Former CWI PhD student Caroline Jagtenberg won the prestigious Jo van Nunen Award for her thesis “Efficiency and Fairness in Ambulance planning”, written under the supervision of Rob van der Mei. The Jo van…
During the Dies Natalis of Twente University, the Rector Magnificus, prof. dr. Thom Palstra, opened the photo exhibition “Women Mathematicians around Europe”. The exhibition presents the photographic portraits of thirteen female mathematicians from all…
CWI Communication Manager Ans Hekkenberg gave a TEDx talk titled ‘Diversity – A Requisite for Excellent Science’. In her talk, Hekkenberg advocates for a greater diversity in science and she details why excellent science…
In November, the prestigious Enlightener Prize for the best popular science book in Russia was awarded. The book “Who needs mathematics? A clear book about how the digital world works” written by Nelly Litvak,…
EWM The Netherlands is visiting all Dutch universities and institutions with a department / group on mathematics. The second visit was at the CWI on November 7th, 2018. EWM-NL’s board member Sanne Willems welcomed…
During the launch event of Beta Research School, former TU/e PhD student Eleni Vatamidou was a finalist for the Beta PhD Prize. The Beta PhD Award is awarded to the PhD who defended the best…
EWM The Netherlands is visiting all Dutch universities and institutions with a department / group on mathematics. We have kicked off the EWM-NL Tour with a visit at TU Delft. We had an engaging…
The board of EWM The Netherlands has voted to make three small grants of up to 500 € available to support the career development of its members. Should funds permit, more grants may be…
