European Mathematical Society
A learned society representing mathematicians throughout Europe.
News archive
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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 | ||
Mentoring African Research in Mathematics (MARM)The London Mathematical Society (LMS) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) in association with the African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI) are seeking applications for grants to support mathematics and its teaching in... (Full article) |
3 Sep 13 | ||
#WomenInMaths Twitter contestIn line with its commitment to gender equality and the promotion of scientific vocations among young women, BCAM launches the Twitter contest #WomenInMaths. The aim of this competition is to choose the name of the center's seminar room, in honour... (Full article) |
30 Sep 19 | ||
5th Congress of Mathematics Teachers of the Republic of CroatiaIn Zagreb the 5th Congress of Mathematics Teachers of the Republic of Croatia was held July 2nd to 5th, 2012. About 700 teachers of mathematics from primary and secondary level schools took part in the congress, and the lectures and workshops... (Full article) |
10 Sep 12 | ||
Heinz Hopf Prize 2011 to Michael RapoportThe Heinz Hopf Prize 2011 at ETH Zurich has been awarded to Michael Rapoport (University of Bonn, Germany). |
28 Sep 11 | ||
Decease of Prof. Alan BakerProfessor Alan Baker, Cambridge University (UK), passed away at the age of 78, on 4 February 2018. Professor Baker was awarded a Fields Medal in 1970 for his fundamental contributions to the theory of Diophantine equations. |
7 Feb 18 | ||
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 | ||
Call for applications for the 2nd Heidelberg Laureate ForumThe Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) is looking for outstanding young mathematicians and computer scientists from all over the world who would like to get the chance to personally meet distinguished experts from both disciplines and... (Full article) |
28 Nov 13 | ||
Decease of Prof. John TateProf. John T. Tate, the 2010 Abel Prize winner who made fundamental contributions to algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry, died on 16 October 2019 at the age of 94. |
22 Jan 20 | ||
1st European-Nordic Congress of MathematiciansThe 26th Nordic Congress of Mathematicians will be held in Lund from 10 to 13 June 2013. In the tradition of the previous three meetings, the congress will be organised jointly with a partner society. In 2013, the partner will be the European... (Full article) |
28 Nov 12 | ||
Norwegian Academy and seismic company PGS support mathematics in Norway and in AfricaPetroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters have signed a cooperation agreement regarding support for measures to increase interest in mathematics in general and to improve competence in mathematics both in... (Full article) |
28 Nov 11 | ||
Assaf Naor awarded 2018 Nemmers PrizeAssaf Naor, Princeton University, has been awarded the 2018 Frederic Esser Nemmers Mathematics Prize for "his profound work on the geometry of metric spaces, which has led to breakthroughs in the theory of algorithms." The prize carries with it a... (Full article) |
20 Apr 18 | ||
Talks by the 2009 EMS Lecturer, Ingrid Daubechies is availableThe talks by the 2009 EMS Lecturer, Ingrid Daubechies (Princeton), delivered at the European Women in Mathematics meeting (Novi Sad, Serbia, August 25-28, 2009), can be viewed here. |
21 Jan 10 | ||
Cantor medal 2014 to Herbert SpohnThe German Mathematical Society DMV awards the Cantor medal every second year. The Cantor medal for 2014 goes to Herbert Spohn, professor for Applied Probability Theory at the Technical University in Munich. Spohn's insights have had a decisive... (Full article) |
12 Feb 14 | ||
European Mathematical Society (EMS) in support of the ERC Scientific CouncilOn the resignation of Mauro Ferrari as President of the European Research Council (ERC), EMS expresses its public support to the ERC Scientific Council in its decision and declaration. As a leading initiative worldwide to promote excellent... (Full article) |
13 Apr 20 | ||
21st Century Mathematics "What should students learn in the 21st Century?"A conference with this title will be organized by the CENTER FOR CURRICULUM REDESIGN in collaboration with the CONFEDERATION OF SWEDISH ENTERPRISE and the OECD CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (CERI) in Stockholm, Sweden, April 22-... (Full article) |
31 Jan 13 | ||
EMS paper on Open accessThe Publications Committee of the EMS has drafted a report that analyzes the rapidly changing publication patterns, in particular various options of Open Access and makes recommendations to mathematicians, publishers, libraries and the public... (Full article) |
5 Dec 14 | ||
EMS lectures at Institut Mittag-Leffler of Karen VogtmannThe EMS lectures at Inst Mittag-Leffler of Karen Vogtmann are fixed as follows: Tuesday, March 6, 14:00-15:00 Title: The topology and geometry of... (Full article) |
26 Jan 12 | ||
Prizes awarded at ICM2018At the opening event of the 2018 International Congress of Mathematics in Rio, there have been awarded the following prizes: Fields medals to: Caucher Birkar, Cambridge University (UK), Alessio Figalli... (Full article) |
2 Aug 18 | ||
IMU issues "Best Practice" document on journalsThe International Mathematical Union (IMU) has issued a document providing best practice guidelines for the running of mathematical journals. The document can be found at ... (Full article) |
3 Sep 10 | ||
Decease of Ernest VinbergProf. Ernest Borisovich Vinberg, Moscow State University and Independent University of Moscow, passed away on May 12, 2020, at the age of 82. |
18 May 20 | ||
ICM 2014 approachingThe International Congress of Mathematicians at Seoul (August 13 - 21) is approaching. |
5 Jun 14 | ||
Abel Prize 2013 goes to Pierre DeligneThe Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne, Institute for Advance Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, “for seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative... (Full article) |
20 Mar 13 | ||
EMS-IAMP Summer school on Quantum ChaosA summer school held at the Erwin Schrödinger Institute, Vienna, in the period 30 July - 3 August 2012, will present the research field of "quantum chaos" to an audience of graduate students, postdocs and young researchers. It is supported by... (Full article) |
19 Mar 12 | ||
Decease of Prof. Jean BourgainProf. Jean Bourgain, Institute for Advanced Study Princeton (US), has passed away on 22 December 2018, at the age of 64. He obtained the Fields Medal in 1994. He was also awarded the Shaw Prize, the Crafoord Prize and the Breakthrough Prize in... (Full article) |
30 Dec 18 |