(March 16, 2026) 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.
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(March 9, 2026) The Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics (MFO), Germany, and the Australian Mathematical Research Institute MATRIX invite proposals for a Tandem Workshop taking place simultaneously in a hybrid format at MATRIX and MFO in the week of 5-10 September 2027.
(February 27, 2026) Four new snapshots of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach have just been published and are now freely available for download.
(February 3, 2026) We are proud to announce that Prof. Dr. Gerhard Huisken, Director of MFO and Professor of mathematics at the University of Tübingen, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of outstanding service and exceptional contributions to mathematics. We warmly congratulate Professor Huisken on this well-deserved distinction.
The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls and upcoming scientific events at the Institute.
(December 15, 2025) The schedule of the short-term programs in 2027 is now published. It contains the final list of Workshops and half-size Workshops that have been approved for 2027, as well as fixed time slots for Mini-Workshops and Oberwolfach Seminars for which proposals can now be submitted.
(December 12, 2025) Ph.D. students and postdocs are invited to apply for the Oberwolfach Seminars in 2026. The seminars are organized by leading experts in the field. They are aimed at promising early career researchers from all over the world and introduce participants to particular interesting developments.
(December 10, 2025) The Oberwolfach Foundation awards in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the John Todd Award 2025 to Jonas Latz for his outstanding contributions in the field of numerical analysis. The award will be presented in 2026 during a festive event.
(November 27, 2025) The Oberwolfach Foundation awards in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Prize 2025 to Yu Deng (Chicago) for his outstanding achievements in Analysis and Applied Mathematics. The award will be presented in 2026 during a festive ceremony.
(October 16, 2025) We are pleased to announce that the video recording of the Oberwolfach Lecture 2025, held on October 11th by Alessio Figalli, is now available online.
(October 15, 2025) The Oberwolfach Foundation and the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach mourn the death of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Alan T. Huckleberry.
(October 1, 2025) Shorter days and colder temperatures – causation or correlation? The latest MaRDI newsletter explores questions like this with insights from the Graphical Modelling and Causal Inference community.
(September 29, 2025) How can we better understand four-dimensional spaces? In this recently published snapshot of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach, Sara Blackwell introduces the theory of trisections of smooth 4-manifolds.
(July 28, 2025) The two books present the lecture notes of the Oberwolfach Seminars on "Stochastic Geophysical Fluid Dynamics" (vol. 55) and "Variational and Information Flows in Machine Learning and Optimal Transport" (vol. 56) given in fall 2022 and 2023.
(July 22, 2025) Edited by Maria Remenyi and Volker Remmert, the volume brings together contributions by historians of science, mathematicians and historians of mathematics. The authors examine the evolving conference traditions in Oberwolfach between 1945 and 1960.
(July 18, 2025) The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls and upcoming scientific events at the Institute.
(June 16, 2025) On Thursday, 7 June, construction work began at the institute to expand the dining hall. We are making every effort to minimize any disruptions and to ensure that the workshop program continues smoothly and without compromise.
(April 22, 2025) In cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Foundation calls for nominations for the Oberwolfach Prize 2025. The prize is endowed with 10,000 € and is awarded to early-career researchers with outstanding achievements in analysis and applied mathematics. We invite all experienced researchers in the field to submit nominations before 1 August 2025 to the director of the institute.
(April 22, 2025) In cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Foundation calls for nominations for this year's John Todd Award. The John Todd Award is endowed with 1,000 € and recognizes early-career scientists with excellent achievements in numerical analysis. We invite all experienced researchers in the field to submit nominations before 1 August 2025 to the director of the institute.
(April 6, 2025) Convex polytopes are geometric objects that look deceptively simple. They occur everywhere in mathematics and have practical applications in everyday life – like organizing your grocery shopping list. In this snapshot of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach, written by Michael Joswig, you get into contact with a long-standing, unsolved question in mathematics, which you can explore interactively.