2026

The current issue of the University of Münster’s newspaper "wissen | leben" features a portrait of Prof. Dr. Ho Hai Phung, who is a Humboldt Research Award winner and is currently visiting Mathematics Münster as a Münster Research Fellow. Read the full article to learn more about his research, his path from Vietnam to Münster and his commitment to encouraging the next generation to explore mathematics.

We welcome Elena Demattè as a new Young Research Fellow at Mathematics Münster. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig. Her research interests cover a broad range of problems in partial differential equations and partial integro-differential equations. During her stay until the end of November 2026, she will collaborate with Prof. Dr. Angela Stevens on kinetic equations in the life sciences.

On "Hochschultag Münster", universities and higher education institutions across the city open their doors. Several members of Mathematics Münster willoffer short online lectures, giving prospective students a first insight into what studying mathematics is like: Steffen Dereich, Ralf Schindler and Wilhelm Winter will present topics from their respective fields. At 2:15 pm, there will also be a Q&A session on "Why study mathematics?". Registration is still open.
 

The joint online seminar "AI and the Future of Mathematics" of TRR 326, TRR 358, CRC 1442, and Mathematics Münster is devoted specifically to the impact of AI on mathematics. It brings together researchers to exchange experiences and discuss how AI may shape the future of mathematics. The seminar takes place via Zoom.

Zum 200. Geburtstag von Bernhard Riemann lädt der Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster alle Interessierten zu einer Theateraufführung über das Leben und Werk des außergewöhnlichen Mathematikers ein. Eintritt frei, mit Anmeldung.

The new interview series provides insights into the professional trajectories of former members of Mathematics Münster. The third episode features our former postdoc Amadine Escalier. She works as a "Maîtresse de conférence" at the math department of Lyon 1 University. Find out more about Amandine's research and her time in Münster.

How is artificial intelligence changing mathematical research? Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus, spokesperson of our Cluster of Excellence, explored this topical question in a recent episode of the podcast "IQ – Wissenschaft und Forschung" by Bayern 2. The interview covered the capabilities of AI and the role of humans in mathematics. Listen to the full interview (in German).

The joint online seminar "AI and the Future of Mathematics" of TRR 326, TRR 358, CRC 1442, and Mathematics Münster is devoted specifically to the impact of AI on mathematics. It brings together researchers to exchange experiences and discuss how AI may shape the future of mathematics. The seminar takes place via Zoom.

Get an insight into the research of seven new postdoctoral researchers of Mathematics Münster. In short scientific presentations, Adrian Celestino, Arghya Sadhukhan, Edoardo Tolotti, Beatriz Salvador, Anish Chedalavada, Florian Riedel and Mahdi Haghshenas will introduce their topics. The talks take place within the Colloquium Wilhelm Killing on 15 October 2026 at 2:15 pm in lecture hall M4.

We welcome Prof. Dr. Ho Hai Phung from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) as a new Münster Research Fellow at our Cluster. His stay until the end of November 2026 is sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: the renowned specialist in algebra and algebraic geometry was awarded the Humboldt Research Award. He is the first scientist from Vietnam to receive this distinction.

What secrets do shapes and numbers hold? Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus invites children aged 8 to 12 to explore surprising patterns and mathematical tricks. The lecture is held in German and can be attended in lecture hall H3 or via livestream. Registration is required.

This workshop proves the Lubin-Tate and Drinfeld tower isomorphism at infinite level using Scholze–Weinstein's theory of local shtukas. It subsequently applies this special case of duality of local shtuka spaces to the Jacquet–Langlands correspondence.

The aim of this conference is to present a panorama of recent developments around spin geometry and index theory, bringing together specialists working on different aspects. 

In the new episode of our podcast "On a Tangent", Carlo talks with Adam Thompson about his time swimming competitively, his fascination with geometry and his experiences moving around the world. Adam is a PhD candidate in Christoph Böhm’s research group, where he focuses on Ricci solitons, geometric flows, and spaces with symmetry.

Until 1 November 2026, you can apply for doctoral and postdoctoral positions at Mathematics Münster. Applications for Ada Lovelace Fellowships (doctoral add-on positions) are also welcome. Join our research community and pursue your research in an international and collaborative environment!

The focus of this workshop is stochastic spatial structures in non-Euclidean spaces, including point processes, tessellations, and random geometric graphs. The event highlights recent advances and aims to bring together researchers from different backgrounds in order to stimulate active scientific exchange.

The Leiden Declaration recommends responsible and transparent use of AI in mathematics. Researchers at Mathematics Münster are among the signatories; the independent AI.MATH initiative offers a further forum for discussion.

