Cluster News

On 7 April 2025, Benjamin Risse, Tim Hahn, Mario Ohlberger, and Thomas Nikolaus published a call for the establishment of new data institutes in the German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine." Read a summary in English.

Whether in the management of claims adjustment, IT security, or customer base forecasting – mathematics can solve many business-related issues. Practical examples were provided last week at the event "Mathematics meets Business", organised by our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster and the IHK Nord Westfalen. Early-career researchers from the MMGS met with business representatives to develop practical solutions for specific challenges. [de]

The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster invite applications for a Professorship (W3 level) in Pure Mathematics, Bridging the Gaps Chair. We are seeking a mathematician with an exceptional international research profile whose work bridges different areas of mathematics and aligns with the research objectives of Mathematics Münster. Application deadline: 30 April 2025.

In the current "Förderatlas 2024" published by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Münster ranks first regarding the subject of mathematics (€21 million in funding, alongside TU Berlin). The DFG Funding Atlas is published every three years and provides comprehensive metrics on public research funding in Germany. The current edition covers the period from 2020 to 2022. [de]

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1450 "inSight – Multiscale imaging of organ-specific inflammation" at the University of Münster, which has been running since January 2021, will receive approximately 13 million euros from the German Research Foundation (DFG). The second funding period of four years will start in January 2025. Our researchers Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer and Prof. Dr. Benedikt Wirth are involved as investigators in this CRC. Other members of Mathematics Münster contribute to several "inSight" projects.

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new Research Training Group "Rigorous Analysis of Complex Random Systems", dedicated to educating mathematicians in the fields of probability theory and applied analysis. The programme will receive more than four million euros in funding for an initial five-year period starting in October 2025. The spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Martin Huesmann.

22 August 2024 was the deadline for submitting Cluster of Excellence proposals to the German Research Foundation (DFG). Over the past weeks, researchers at Mathematics Münster have been working on the renewal proposal. Decisions on approval for funding are planned to be made in May 2025.

The 14 Clusters of Excellence in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) were invited to present the work of the research alliances in an exhibition in the the State Parliament in Düsseldorf. Our Cluster spokesperson Prof. Dr. Mario Ohlberger informed NRW Science Minister Ina Brandes about the research approach and results of Mathematics Münster.

Great news for Mathematics Münster: The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) has approved the extension of the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) "Geometry: Deformations and Rigidity". The researchers will receive a funding of 8.5 million euros for another four years in order to further develop geometry both as a discipline in its own right and and as a tool for other mathematical areas.

In the latest CHE University Ranking, University of Münster's Mathematics scores particularly well in the area of research. It was placed in the top group in terms of "Publications per researcher", "Doctorates per professor" and "External funding per researcher". The CHE University Ranking serves as a guide for students and prospective students when choosing where to study. [de]

The Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW (BLB NRW) has now started construction work for our Centre of Mathematics Münster. The excavators have taken over the previously undeveloped site between Orléans-Ring and Einsteinstraße. The CMM is being built directly in front of the lecture hall building of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. [de]

It's official now: The Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster has signed a cooperation agreement with the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. We spoke with Thomas Nikolaus, spokespersonof Mathematics Münster, about the background and opportunities of this collaboration.

Prof. Thomas Nikolaus was elected as a new spokesperson for our Cluster of Excellence last week. He succeeds Prof. Christopher Deninger, who held the position jointly with Prof. Mario Ohlberger since the Cluster began its work in 2019. Mario Ohlberger continues in the position. "I’m delighted to be able to contribute to the successful development of Mathematics Münster from now on as spokesperson," said Thomas Nikolaus after being voted into office, a procedure which took place at the General Assembly of all Cluster members.

In the field of mathematics, the University of Münster is again among the 75 best universities in the world according to the current "Shanghai Ranking". In a national comparison, Mathematics Münster is ranked among the top three, behind University of Bonn and in the same ranking group as the Humboldt University Berlin.

