Women in mathematics
In 2014, 28% of all mathematics theses were defended by women graduates, while only 20.9% of all research positions in the CNRS (Junior or Senior scientists) and in universities (as Lecturers or Professors) are held by women.
Women in mathematics
News from the CIMPA
The Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA) develops three main programs within the geographic areas of its activities: Africa, Central and South America, Asia. They are the CIMPA Research Schools, the Support for Training in Research program and the Short-Term Thematic funding program.
- 21 CIMPA Research Schools will be held in 2019. Check the list here and click on "list" for details and registration.
An interview of Catherine Goldstein, plenary speaker at ICM2018
A senior researcher at the CNRS, Catherine Goldstein was invited as a plenary speaker at the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro. She answered our questions.
"What is it that you like in mathematics?" ICM speakers answer the question...
"What is it that you like in mathematics?" "What does this congress mean to you?"
French mathematicians answered the questions for us.
Find out more by clicking on their names!
Faces of women in mathematics... from all over the world
On International Women's Day, the Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) published the video "Faces of women in mathematics": 146 clips featuring 243 women in mathematics from 36 countries speaking 31 different languages.
2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO fellowships
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women and Science Fellowships were awarded. Among the 30 laureates stand two phD students in mathematics: Annalaura Stingo of the Laboratoire Analyse, Géométrie et Applications (CNRS, Univ. Paris-Nord, Univ. Vincennes-Saint-Denis) and Tahina Ralitera of the Laboratoire d’Informatique et de Mathématiques (University of La Réunion). Congratulations!
New Stanford graduate fellowship named for Maryam Mirzakhani
Stanford University received a gift to establish a graduate fellowship in memory of the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, who died in July 2017.
The Maryam Mirzakhani Graduate Fellowship will support graduate students in the Department of Mathematics.
As a donator puts it:
(WM)² : the World Meeting for Women in Mathematics will take place on July 31st, 2018
The World Meeting for Women in Mathematics - (WM)² is a satellite event of the ICM 2018.
IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics launches its 2018 call for funding
The IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics invites proposals for funding of up to €3000 for activities or initiatives taking place in 2018, aimed at either:
