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Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions persist. This is the conclusion based on new calculations from the University of Copenhagen that contradict the latest report from the IPCC.

Mogens Steffensen new Head of Department

From 1. September 2023, Professor and Head of Section Mogens Steffensen will be the new Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. He will work for the Department’s academic research community and to ensure that the Department’s research-based knowledge is used actively for the benefit of society.

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

We, humans, can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists tagging them with measuring devices to understand them better. Now, University of Copenhagen researchers have figured out how to solve the problems with math.

A medal for Thomas Mikosch

Professor Thomas Mikosch has been awarded the Willem van Zwet Medal for Special Service to the Bernoulli Society. The Bernoulli Society is the international organization for probability and mathematical statistics.

The first group is ready for the new quantum education

The MSc programme in Quantum Information Science has admitted its first students, starting after the summer holidays. Many applied, and 42 were accepted.

Marie Curie grants to Spaas and Olivieri

Two postdocs - from Italy and Belgium - have won a competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, which they will carry at our department during the next two years.

Independent research funds for number theory and combinatorics

Independent Research Fund Denmark has awarded two projects to the department, a total of DKK 9 million. Joachim Kock, Jamin Matz, and Morten S. Risager will receive funding for their research into combinatorial structures and analytic number theory respectively.

MATH is partner in Digital European Quantum Master

24 organisations from 10 countries are changing the way that Quantum Technologies are taught across Europe.

Leading mathematician wants to solve the riddle of a million quantum particles

One of Europe’s leading mathematicians - Professor Søren Fournais of the University of Copenhagen – is dedicating the next five years trying to understand a mysterious quantum phenomenon through extremely complex equations. To do so, the European Research Council has awarded him DKK 15 million.

Sebastian Weichwald appointed co-lead at AI centre

Assistant Professor Sebastian Weichwald from the Department of Mathematical Sciences has been appointed co-lead in the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence. As co-lead, he will help set the tone for the next ground-breaking research to be conducted within the centre.

QMATH researchers publish in JAMS

Quantum Intuition leads to progress on Matrix Multiplication Problem. Now published in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society (JAMS).

Elite Research Travel Grant to Maxime Ramzi

PhD student at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Maxime Ramzi, received 20 January a travel grant of DKK 200,000 at the annual Elite Research award ceremony. It makes it possible for him to do a long-term research stay in the USA.

Obituary for Christian U. Jensen

Professor emeritus Christian Ulrik Jensen has died. His life is described here by Jørn Børling Olsson and his research by Søren Jøndrup, with contributions by Ian Kiming.

Freek Witteveen awarded the Stieltjes Prize

Postdoc Freek Witteveen won the prestigious Dutch PhD Stieltjes Prize for the academic year 2021-2022.

COVID calculations spur solution to old problem in computer science

Mathematician from University of Copenhagen was keen to forecast the evolvement of the COVID epidemic. Instead, he ended up solving a problem which had troubled computer scientists for decades.