Two strong research institutions have now agreed on an intensive cooperation: Mathematicians from the University of Münster and researchers from the "Instituto de Matemática e Estatística" of the "Universidade de São Paulo" (IME-USP) will cooperate in the field of geometry for twelve months as part of the FAPESP-SPRINT funding programme.

16 early career researchers from our Cluster and other institutes of the University of Münster met managing directors of technology-leading companies from the Münsterland region on 14 September 2023 for the premiere of "Mathematics meets Business". This event is a first step towards a long-term transfer of knowledge from which companies in the Münsterland and the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster are to benefit equally. [de]

A first step towards the further development of the university locations in Münster is the new Mathematics and Computer Science Campus, for which the BLB NRW had launched an architectural competition. The submitted concepts will be presented to the public in an exhibition in the foyer of the "Studiobühne" in the "Philosophikum", Domplatz 23 in Münster, until 21 September 2023. [de]

Moderne Forschung lebt von Kommunikation und Austausch. Das hat auch Auswirkungen auf die Architektur von Forschungsbauten. Zum Beispiel beim Center of Mathematics Münster, das der Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW (BLB) für die Universität Münster realisiert. Auf seinen Webseiten stellt der BLB das außergewöhnliche Bauprojekt vor - inklusive Interview mit Clustersprecher Prof. Dr. Mario Ohlberger.

In the field of mathematics, the University of Münster is among the 75 best universities in the world according to the current "Shanghai Ranking". In a national comparison, Mathematics Münster is ranked among the top four, behind University of Bonn and Humboldt University Berlin.

In this year's U-Multirank university ranking, Mathematics Münster reached top scores in the area of research. Mathematics at Münster University also scored well in the area of international orientation.

The German Mathematical Society (DMV) aims to support mathematicians from Ukraine at all stages in their career who might consider a visiting position, scholarship or other forms of scientific long-term stays in Germany. In cooperation with Mathematics Münster, applications from mathematicians from Ukraine and offers from German mathematical institutions will be coordinated via the website go.wwu.de/math-for-ukraine.

What does diversity actually mean in connection with equality, family and equal opportunities? Dr. Anne Schindler, Managing Director of the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, and Prof. Dr. Urs Hartl, Diversity Representative at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, work intensively - also together and with others - for equality and diversity. What is going well at Münster University? Where do we need to catch up? An interview in the current newsletter "wissen.leben.familie".[de]

The master's programme in mathematics at the University of Münster has done very well in the current university ranking of the "Centre for Higher Education Development" (CHE) . When it comes to "Study organisation", "Research funds per scientist" and "Publications per scientist", M. Sc. Mathematics Münster was ranked in the top groups. [de]

The recently published "DFG Förderatlas 2021" shows that the University of Münster is strong in attracting third-party funding. Regarding the subject of mathematics, the University of Münster ranks fourth among German universities, behind University of Bonn, TU Berlin and University of Bielefeld. The current edition of the "Förderatlas" covers the period from 2017 to 2019. [de]

The members of the "Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz" (Joint Science Conference) have been convinced by the innovative concept for the research building "Centre of Mathematics Münster". After the "Wissenschaftsrat" (Science Council) recommended funding in April, it is now assured. The federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will support the project with around 31 million euros. Construction work will begin in spring 2022. [de]
 

WWU Münster is a partner of the "Mathematical Research Data Initiative" (MaRDI). MaRDI aims to enable the sustainable utilisation of mathematical research data. The consortium includes 25 partners (universities and research institutes, science infrastructure institutions, clusters of excellence as well as the German Mathematical Society DMV, and the European Mathematical Society EMS). It is coordinated by the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) in Berlin. MaRDI will be funded as a consortium over a period of 5 years as of October 2021.

A great success! In the field of mathematics, the University of Münster is among the 50 best universities in the world according to the current "Shanghai Ranking". In a national comparison, Mathematics Münster is ranked in second place behind the University of Bonn.

