Profile Area
Profile Area

Mathematics

Mathematics at the University of Münster, as it is united in this Profile Area, has undergone an exceptional development in recent years, positioning itself as one of the most dynamic research environments for mathematics in Germany. The Profile Area covers the whole range from theoretical to applied mathematics, and fosters a culture of mathematical innovation. It is supported by internationally renowned research groups, which specialise in areas such as model theory and set theory, arithmetic geometry and representation theory, topology, operator algebras and mathematical physics, differential geometry, applied analysis and theory of partial differential equations, stochastic analysis, theory of stochastic processes, optimisation and calculus of variations, as well as numerical analysis, machine learning, and scientific computing.

Awarded numerous research prizes and with a Cluster of Excellence at its center, the Profile Area “Mathematics” pursues questions of fundamental importance with multiple interconnections, serving as a key technology for scientific, economic and social progress. It maintains well-established links to the life sciences as well as to physics, chemistry, and computer science. With the competitively acquired research building Centre of Mathematics Münster (CMM), a mathematical research center with international appeal is currently being built in a central location of the university. It is designed to promote the integration of mathematical sub-disciplines and to create opportunities for new disciplinary and interdisciplinary interactions.