Since November 8, 2020, it is obligatory for people coming from high risk areas outside Germany to Baden-Württemberg to have a quarantine stay.
International Cooperative Research
The Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO, Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics) is an international research centre situated in the German Black Forest. Leading experts from all over the world meet at the Institute in order to pursue their research activities, to discuss recent developments in their field with others, and to generate new ideas. The Institute is a member of the Leibniz Association and is funded jointly by the German federal government and the state governments. Read more about the Institute...
Current Online Offerings
In order to react to the current crisis and to maintain scientific links and communication the MFO has developed new online offerings. The offerings comprise the temporarily introduced Oberwolfach Online Seminars, the publishing of recordings of the traditional Oberwolfach Lectures and currently three video lecture series for students. Read more...
Propose & Apply
The scientific program of the MFO consists of six central programs: Workshops, Mini-Workshops, Seminars, Arbeitsgemeinschaft (study group), Research in Pairs, and Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows.
Visitors who wish to combine an existing invitation to an Oberwolfach Workshop with a research visit to an European University may wish to apply for a Simons Visiting Professorship. Get a full overview on the Institute's scientific program...
For Junior Researchers
Two out of the six main programs of the MFO address especially to junior researchers: Oberwolfach Seminars and Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows. Junior researchers participating in other, weekly programs of the Institute can check if they are eligible for one of the grants covering travel expenses. Read more on how we can support junior researchers...
News
Due to worldwide travel restrictions in view of the corona pandemic the Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach (MFO) has limited additional capacity for small institutional collaborations in specific weeks before March 2021.
Because of the very positive feedback and high demand for this new fellowship, the possibility to apply for an Oberwolfach Research Fellowship is extended to 31 March 2021.
Since June 21st the first hybrid workshops are taking place at the MFO. The concept works fine and the feedback of organizers and participants is consistently positive. We are also pleased, that we could welcome our guests in the Research in Pairs program and the Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows program. Furthermore, the MFO offers the possibility to apply for an Oberwolfach Research Fellowship. Our guests on site benefit from the many opportunities to work in small groups with sufficient safety distance, both inside and outside.
The newsletter informs on the latest news, developments and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to the re-opening of the institute and the measures concerning the corona-crisis.
Oberwolfach Services
The MFO publishes summaries of all meetings in the series Oberwolfach Reports. The Oberwolfach Preprints mainly contain research results related to a longer stay in Oberwolfach. Snapshots of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach explain mathematical ideas in an accessible and understandable way for non-academic readers. The Library Catalogue provides information on books and printed journals available from the Institute's library. Scientists, lecturers, and science journalists may also find our online photo database helpful.