Transforming the World

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Berlin Mathematics Research Center

MATH+, the Berlin Mathematics Research Center, is a cross-institutional and interdisciplinary Cluster of Excellence. It sets out to explore and further develop new approaches in application-oriented mathematics. Emphasis is placed on mathematical principles for using ever larger amounts of data in life and material sciences, in energy and network research, and in the humanities and social sciences.

 

MATH+ is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany´s Excellence Strategy (EXC-2046/1, project ID 390685689) for a first period of seven years since January 2019. It is a joint project of the three major universities in Berlin – Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin – as well as the Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) and the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB). MATH+ continues the success stories of the renowned Research Center Matheon and the Excellence-Graduate School Berlin Mathematical School (BMS).

News

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MATH+ Scientists on the Containment of the Mpox Epidemic in Berlin

15.01.2026
MATH+ scientists analyzed the 2022 mpox outbreak. At its peak in Berlin, over 200 new weekly cases were reported, mainly among men who have sex with men (MSM). Using mathematical simulations, the team examined contact patterns, behavior changes, immunity and vaccination that shaped the outbreak. The study was published in Communications Medicine.
Mathenacht 2025 aus Berlin, Bonn und Münster (onlline)

Mathenacht aus Berlin, Bonn und Münster

03.11.2025
Wieder heißt es am 28.11.: Online einschalten zur „Mathenacht aus Berlin, Bonn und Münster“! Wissenschaftler*innen der Mathematik-Exzellenzcluster aus Berlin (MATH+), Bonn (Hausdorff Center for Mathematics) und Münster (Mathematik Münster) zeigen in Workshops für Kinder und Jugendliche, einer Talkrunde zur Quantentechnologie und Vorträgen, wie vielfältig und faszinierend Mathematik sein kann....

Events

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23 January – Frustration (in) Research (Fireside Talk)

21.01.2026
Mathematical research is thrilling and beautiful—but also sometimes frustrating and overwhelming. Is getting stuck normal? Does everyone else really make constant progress? Join a candid talk with Gavril Farkas, Andrea Walther, and Alexandra Wesolek on coping with dead ends, setbacks, and the long, often lonely road in mathematical research.
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