProfessor Ludwig Faddeev, Steklov Institute of Mathematics in Moscow, passed away on 26th of February, 2017. Renowned mathematical physicist and President of the International Mathematical Union 1987–1990, he obtained the Shaw Prize for... (Full article) |
27 Feb 17 | ||
2017 Silver and Bronze Medals in MathematicsChristophe Breuil (CNRS and Université Paris-Sud Orsay) is the winner of the médaille d’argent 2017, and Béatrice de Tilière (CNRS, Université Paris-Est Créteil, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée) is the winner of the médaille de bronze 2017... (Full article) |
20 Feb 17 | ||
Darmon awarded 2017 CRM-Fields-PIMS PrizeThe Fields Institute announced that Professor Henri Darmon, McGill University, is the winner of the 2017 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize. |
18 Feb 17 | ||
European Scientists on transparency, openness, and mobilityThe EMS is one of the European societies which signed the open letter with the title European science organisations: maintain transparency, open communication and mobility of scholars and scientists motivated by the recent events in the United... (Full article) |
10 Feb 17 | ||
Awards from the German Mathematical SocietyGerd Faltings will be awarded the Cantor Medal of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) in September this year. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (who was the second President of the EMS) has been named honorary member of the DMV. |
3 Feb 17 | ||
ISE on the help to researchers stranded abroad after US immigration banInitiative for Science in Europe, a lobbying organization of which the EMS is a member, came with an initiative to coordinate help offers to researchers stranded abroad after US immigration ban. Those who want to offer a temporary harbour to such... (Full article) |
2 Feb 17 | ||
EMS President on Trump's Executive Order"The European Mathematical Society is closely following the activities of our American colleagues in response to the Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump, temporarily suspending travel to the US from seven countries. I support... (Full article) |
31 Jan 17 | ||
Call for nominations for the Ostrowski Prize 2017The aim of the Ostrowski Foundation is to promote the mathematical sciences. Every second year it provides a prize for recent outstanding achievements in pure mathematics and in the foundations of numerical mathematics. The jury invites... (Full article) |
30 Jan 17 | ||
The impact of human interactions in mathematicsNew research by Oxford Mathematician and Computer Scientist Ursula Martin and evaluator Laura Meagher reveal that the impact of mathematical achievements increases when there are human interaction, long term relationships and close working with... (Full article) |
26 Jan 17 | ||
Call for nominations for the ICIAM Prizes 2019The ICIAM Prize Committee for 2019 calls for nominations for the five ICIAM Prizes to be awarded in 2019 (the Collatz Prize, the Lagrange Prize, the Maxwell Prize, the Pioneer Prize and the Su Buchin Prize). ICIAM... (Full article) |
25 Jan 17 | ||
Applications for 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum are openApplications for participation at the 5th Heidelberg Laureate Forum are open in three categories: Undergraduates, PhD Candidates, and PostDocs. The deadline is February 14th, 2017. The 5th HLF will take place in Heidelberg, Germany,... (Full article) |
24 Jan 17 | ||
The Oberwolfach Library terminates contract with ElsevierThe Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach Library cancelled all subscriptions to online journals provided by Elsevier Publishing. From January 2017, the current issues of all Elsevier journals will no longer be accessible online. ... (Full article) |
20 Jan 17 | ||
Fefferman and Schoen win 2017 Wolf PrizeCharles Fefferman, Princeton University, and Richard Schoen, University of California, Irvine, have been named the winners of the 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics for "their striking contributions to analysis and geometry." |
19 Jan 17 | ||
Message from the President, January 1, 2017Dear EMS members, dear friends, Any society's life contains both climactic and anticlimactic periods. The year just concluded was full of major events, but while the New Year promises many things we look forward to, it is day-to-day work... (Full article) |
31 Dec 16 | President’s Newsletter | |
Switzerland becomes fully associated to Horizon 2020Swiss researchers and organisations will now be able to fully participate in Horizon 2020, the European Union's research and innovation funding programme, on equal terms with entities from EU Member States and other associated countries. |
24 Dec 16 | ||
Abel in BarcelonaOn behalf of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and in collaboration with the Catalan Mathematical Society, the Institute of Catalan Studies is hosting a one-day symposium on the occasion of the meeting of the Abel Committee in... (Full article) |
20 Dec 16 | ||
2017 Breakthrough Prize to Jean BourgainThe 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics has been awarded to Jean Bourgain (Institute for Advanced Study) for "combining deep theoretical insights with ingenious problem-solving ability" and for "an enormous impact on mathematics over the... (Full article) |
20 Dec 16 | Prizes | |
EMS e-News 21, December 2016HEADLINES
- The EC meeting The EMS Executive Committee (EC) held its regular autumn meeting 4-6 November, this time in Tbilisi on the kind invitation of the Georgian Mathematical Society. A number of decisions were taken... (Full article) |
13 Dec 16 | e-News | |
2017 AMS Prizes AwardedAndras Vasy of Stanford University will receive the 2017 AMS Bôcher Prize. Henri Darmon of McGill University will receive the 2017 AMS Cole Prize in Number Theory. Laura DeMarco of Northwestern University will receive the 2017 AMS... (Full article) |
2 Dec 16 | ||
ICM 2022 to be held in Paris or in St. PetersburgThe International Mathematical Union (IMU) received two bids for hosting the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in 2022: Paris, France; and St. Petersburg, Russia. Both bids have the support of the European Mathematical Society.... (Full article) |
2 Dec 16 | ||
Call for Nominations for the Ramanujan Prize 2017The Ramanujan Prize is awarded annually to a researcher from a developing country who is less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the The... (Full article) |
23 Nov 16 | ||
Call for nominations for IMU prizesThe IMU seeks nominations for the following prizes to be awarded at the International Congress of Mathematicians 2018. |
23 Nov 16 | ||
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 |