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ERC plan for 2018The European Research Council (ERC) announces its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86 billion, most of which earmarked for early- to mid-career researchers. In addition, the ERC is reintroducing Synergy Grants, the funding... (Full article) |
3 Aug 17 | European mathematics | |
The Women in Mathematics Committee expresses their condolences for the death of Maryam Mirzakhani.Maryam Mirzakhani (1977 - 2017) The Women in Mathematics Committee of the EMS is deeply saddened by the untimely death of Maryam Mirzakhani on July 14. Her work was recognized worldwide by the international mathematical community, in... (Full article) |
30 Jul 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Maryam MirzakhaniProfessor Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford University, US, passed away on 14th of July, 2017, at the age of 40. She has been the first woman and the first iranian mathematician to receive the Fields Medal, awarded in 2014. |
15 Jul 17 | ||
Sir Andrew Wiles awarded Copley Medal by Royal SocietySir Andrew Wiles has been awarded the Royal Society's Copley Medal, the world’s oldest scientific prize, "for proving Fermat's Last Theorem, a major mathematical breakthrough of the 20th century." |
23 Jun 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. Jean-Pierre KahaneProf. Jean-Pierre Kahane, past president of the Société Mathématique de France, and specialist in harmonic analysis and probability, has passed away on 21 June 2017, at the age of 90. |
23 Jun 17 | ||
Cédric Villani elected to the National Assembly of FranceThe French mathematician Cédric Villani, Fields Medal in 2010, and director of the Institut Henri-Poincaré Paris since 2009, has been elected to the National Assembly of France by the 5e circonscription de l'Essonne.... (Full article) |
19 Jun 17 | ||
Plenary and invited lectures at ICMThe Organizing Committee of the ICM 2018 is proud to present the full list of speakers and sections for the Rio de Janeiro International Congress of Mathematicians. It can be found at http... (Full article) |
17 Jun 17 | ||
Asking for proposals for 2018 at CIEM, Universidad de Cantabria, SpainThe CIEM (International Center for Mathematical Meetings, http://www.ciem.unican.es) is an initiative of the University of Cantabria whose goal is to promote quality mathematical research, be it in its more... (Full article) |
15 Jun 17 | ||
2018 CIMPA Research Schools ProgrammeThe 21 research schools CIMPA 2018 are now set. You can find them here. The registrations are opened. |
3 Jun 17 | ||
EMS e-News 23, June 2017HEADLINES * 8ECM Preparation |
2 Jun 17 | e-News | |
Open Science Metrics ReportThe EU Commission has recently published a report on Open Science Metrics: |
29 May 17 | ||
Kollár and Voisin awarded Shaw Prize 2017The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences 2017 has been awarded ex aequo to János Kollár (Princeton University) and Claire Voisin (Collège de France) for "their remarkable results in many central areas of algebraic geometry, which have transformed... (Full article) |
24 May 17 | ||
European industrial doctoral program (EID) within Horizon 2020 approvedEuropean industrial doctoral program (EID) within Horizon 2020 approved: Product development today is increasingly based on simulation and optimization of... (Full article) |
7 May 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. K. S. ChandrasekharanKomaravolu S. Chandrasekharan, professor at ETH Zurich, and a founding faculty member of School of Mathematics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), has passed away at age 96, on 13 April 2017. He is known for his work in number theory... (Full article) |
6 May 17 | ||
Decease of Prof. George MostowGeorge D. Mostow, professor emeritus at Yale University, winner of the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research and the Wolf Prize, died on 4 April 2017, at the age of 93. |
3 May 17 | ||
March for ScienceThe March for Science is the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments. There will be local marchs on cities around the globe on April 22, 2017. |
19 Apr 17 | ||
Pardon Receives NSF Waterman AwardJohn Pardon, Princeton University, has received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Alan T. Waterman Award for his "revolutionary, groundbreaking results in geometry and topology". The award carries with it a five-year, US$1,000,000 grant.... (Full article) |
18 Apr 17 | ||
Central European University under threatHungarian Government introduced a draft motion which would finish Central European University, Budapest, to the Hungarian Parliament. |
2 Apr 17 | ||
ICM2018 Open Arms ProgramFor the ICM 2018 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) the organizers have announced the ICM2018 Open Arms Program that will grant 550 travel awards, 200 of which to mathematicians working in countries in Latin America other than Brazil. The program... (Full article) |
23 Mar 17 | ||
Abel Prize 2017 awarded to Yves MeyerYves Meyer (École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, France) has been awarded the Abel Prize 2017 "for his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets". Yves Meyer was the visionary leader in the modern development of... (Full article) |
21 Mar 17 | ||
Hairer named Honorary KBEProfessor Martin Hairer FRS, University of Warwick, has been awarded an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The award of Knight Commander, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire rewards ‘contributions to the arts... (Full article) |
20 Mar 17 | ||
Epstein and Trèves awarded Bergman PrizeCharles L. Epstein (University of Pennsylvania, US) and François Trèves (Rutgers University, US) have been awarded the 2016 Stefan Bergman Prize for their profound contributions to complex analysis and geometry. |
18 Mar 17 | ||
EMS e-News 22, March 2017HEADLINES - Scientists call for transparency, openness, and mobility |
9 Mar 17 | e-News | |
2017 Brouwer Medal to Kenneth RibetThe Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (KWG) has awarded the 2017 Brouwer Medal to Prof. Kenneth A. Ribet (University of California, Berkeley) for "his contributions to number theory, in particular for the groundbreaking work in which he applies... (Full article) |
2 Mar 17 | ||
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 |