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Narwhals help researchers uncover unique data from the deepest East Greenland fjords

For the first time, researchers have used data from narwhals to document how Atlantic water reaches deep into fjords along Greenland’s east coast.

K-theory Prize 2026 to Robert Burklund

Robert Burklund wins a 2026 K-theory Prize for groundbreaking contributions to algebraic K-theory, chromatic homotopy theory, and higher algebra.

Asbjørn Risom, PhD student

PhD fellow Asbjørn Risom, 1 May 2026 – 30 April 2029, supervised by Professor Niels Richard Hansen, with Markus Jochum from the Niels Bohr Institute serving as co-supervisor.

Carlos Miguel Dos Santos Oliveira, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Carlos Miguel Dos Santos Oliveira, 5 February 2026 – 31 December 2026, hosted by Professor Trine Krogh Boomsma.

Nikolaj Thams, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor Nikolaj Thams, appointed in the Section for Statistics and Probability, from 1 June 2026 onwards.

Oscar Peralta Gutierrez, Associate Professor

Associate Professor Oscar Peralta Gutierrez, appointed in the Section for Insurance and Economics, from 1 June 2026 onwards.

Tobias Boesen Larsen, PhD student

PhD student Tobias Boesen Larsen has been appointed for the period 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029. Supervisor: Professor Mogens Steffensen.

Frigg Maj Nøhr Larsen, PhD student

PhD Frigg Maj Nøhr Larsen has been employed for the period 14 April 2026 – 15 April 2029,

New Postdoc in the Analysis & Quantum section

Three new Postdocin the Analysis & Quantum section

2026 Clay Research Award to Robert Burklund

Robert Burklund wins 2026 Clay Research Award together with collaborators Hahn, Levy, and Schlank, for the their counterexamples to Ravenel's telescope conjecture.

Frontiers of Science: Søren Fournais and Jan Philip Solovej

Søren Fournais and Jan Philip Solovej receive the 2026 Frontiers of Science Award at the International Congress of Basic Science in August in recognition of the results published in their joint article “The energy of…

Alessandro Petrarolo, PhD student

PhD student Alessandro Petrarolo is employed for the period 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2029, in the Section of Insurance and Economics, under the supervision of Professor Trine Krogh Boomsma.

Kasper Niss, PhD student

PhD student Kasper Niss is employed for the period 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2029, in the Section of Statistics and Probability, under the supervision of Professor Susanne Ditlevsen.

Ko Aoki, postdoc

Postdoctoral researcher Ko Aoki is employed for the period 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2029, in the Section of Algebra and Geometry, with Professor Nathalie Wahl as host.

QMATH at STOC´25

This week two works co-authored by QMATH'ers will be presented at the Symposium on Theory of Computing 2025 (STOC'25), one of the leading conferences in the field of theoretical computer science.

Professor Carl Winsløw steps down as president of ERME

Professor Carl Winsløw has stepped down as president of ERME. PhD student Derya Diana Cosan becomes a new board member of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education.

New project aims to make data science a meaningful part of high school mathematics

With support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, a research project aims to determine how data science can become part of mathematics in upper secondary school without exceeding the boundaries of the curriculum.

Quantum researchers come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development

University of Copenhagen mathematicians have developed a recipe for upgrading quantum computers to simulate complex quantum systems, such as molecules. Their discovery brings us closer to being able to predict how new…

Quantum researchers come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development

University of Copenhagen mathematicians have developed a recipe for upgrading quantum computers to simulate complex quantum systems, such as molecules. Their discovery brings us closer to being able to predict how new…

Video: Watch DidMat Seminar on the future of ATD

Yves Chevallard, University of Aix-Marseilles, delivers the final address on this DidMat Seminar on the future of Anthropological Theory of Didactics (ATD).

New PhD bridges gap for future teachers between university and high school math

There is a need for a better link between the theoretics of university mathematics and the practical mathematics teaching of secondary school if teachers are not to lose the broader perspective.

“It’s ultimately about predicting everything” – theory could be a map to hunted quantum materials

A breakthrough in theoretical physics is an important step towards predicting the behavior of the fundamental matter of which our world is built. It can be used to calculate systems of enormous quantities of quantum…

“It’s ultimately about predicting everything” – theory could be a map to hunted quantum materials

A breakthrough in theoretical physics is an important step towards predicting the behavior of the fundamental matter of which our world is built. It can be used to calculate systems of enormous quantities of quantum…

AI finds formula on how to predict monster waves

Long considered myth, freakishly large rogue waves are very real and can split apart ships and even damage oil rigs. Using 700 years’ worth of wave data from more than a billion waves, scientists at the University of…