The new interview series provides insights into the professional trajectories of former members of Mathematics Münster. The second episode features our former MATHRIX professor Kristin Courtney (Gabe). She works at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense and has just been promoted to Associate Professor. Find out more about Kristins's time in Münster, her research and her advice for early career researchers.

The mathematics Clusters of Excellence in Berlin, Bonn and Münster invite you to a digital Maths Night on 9 October. From 3 pm, there will be interactive workshops for children, followed at 7 pm by a panel discussion on "AI and the Future of Mathematics" (in German), featuring our Cluster spokesperson Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus and Fields Medallist Prof. Dr. Peter Scholze from Bonn. Later in the evening, researchers will give talks, including a presentation by Prof. Dr. Hendrik Weber at 9 pm. Just click in and join us!

Prof. Dr. Christian Seis erklärt in diesem öffentlichen Vortrag, was hinter den Navier-Stokes-Gleichungen steckt, warum ihre mathematische Untersuchung so schwierig ist und was die aktuelle KI-Lösung für die Forschung in diesem Bereich bedeuten kann. Die Veranstaltung findet am 30. September um 18:30 Uhr im Planetarium statt.

Workshop on Stochastic PDEs and Interacting particle systems and Quantum Field Theory. The aim of the conference is to bring together leading experts on singular SPDEs, critical phenomena, and interacting particle systems, fostering exchange and collaboration across these interconnected areas.

In light of the development during this summer, Claudia Alfes (Bielefeld), Andreas Thom (TU Dresden) and Thomas Nikolaus (Mathematics Münster) put forward draft positions on the future of mathematical research and mathematics degree programmes in the age of AI, alongside questions and possible answers. With this AI.MATH initiative they invite you to join the discussion and make room for the uncertainties, hopes and concerns associated with this change.

We are celebrating the start of the second funding period of our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster with a three-day conference, which opened yesterday. Eleven renowned international speakers and members of Mathematics Münster are presenting insights into their current research through Friday. [de]

In Honor of Bernhard Riemann’s 200th birthday
The Cluster of Excellence 'Mathematics Münster' has recently obtained continued funding for its second term. Much like the cluster bridges the full spectrum of mathematics at Münster ‒ from pure to applied ‒ the conference aims to unite prominent international mathematicians, cluster researchers, and early career scholars.

In the field of mathematics, the University of Münster is again among the world’s top 75 universities according to the latest Shanghai Ranking. In Germany, Mathematics Münster ranks second, behind the University of Bonn.

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is investing €200 million in the new research cluster AI4CancerCure.NRW, which aims to bring together expertise from different locations in the fields of oncology and artificial intelligence. As part of the initiative, the University Medical Centre Münster plans to establish a PRECISION.AI Oncology Centre, focusing on the development and application of innovative AI methods. The centre involves researchers from medicine, computer science, mathematics and data science. Prof. Dr. Mario Ohlberger from the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster is a member of the project team.

In the University of Münster’s "Umdenken" podcast, Cluster member Prof. Dr. Christian Seis discusses reports of an AI-assisted solution to the Navier-Stokes problem. He considers what AI could mean for research and which tasks should remain with mathematicians.

In the new episode of "On a tangent", Carlo talks to Malthe Mejlsted about his time in Denmark, his participation in mathematics Olympiads, camps, and other science programmes, and what these experiences taught him. As a PhD researcher supervised by Prof. Wilhelm Winter, Malthe is now investigating operator algebras.

The Young Geometers meeting aims at bridging subareas of Differential Geometry by bringing together early career researchers working in geometry and related fields. The focus of the conference is therefore to provide networking opportunities for advanced master students, doctoral researchers and early career postdocs.

Während des großen Stadtfestivals "NRW-Tag" vom 28. bis 30. August 2026 besuchten zahlreiche große und kleine Interessierte unser "Mathematik Münster"-Zelt auf der Wissenschaftsmeile. Viele Beteiligte vom Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster, Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik und von der Q.UNI Kinder- und Jugenduni zeigten durch Spiele, Bastelangebote und Gespräche, wie vielseitig und faszinierend Mathematik ist. Beliebt war auch ein Schätz-Spiel. Die Auflösung: Es waren 2658 Kugeln in der Kiste! 

This new interview series provides insights into the professional trajectories of former members of Mathematics Münster. The first episode features Eusebio Gardella. He works as Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Gothenburg. Find out more about Eusebio's time in Münster, his research and his advice for early career researchers.

Supporting young maths talents is a priority for many members of Mathematics Münster. Tianyiwa Xie, a doctoral researcher in Prof. Franziska Jahnke’s research group, accompanied the Irish team to China for the International Mathematical Olympiad in July. Here, she shares her impressions. 

