The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls, upcoming scientific events and changing procedures at the Institute.
News
Important information for visitors: MFO goes back to the traditional workshop format again with participants attending in person. In connection with a general restriction of our capacity due to staff shortage, workshops will end on Friday afternoon, hence Friday is also the general departure day (change will be effective after March 4th, 2023).
MFO calls for proposals for Workshops with a distinguished networking character. This is a new category of Workshops within the MFO program whose aim is to enhance gender and diversity, and to strengthen the impact of minorities in mathematics.
Young researchers in mathematics and computer science from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 exclusive spots to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking conference.
Information for our participants and guests in our scientific programs, in particular in January - February 2023:
The MFO's annual report for 2021 is now available online.
The MFO engages as the German partner center for the CIMPA-ICTP Fellowships program "Research in Pairs" launched by the Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA) and the International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
MFO has published several new "Snapshots of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach". Visit our publication server to view the most recent articles.
This year's Oberwolfach Lecture on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Oberwolfach committees was given by Andreas Thom on "Approximation and Stability of Groups". We thank Andreas Thom for his very exciting talk. A summary of the lecture will be published in the Annual Report 2022.
The MFO congratulates the winners of the Fields medal in 2022. In order to present their research areas the institute has prepared a special book display in the library building where our guests can browse through literature related to their work.
The Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach (MFO), Germany and the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University, Japan invite proposals for a Tandem-Workshop taking place simultaneously in a hybrid format at MFO and RIMS in the week 24-30 September 2023.
The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls. (See also the previous newsletter for measures concerning the pandemic.)
Statement on the Russian attack on Ukraine and an offer for our Ukrainian mathematical colleagues.
The anniversary publication that marks the 75th anniversary of the MFO is now available online.
The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls and the measures concerning the pandemic.
MFO calls for proposals for Workshops with a distinguished networking character. This is a new category of Workshops within the MFO program whose aim is to enhance gender and diversity, and to strengthen the impact of minorities in mathematics.
The new program provides more flexibility to senior and junior researchers.
The MFO's annual report for 2020 is now available online.
Young researchers in computer science and mathematics from all over the world can apply for one of the 200 coveted spots to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), an annual networking event.
The MFO supports German science organizations in their protest against personal defamation of scientists in the “Bild” tabloid.