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New study programme in Machine Learning and Data Science

The Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Computer Science are behind new bachelor's programme, which has just been approved by Tommy Ahlers, Minister of Education and Research.

Prestigious research grant for quantum mathematician

Professor Matthias Christandl of the Department of Mathematical Sciences has just received the European Research Council's Consolidator Grant, awarded to outstanding scientists with a promising scientific career.

Inaugural lectures by Mogens Bladt and Mathias Drton

Mogens Bladt, professor of applied probability and insurance mathematics, and Mathias Drton, professor of statistics, will give their inaugural lectures Friday 2 November 2018 at 14:00 followed by a reception.

Rune Haugseng first recipient of the Viggo Brun Prize

Rune Haugseng, who has been a postdoc at the Department of Mathematical Sciences since 2015, is the first recipient of the Norwegian Mathematical Association's Viggo Brun Prize. The prize will be awarded to younger Norwegian mathematicians for outstanding research in mathematics.

Martin Emil Jakobsen is awarded the Edlund-DMF Thesis Prize

The Danish Mathematical Association's Thesis Prize of DKK 15,000 will be awarded to Martin Emil Jakobsen on Friday, 7 September 2018.

Copenhagen seeks talent

TALENT is a new doctoral programme based at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, co-funded by the European Union. 74 PhD scholarships in the natural and life sciences are to be awarded and completed within the next five years.

Statistician behind research in narwhal’s clicks, calls and buzzing

Researchers from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources have received extremely detailed data about a group of narwhal’s sounds. Professor Susanne Ditlevsen from the Department of Mathematical Sciences performed statistical analyzes for the research team.

MATH professor mathematical director of AP Pension

Thomas Møller, adjunct professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been appointed as Chief Mathematical Officer (CMO) and member of the board of AP Pension, Denmark's fourth largest commercial pension company.

Teacher of the year at SCIENCE: A formula for causality and coincidence

34-year old Jonas Peters, associate professor of statistics, from Department of Mathematical Sciences is a great inspiration to his students, and therefore, and in spite of the fact that the young talented researcher has been employed at UCPH for less than two years, he has been chosen among 19 nominees as the winner of this year’s Teacher of the Year at SCIENCE award.

Inaugural lecture by Morten S. Risager

Professor of mathematics Morten S. Risager will give his inaugural lecture at Department of Mathematical Sciences Friday 15 June 2018 at 14:15, followed by a reception.

Justice on Formula

The newspaper Weekendavisen had an article on forensic genetics on the front page of their science section 18 May 2018. The article is centred around statistician Therese Graversen from the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

DFF funds research in mathematical population genetics

Carsten Wiuf, professor in statistics at Department of Mathematical Sciences, has received a research grant of DKK 5,4 million from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.

Marie Curie grant to research in secure communication

Giacomo De Palma from the QMATH Centre has received one of the very rare Individual Fellowships from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme (MSCA).

Hans Brøns obituary

Professor Hans Brøns contributed crucially to the establishment of the statistics study programme at the University of Copenhagen and to the development of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, which today forms one of the four sections of the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

QMATH in Science

Associate Professor Laura Mančinska from the QMATH Centre is part of an international team of researchers behind an article in Science.