Vom 28. bis 30. August 2026 verwandelt sich die Innenstadt von Münster in ein riesiges Festivalgelände mit verschiedenen Bühnen und Themenmeilen. Auf der "Wissenschaftsmeile" an der Universitätsstraße sind Groß und  Klein beim "Mathematik Münster"-Zelt zu Knobelspielen und Gesprächen mit Wissenschaftler:innen und Studierenden vom Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik eingeladen.

In the new episode of "On a tangent", Carlo speaks with Raquel Murat García about her academic beginning in Spain, her shift from applied science to pure mathematics and the purpose of studying Mathematics. In her research Raquel is focusing on condensed group cohomology.

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is coming to an end. Since 23 July, more than 2,800 mathematicians from around the world have gathered in Philadelphia to present leading research, participate in plenary and sectional lectures and foster international collaboration. Here are some impressions from the past few days, highlighting contributions by members of Mathematics Münster.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded Dr. Robin J. Sroka, postdoc and investigator at Mathematics Münster, with approximately 1.3 million euros in funding as part of the Emmy Noether Programme. Over the next six years, this will enable him to establish his own research group "Cohomology and K-Theory: Exploring New Connections".

The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster invite applications for a Full Professorship (W3 level), Bridging the Gaps Chair, and two Associate Professorships (W2 level, 5 years). As an investigator at Mathematics Münster (MM) you profit from the vivid and international environment. Connect with more than 40 other professors and approximately 150 early career researchers from a wide range of mathematical fields.

This second M²A² workshop aims to further mathematical modeling and model falsification in the sciences and to point out important new mathematical theories being and having to be developed for a better understanding of real world phenomena.

There will be a talk at the CRC Colloquium on 15 July 2026 at 4:00 pm. Prof. Dr. Eva Viehmann and Dr. Paul Philippe will speak about "Automorphisms of generic abelian varieties in positive characteristic". The lecture will take place in lecture hall M2. Get-together afterwards in the Cluster Common Room.

Prof. Dr. Kilian Raschel (CNRS, Université de Tours) is a Münster Research Fellow and visits our Cluster for the third time. He works at the interface of combinatorics, harmonic analysis, and probability. He is widely regarded as one of the leading European researchers in modern random walk theory. During his stay in Münster from 15 July to 15 August 2026 he will further conduct joint research with Prof. Dr. Gerold Alsmeyer and Prof. Dr. Zakhar Kabluchko on persistence problems for autoregressive and moving average processes. 

This year, the exhibition ship MS Wissenschaft is dedicated to the theme of the medicine of the future. At the "Zukunftsmarkt" on 4 July 2026, researchers from the Mathematics Münster Cluster of Excellence demonstrated at an interactive exhibit how mathematical models help to improve the treatment of conditions such as epilepsy and psychotic disorders.

Last week, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science held its graduation ceremony in the "Schloss". All doctoral graduates who successfully completed their doctorate in the past year were invited to attend, along with their families and friends. We congratulate all graduates, especially the 15 doctoral graduates from Mathematics Münster!

In the new podcast episode, Carlo speaks with Benjamin Brück about his journey to Münster, away from it, and ultimately back again, the stations and challenges along the way and his connection to music. In his research Benjamin is focusing on high dimensional cohomology of arithmetic groups.

The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) will begin in Philadelphia at the end of this month. Two investigators from our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster have been invited to speak at the world's most prestigious mathematics congress. Prof. Dr. Ralf Schindler will present a joint lecture with Prof. Dr. David Asperó entitled "Forcing Axioms and the Continuum Problem: Hilbert's First Problem Revisited." Prof. Dr. Dr. Katrin Tent will talk on "From the Cherlin–Zilber Conjecture via Sharply 2-Transitive Groups to the Burnside Problem." Read more about their talks and, in short interviews, learn what being invited to the ICM means to them.

On 1 July 2026, the three graduates of the Young African Mathematicians (YAM) Fellowship Programme, David Jean Baptiste Bilong, Gilles Jordan Pedieu Tcheuha, and Miarisoa Elalie Rasamimanana, presented the results of their research projects.

The three YAM Fellows for 2025/2026, David Jean Baptiste Bilong, Gilles Jordan Pedieu Tcheuha, and Miarisoa Elalie Rasamimanana, will present the research they have been conducting during their year at Mathematics Münster. 

We invite everybody to the next event of our public lecture series "Brücken in der Mathematik" (Bridges in Mathematics) on 30 June 2026, 6:30 pm in lecture hall M2. Prof. Dr. Edmund Weitz will give a talk on "Können Spiele denken?" (in German).

