Inaugural, introductory and farewell lectures
Mikaela Iacobelli: inaugural lecture
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On 13 May, Professor Mikaela Iacobelli gave her inaugural lecture entitled: "Challenges and Breakthroughs in the Mathematics of Plasmas". She has been an associate professor at the Department since April 2023.
Menny Akka: introductory lecture
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On 8 May, PD Dr Menny Akka gave his introductory lecture entitled: "Homogeneous spaces: a playground for arithmetic, dynamics, groups and geometry".
Giovanni Felder: farewell lecture
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On 28 February, Professor Giovanni Felder gave his farewell lecture entitled: "Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Pentagons". He has been a professor at the Department since 1996.
Sarah Zerbes: inaugural lecture
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On 21 February, Professor Sarah Zerbes gave her inaugural lecture entitled: "Elliptic curves and Fermat’s last theorem". She has been a professor at the Department since 1 January 2022.
Jonas Peters: inaugural lecture
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On 30 October, Professor Jonas Peters gave his inaugural lecture entitled: "What happens if? Can we learn from data how ecosystems react to changes?" He has been a professor at the Department since 1 April 2023.