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Here you will find a thematic and year-by-year overview of all news from the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, along with information on how to stay up to date.

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Maths research on board of the "MS Wissenschaft"

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.

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A milestone on the academic journey

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!

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New episode of "On a Tangent"

with Benjamin Brück

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.

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Talks by Ralf Schindler and Katrin Tent at upcoming ICM 2026

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.