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Jan Nienhaus will be visiting Mathematics Münster as a Young Research Fellow from August until the end of September. He is a Hedrick Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research lies in the field of Riemannian geometry, with a particular focus on lower curvature bounds and their interactions with symmetry and topology. During his stay at our Cluster he will collaborate with Dennis Wulle and is also one of the organisers of the Young Geometers Meeting.

The NRW‑Topology meeting takes place biannually at different locations in North Rhine‑Westphalia. Here, recent developments in topology are presented and discussed.

Auf dem Ausstellungsschiff "MS Wissenschaft", das Anfang Juli in Münsters Hafen ankert, geht es in diesem Jahr um die Medizin der Zukunft. Am 4. Juli 2026 bekommen Sie von 13 bis 17 Uhr beim "Zukunftsmarkt" anschauliche Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung aus Münster. An der interaktiven Station vom Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster zeigen Forschende, wie mathematische Modelle helfen, Erkrankungen wie Epilepsie und psychotische Störungen zu behandeln. 

Listen to the new podcast episode. Nataniel Marquis works in p-adic geometry and talks with Carlo about their enthusiasm for mathematics, Batman’s influence on it, the French education system, and how dancing and music help them clear their mind. In the video, Nataniel explains how the notion of space and complex geometry can be adapted to the p-adic framework.

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Artem Chernikov as a new Münster Research Fellow to our Cluster. He holds the Michael Brin Endowed Chair in Mathematics at the University of Maryland, College Park. Chernikov is recognised as one of the leading experts in model theory, working on a broad spectrum of topics ranging from abstract model theory to groups and combinatorics. During his research stay until October 2026, he is strengthening his collaboration with Katrin Tent and the logic group. His research stay at Mathematics Münster is funded through the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

We are pleased that Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Werner is back in Münster as a Münster Research Fellow. She is Professor of Mathematics at Case Western Reserve University and a world-leading expert in convex geometry, functional analysis, and probability theory. She will stay until July 2026 and will intensify her collaborations with researchers from Mathematics Münster.

We are celebrating women in mathematics with several activities from 11-13 May 2026 in the context of "May12 initiative", the International Women in Maths Day. Check the programme and join in!

It’s the first Monday of the month again – time for a new podcast episode. This time, Elisabetta is Carlo’s guest. She is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Mathematical Stochastics and works in the field of probability theory. In the podcast, she talks about what led her to move from Italy to Münster, and what she does to clear her head.

This event is part of a series of one-day meetings aimed at bringing together geometric group theorists, topologists, and geometers in the North Rhine–Westphalia region of Germany.

On 23 April 2026, the annual "Girls' Day", 24 school students visited us to learn more about studying and working as mathematicians. Here are some impressions of the programme, which involved many members of our Cluster of Excellence.

We will discuss the construction of Rapoport-Zink spaces, which nowadays play an outstanding role in number theory and the Langlands program, and highlight how they can be used to p-adically uniformize Shimura varieties.

Construction of the research building for the "Centre for Mathematics Münster" is moving ahead; the distinctive façade is currently being installed. Now the new research center has also taken a major organisational step: the CMM was officially founded on Wednesday, 15 April 2026.

Five new postdocs of Mathematics Münster introduced themselves at the MM Postdoc Colloquium on 16 April 2026. Catrin Mair, Stefan Schrott, Mathias Sonnleitner, Ferdinand Wagner and Alexander Van Werde gave an insight into their fields of research.

Get an insight into the research of five new postdoctoral researchers of Mathematics Münster. In short scientific presentations Catrin Mair, Stefan Schrott, Mathias Sonnleitner, Alexander Van Werde​​​​​​​ and Ferdinand Wagner will introduce their topics. The talks take place within the Colloquium Wilhelm Killing on 16 April 2026 at 2:15 pm in lecture hall M4.

We are pleased that the podcast On A Tangent is continuing. The new host, Carlo Kaul, takes over from Simone Ramello and, in his first episode, interviews postdoctoral researcher Maxime Ramzi about his journey to Münster.

We congratulate Prof. Dr. Gerd Faltings on receiving the Abel Prize 2026! His ideas and results have reshaped the field of arithmetic geometry. Faltings studied in Münster, where he completed his doctorate (1978) and his habilitation (1981). In 2012, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. Several members of Mathematics Münster describe the impact of Faltings' work on their research and share personal memories. 

