Awards and honours
2024 Learning and Teaching Fair
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Four teaching projects were presented by department members at the 2024 Innovation in Learning and Teaching Fair. One of the projects was among the three finalists for the KITE Award.
Sara van de Geer 2024 Abel Prize lecturer
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Sara van de Geer was invited by the Abel Prize Committee to give an Abel Prize lecture in honour of the 2024 Abel Prize winner Michel Talagrand.
Siddhartha Mishra elected to European Academy of Sciences
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Siddhartha Mishra has been elected member of the mathematics division of the European Academy of Sciences.
Ten teaching assistants receive VMP Assistant Award
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The Association of Mathematics, Physics and CSE Students (VMP) has honoured ten student assistants from the Departments of Mathematics and Physics with the VMP Assistant Award for the Autumn Semester 2023.
Vincent Tassion receives 2023 Golden Owl
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We are delighted to announce that the VSETH and VMP student associations have honoured Professor Vincent Tassion with the 2023 Golden Owl. In this interview, he talks about what the award means to him and the principles he follows when teaching maths.