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Mathematical metrics reveal market instabilities An international team of interdisciplinary researchers has identified mathematical metrics to characterize the fragility of financial markets.

Second funding phase for CRC in chemistry - Heidelberg to become location for transregional consortium in mathematics With one collaborative research centre in chemistry and participation in a CRC/Tr

DFG funds -Mathematics of Experiment- with approximately nine million euros The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be funding a new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) at the University of Götting

The deadline for applications for the MATHRIX Professorship is 30 September.

A great success at the University of Münster: The German Research Foundation (DFG) will be providing 6.5 million euros to fund the new Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) "Geometry: Deformations and Rigidity" at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Joint Geometry Project of Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin No 295/2018 from Oct 31, 2018 A geometry project at Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin provides insights into the world of polyhedra.

A decision has been reached in the first funding line, "Cluster of Excellence", in the Excellence Strategy being pursued by the national and state governments in Germany.

TUM in Rankings In this year's Shanghai Ranking, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is ranked 48th.

Hours of contemplation, approaching a solution in small steps, and a healthy scepticism towards computer-generated results. In these guest articles, two mathematicians at the University of Münster, Dr. Franziska Jahnke und Dr. Mira Schedensack , explain what mathematical research means to them and what the aim of this research is.

No 203/2018 from Jul 27, 2018 A doctoral training program bridging pharmacy and mathematics, PharMetrX - Pharmacometrics & Computational Disease Modeling , is accepting applicants for the new term.

Physicists and material scientists have succeeded in constructing a motor and an energy storage device from one single component.

Research news Germany's secondary school students hardly improve at all in the tenth grade when it comes to applying mathematics, natural sciences and reading in everyday life according to a new study, "PISA Plus".

Nine research projects asked to submit full proposals as part of the German government's Excellence Strategy.

Research news Emil J. Gumbel's formulas are fundamental for extreme value theory. This statistical discipline describes extreme incidents, such as floods or storms.

Campus news The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is ranked 50th in the world in this year's Shanghai Ranking.

International Public Conference from June 29 to July 1, 2017, at Freie Universität Berlin ' 170/2017 from Jun 26, 2017 A conference to be held at the Institute of Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin from June 29 to July 1, 2017, will address visual reasoning and intuition.

Research news For democratic elections to be fair, voting districts must have similar sizes. When populations shift, districts need to be redistributed - a complex and, in many countries, controversial task when political parties attempt to influence redistricting.

Public Exhibition in Foyer of University Library, Freie Universität Berlin / Presentation of the Exhibition on May 31, 2017 ' 136/2017 from May 26, 2017 What is "beautiful" mathematics' An exhibition

Research news Nokia Bell Labs, Deutsche Telekom T-Labs and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have achieved unprecedented transmission capacity and spectral efficiency in an optical field trial with a new modulation technique.

Research news Major events such as the German Oktoberfest in Munich are a huge challenge both for the organizers and the security forces: millions of visitors want to arrive and depart, want food and enjoy entertainment.

Research news Two more researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) managed to secure European Research Council (ERC) grants in the 2015 round of awards.