Press Releases
14.07.22
László Székelyhidi Is Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences László Székelyhidi Is Appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in…
The Leipzig mathematician and university professor László Székelyhidi was appointed director at the MPI MiS. Prof. Székelyhidi's research focuses on partial differential equations and the calculus of variations and their application.
Press Releases
15.12.17
László Székelyhidi Receives Leibniz Prize 2018 László Székelyhidi Receives Leibniz Prize 2018
László Székelyhidi, professor for mathematics at Leipzig University and External Scientific Member of the MPI for Mathematics in the Sciences will be recognised with the Leibniz Prize 2018 for his outstanding research on the theory of partial differential equations.
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Institute News
Events
20.06.25
Long Night of the Sciences 2025 Long Night of the Sciences 2025
JUNE 20 - 6:00 to 10:00 P.M. CAMPUS AUGUSTUSPLATZ - Mathematics is all around us – often hidden, but always present in our daily lives. During our Long Night of Mathematics, we invite you to explore this hidden world: surprising, fascinating, and entertaining.
Women in Science
12.06.25
What School Doesn’t Teach Us About Mathematics What School Doesn’t Teach Us About Mathematics
Our director, Anna Wienhard, is one of the distinguished members of the Hector Fellow Academy. In a video portrait by the Academy, she offers insights into her scientific work and the fascinating world of mathematics.
Accolades
10.06.25
Young Talent Award for Laura Casabella Young Talent Award for Laura Casabella
Our PhD student Laura Casabella has been honored with the Young Talent Award by the Special Interest Group Computer Algebra – Fachgruppe Computeralgebra. Congratulations!
Accolades
04.06.25
Simon Telen to Receive SIAM Award Simon Telen to Receive SIAM Award
Our group leader Simon Telen has been awarded the 2025 SIAM Activity Group on Algebraic Geometry Agnes Szanto Early Career Prize. SIAM has now published a blog post about his work – check it out.
PhD Life
30.05.25
Meet Our New PhD Representatives Meet Our New PhD Representatives
We are proud to introduce the newly elected PhD representatives at our Institute. Congratulations to Nicolas Weiss, Nat Kendal-Freedman, and Felix Lotter!
Math Planck People
26.05.25
Lucas Broux Lucas Broux
Research at MPI MiS is as diverse and multifaceted as the people who pursue it. Our Math Planck People portrait series gives a face to our research and introduces the personalities that make up our institute - our scientists & staff. Meet our brilliant minds!
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