A total of 87 dissertations were assessed. The jury was impressed by the high quality of the dissertations, the number of publications resulting from the PhD candidates’ research, and the independence demonstrated by many of the PhD candidates. The jury consisted of Erik van den Ban (UU), Odo Diekmann (UU),…
Are you a master student and thinking about your future? Do you want to apply your mathematical knowledge in a company, or continue your education first by pursuing a PhD degree? With this one-day event for master students in both theoretical and applied mathematics we aim to showcase the benefits…
The International Science Council (ISC) works at the global level to catalyse and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society. The ISC membership has elected eight new members of the ISC Governing Board who will take office at the conclusion of…
De KHMW Proefschriftprijs Interdisciplinariteit wordt toegekend jaarlijks door de Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen. De prijs is bedoeld als aanmoedigingsprijs voor onderzoekers die op een dergelijk interdisciplinair onderwerp gepromoveerd zijn. De prijs wordt aan één onderzoeker toegekend en is bedoeld voor Nederlanders of voor buitenlanders, die hun onderzoek hebben uitgevoerd…
Utrecht University will host the next edition of the Study Group Mathematics with Industry. SWI 2025 will be held from January 27 to January 31, 2025. The Study Group Mathematics with Industry (SWI) is a combined industrial–academic week-long workshop sponsored by NWO. Roughly seventy mathematicians work in groups on problems…
Every third Saturday in November, the annual Ars et Mathesis day is held, this time it took place in Eindhoven. It always offers a symposium with an attractive programme, combined with the opportunity to be inspired by the work of the various exhibitors. Donors (https://www.arsetmathesis.nl/donateurs/) have free admission to the…
Emergence at all scales A national program on “Emergence at all scales” (EAAS) has just been awarded by NWO as part of their Research on Routes by Consortia (ORC) program line of the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). This interdisciplinary consortium explores the many cases of emergence in the natural sciences…
The Christiaan Huygens Science Prize honors a young researcher who has made an innovative contribution to astronomy, mathematics or physics in their dissertation. The prize has been awarded annually since 1998. In 2024, the field of mathematics was central. The prize was awarded on the 16th of October to mathematician…
Once again this year, 4TU.AMI organizes a mathematics competition for secondary school students together with the German mathematics institute MATH+. The wrestling match is played online in the form of a digital Advent calendar, the so-called MATH+ Advent calendar. This is also known as the Mathekalender. From December 1 to…
De huidige kerndoelen voor het voortgezet speciaal onderwijs, gericht op uitstroomprofielen dagbesteding en arbeidsmarkt, zijn verouderd. Bovendien zijn de doelen niet samen met de kerndoelen voor primair onderwijs (2006) en onderbouw voortgezet onderwijs (2006) ontwikkeld. Juist nu het gehele curriculum voor het funderend onderwijs wordt geactualiseerd, vond men het zaak…