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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 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!

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 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.