GROW@Bonn 2024 is for all students of underrepresented gender identities in mathematics, especially female students, who are interested in learning about graduate programmes and further opportunities in research, both within and outside academia. The conference is open to Bachelor and Master students from universities in Germany and neighbouring countries, including international students. The accommodation costs of all accepted student participants will be covered. It is possible to apply for funding for travel costs.

Talks and panels will be in English, but many of the mentors/volunteers/organisers will be able to speak in German and possibly other languages.

The conference will feature

- A plenary talk;
- Research talks by faculty and PhD students;
- Panel discussions about graduate research in the mathematical sciences;
- Networking and mentoring opportunities;
- Advice on preparing applications for graduate school (Master and PhD).

All interested students must register beforehand (registration form will follow), regardless of whether you are applying for funding. Confirmed participants will be notified by email.

In case you have any questions, please contact conference$@$mpim-bonn$.$mpg$.$de.

Registration

Please register here for the conference by February 14, 2024.

Conference on "Homology growth in topology and group theory", May 13 - 17, 2024

Homology growth is an umbrella term for a number of invariants associated to a topological space. In their simplest incarnation, they measure
the growth of Betti numbers in finite covers of the space. Over the years, homology growth became a central topic in group theory and
geometric topology. It connects various topological and geometric phenomena, especially in low-dimensional manifolds, with analytically
or combinatorially defined invariants, like L^2-Betti numbers. In particular, homology growth plays a central role in controlling the existence
of fiberings, over the circle in the topological setting, and over the integers in the algebraic one. The motivation and guiding principles come
from the theory of 3-manifolds. Inspired by Agol's resolution of Thurston's Virtual Fibering Conjecture, homology growth and related ideas have been
very recently used both in the algebraic setting of cubulated groups, and in higher dimensional negatively curved manifolds. This conference aims
to bring together people behind these recent developments, provide an overview of the field and help formulate a coherent system of conjectures
to guide us in the years to come.

In case you have any questions, please contact hogro2024$@$mpim-bonn$.$mpg$.$de.

Registration

Please register here for the conference by March 15, 2024.

High school students learn how to express the solution of a quadratic equation in one unknown in terms of its three coefficients. Why does this formula matter? We offer an answer in terms of discriminants and data. This lecture invites the audience to a journey towards non-linear algebra.

An diesem speziellen Nachmittag wollen wir einen Einblick in die Welt der Mathematik geben, mit einer allgemeinverständlichen Vorlesung und ausführlicher Kommunikation mit Mathematikern danach.

To see the detailed program for the afternoon, please click above, and then continue to click on the various events.

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Moduli spaces parameterize continuous deformations of mathematical objects. Their study (starting with ideas of Riemann in the 19th century) has revealed many surprises: universal structures, connections between different subjects, and wild leaps. I will present some sense of the motivations and results related to the study of moduli spaces from the perspective of examples ranging from configurations of mechanical linkages to the moduli of varieties and sheaves.