Apply now for doctoral positions at Mathematics Münster until 15 April 2026! You can also apply for an Ada Lovelace Fellowship. Join our vibrant, collaborative, and internationally connected research community in Münster and take the next step in developing your own research project.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together young European-based researchers under the broad umbrella of geometric structures. We aim to provide a place for interaction and sharing of research ideas across a range of disciplines: these include Spin geometry, special holonomy, almost Hermitian geometry, hypercomplex geometry, or Kähler and complex algebraic geometry and related topics.

We congratulate our colleague Wolfgang Meyer on his 90th birthday. As a surprise and gift, his former doctoral student Burkhard Wilking has organised a celebratory colloquium for Friday, 20 March 2026.

We congratulate Prof. Dr. Gerd Faltings on receiving the Abel Prize 2026! The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters honors him for his achievements in arithmetic geometry. His ideas and results have reshaped the field, settling major long-standing conjectures, while also establishing new frameworks that have guided decades of subsequent work. Faltings studied in Münster, where he completed his doctorate (1978) and his habilitation (1981). In 2012, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Despite rain and cold, many families set out on 14 March 2026, to visit our activity stand “Mathe mittendrin!” at Stubengasse, Münster, on the International Day of Mathematics. Older children showed great perseverance as they worked on the puzzle challenges from the "Mathe-Trail Münster". Young and old guests alike had lots of fun trying out the different stations of the "Q.UNI Kinder- und Jugend-Uni", for example the "Mirror Drawer" and the tricky "Conway Cube".

With the publication "Twelve Months, Twelve People – Portraits 2025", the University of Münster presents a slightly different kind of annual review. The recently published brochure features individuals who achieved outstanding accomplishments over the past year. In May, the focus is on our "Bridging the Gaps" professor Hendrik Weber.

For the third time, Thomas Leblé (Université de Paris Cité) returns as a Münster Research Fellow to Mathematics Münster. He works in probability theory and mathematical physics. In March, he will continue his collaboration with Martin Huesmann.

The Mathematics Münster Master Day is aimed at undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a master's degree at the University of Münster. On 22 April, we will host a live event in Münster and an online meeting for those who cannot attend in person. The online programme includes an invited lecture by a mathematician from our faculty, an information session about the master's programme and an informal gathering with members of our faculty. We look forward to meeting you.

Every year on 14 March ("Pi Day"), the International Day of Mathematics is celebrated worldwide - and we are joining in! On 14 March 2026, we will present an activity booth "Mathe mittendrin" in Münster’s city centre. The "Q.UNI Kinder- und Jugend-Uni" will offer maths games and craft activities. School students from grade 5 onwards can discover new puzzles from our "Münster Math Trail" together with family and friends. High school students can join a day of math challenges at the "Tag der Mathematik - Wettbewerb".

Our Cluster of Excellence "Mathematics Münster: Dynamics – Geometry – Structure" entered its second funding period this month. At a general assembly, the participating researchers elected the Cluster spokespersons, the executive board and further committees, thereby setting the organisational course for continuing successful scientific collaboration.

Due to a large number of common mathematical interests in very diverse fields of mathematics, we decided to introduce a themed meeting bringing together researchers from the two institutions in related areas. The main objective is to get an idea about research interests and projects in each others' department (specifically at the PhD and postdoc level) and to provide a forum for future collaborations.

There will be two talks at the CRC Colloquium on 23 January 2026 at 4:15 pm. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Winter will speak about "Underlying dynamics of classifiable C*-algebras: Paper-folding models of the CAR algebra". Prof. Dr. Shirly Geffen will give a talk entitled "Stable rank one in nonnuclear C*-algebras". These two lectures will take place in lecture hall M4. Get-together afterwards in the Cluster Common Room.

Prof. Dr. Anita Winter (Universität Duisburg-Essen) will speak about "Scaling limit of the Aldous-Broder chain on regular graphs: the transient regime" at the RTG Colloquium on 21 January 2026 at 5:00 pm. The talk will take place in room 216/217. Before the talk there will be an introductory talk for doctoral researchers and postdocs by Anita Winter at 4:00 pm and coffee and tea in the Cluster Lounge at 4:30 pm.

Schülerinnen ab der 7. Klasse sind am Donnerstag, 23. April 2026, am Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster und am Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik eingeladen, Einblicke in das Studium und die Berufswelt von Mathematikerinnen zu bekommen. Jetzt anmelden!

A major recognition for Prof. Dr. Franziska Jahnke and Dr. Konstantinos Kartas: On 31 January 2026, research results of the two members of Mathematics Münster will be presented at the "Séminaire N. Bourbaki" in Paris. The internationally renowned seminar series is considered a barometer of current developments in mathematical research.