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Xenia de la Ossa and Philip Candelas in conversation with Geordie Williamson
SMRI Director Geordie Williamson sat down to chat to Oxford University Mathematicians Xenia de la Ossa and Philip Candelas, who visited SMRI in September 2024. This interview explores general characteristics…
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Reflections on the Inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum
Communications coordinator Catherine Meister attended the inaugural Australian AI Safety Forum (November 7 – 8, 2024), at the University of Sydney. The Sydney Mathematical Research Institute was one of the…
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Geordie Williamson Awarded the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award
Congratulations to SMRI director Geordie Williamson who was awarded the 2024 Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award. This prize is awarded by the Max Planck Society and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation…
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International Visitor Program – 2024 Round 2 Successful Applicants
SMRI congratulates the following researchers in the mathematical sciences on their successful applications. There were 23 successful applicants in the International Visitor Program 2024 Round 2, which closed in August 2024. As…
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Upcoming: Algebraic Geometry Workshop
A workshop organized by Daniel Chan, Ivan Cheltsov, Jack Hall, Behrouz Taji, Geordie Williamson running at Sydney Mathematical Research Institute A workshop on Algebraic Geometry will run at the Sydney…
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WIMSIG Conference 2024
Sydney Mathematical Research Institute was proud and delighted to host the third Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group (WIMSIG) Conference, which took place at the University of Sydney from September…
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Magma Team Awarded Simons Foundation Funding
The Simons Foundation has awarded funding for a 5-year international collaboration in computational mathematics between researchers at University of Sydney (led by John Voight) and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute…
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Upcoming: Modern Perspectives in Representation Theory
A 2025 Special Semester organized by Charlotte Chan, Thomas Lam, and Geordie Williamson A special semester on “Modern Perspectives in Representation Theory” will run at the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute…
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Alan Stapledon Awarded Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
Congratulations to the University of Sydney mathematician Alan Stapledon, who was awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the School of Mathematics for the August 2024…
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National Science Week: ‘Zeros’ Public Lecture by Andrej Bauer
How can something as mundane as solving an equation be an engaging challenge to mathematicians? In the National Science Week public lecture on August 13th, 160 registrants gathered to hear…
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Professor Matthew Emerton public lecture: ‘The theory of numbers, from ancient Greece to the 21st century’
SMRI was delighted to welcome University of Chicago Professor, Matthew Emerton, to present a public lecture, as part of the Mahler Lecture Series. You can view the full video below.…
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Po-Shen Loh’s visit to SMRI: How do brain emojis relate to mathematical thinking and kindness?
During May, mathematician Po-Shen Loh was a guest of SMRI and presented at events in Sydney and Melbourne. At the University of Sydney, this included: a public lecture moderated by…