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Welcome to IMU News!

IMU News is the rebranded newsletter of the IMU (known previously as IMU-Net). The first issue of the newsletter under the name IMU News appeared in January 2021. Previous iterations of the newsletter remain accessible via the IMU News archive.

The newsletter aims to improve communication between the IMU and the worldwide mathematical community, by reporting decisions and recommendations of the IMU, and highlighting issues that are under discussion.

In addition, IMU News will report on major international mathematical events and developments, and on other topics of general mathematical interest. Feedback from readers is welcome. Read our latest issues below.

IMU News 136: March 2026

  • Editorial
  • Gerd Faltings awarded the 2026 Abel Prize
  • Heisuke Hironaka passes away
  • EMS Press announces full open access with Subscribe to Open
  • 2025 Report on gender equality in scientific organizations launched
  • CIMPA-ICTP Research in Pairs
  • A DORA resource: a course on responsible research assessment
  • Shaw Prize in Computer Science announced
  • News from the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)
  • News from the Commission for Developing Countries (CDC)
  • News from the Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM)
  • News from the International Day of Mathematics (IDM)

IMU News 135b: Special issue on the International Day of Mathematics 2026

  • 2026 IDM theme and celebrating in the classroom
  • UNESCO-IDM-IMU Webinar “Mathematics and Hope” on March 13
  • Posting events on the 2026 map on the IDM website
  • The 2026 Poster
  • The 2026 “The Evolution of Trust” activity
  • Press releases for IDM 2026

 

Editor: Yoshiharu Kohayakawa, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

 

The member of the IMU Executive Committee responsible for liaising with IMU News is Nalini Joshi.

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