Many subjects at the University of Münster have done very well in the current university ranking of the "Centre for Higher Education Development" (CHE) - including mathematics. When it comes to e.g. "General study situation", "Support at the beginning of studies" and "Research funds per scientist", Münster University's mathematics was ranked in the top groups. [de]

The innovative concept drawn up by the Centre of Mathematics Münster (CMM) completely won over the German Council of Science and Humanities, which has now designated the planned research building as a particularly outstanding project.

In the research project “inSight – Multiscale imaging of organ-specific inflammation” that receives approximately ten million euros in funding, scientists focus on the question of how the body regulates inflammation in different organs and, to this end, develop a specific imaging methodology. Prof. Dr. Benedikt Wirth, investigator of Mathematics Münster, is involved as principal investigator.

Mathematics Münster reaches top-rankings (rank 51-75) in the recently published ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Mathematics. Münster's mathematics also scored very well in a national comparison: it is among the top four mathematics faculties in Germany.

Starting in winter semester 2020/21, the new Master of Science Mathematics Münster replaces the previous master’s programme in mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. It will be taught completely in English, offers a lot of flexibility and a broad variety of courses. Application deadline is 20 August.
 

In the recently published Yearbook of the University of Münster, our spokespersons, Prof. Christopher Deninger and Prof. Mario Ohlberger, and Prof. Nils Jansen, spokesperson for the Cluster "Religion and Politics" since the beginning of 2019, talk
about the plans and perspectives which the two Clusters have.

Informing the public, in an easy-to-understand way, about developments and results in the area of research has long been an integral part of knowledge transfer at universities, including the University of Münster. The current issue of the university newspaper wissenIleben deals with faculties and multipliers who are themselves undertaking science communication - for example our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster.

Scientists of the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster are coordinating the activities of the newly launched collaborative research project "ML-MORE". It aims to help industrial partners develop more efficient catalytic filters by using innovative methods from the fields of model reduction and machine learning.

Due to the corona pandemic, the Faculty buildings including the cluster rooms will be closed (probably until 19 April). The Faculty and the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster will continue their work. Please contact the staff by phone or e-mail.

On account of the spread of the coronavirus, the NRW state government decided today that teaching at NRW universities will not begin until 20 April 2020. All examinations until 20.04.2020 will be cancelled or postponed to the summer semester 2020 (according to the current status).

The Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster has been running for a year now. At the Cluster's second general assembly on 29 January 2020, the members looked back on the year’s achievements and set the course for the future.

Um noch mehr Schülerinnen und Schüler für Mathematik zu begeistern, arbeitet der Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster jetzt eng mit MExLab ExperiMINTe und dem zdi-Zentrum Münster zusammen.

Cluster members can use the parents' office while the little ones play next door. In addition, experienced babysitters look after the children during conferences or colloquia.

Bright lounge furniture, warm light, large blackboards: this is what it looks like, the new Common Room of the Cluster of Excellence "Mathematics Münster". "The room should be a magnetic attraction for all cluster members," said cluster spokesman Prof. Dr. Christopher Deninger at the opening ceremony.

As different as the term “dynamic” is used and understood in science, so diverse are the research areas of the University of Münster, in which dynamic even plays a central role in the title. Prof. Christopher Deninger and Prof. Mario Ohlberger from the Cluster of Excellence „Mathematics Münster“, the lawyer Prof. Nils Jansen from the Cluster of Excellence „Religion and Politics“ and the biochemist Prof. Lydia Sorokin from Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence explain what they understand by the term in their research.

A decision has been reached in the first funding line, “Cluster of Excellence”, in the Excellence Strategy being pursued by the national and state governments in Germany. In the competition, the University of Münster was successful with two of the three Cluster applications it submitted. The following Clusters of Excellence will receive funding for a period of seven years, with effect from 1 January 2019: “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation” and “Mathematics Münster. Dynamics – Geometry – Structure”.