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In the final episode (for now) of our podcast series On a Tangent, we delve into the fascinating journey of Edith Hübner from physics to mathematics. The doctoral researcher in topology shares surprising lessons that gnomes can teach young children and takes us into the mysterious world of infinity categories.

The University of Münster's Rectorate has honoured the best doctoral theses of 2024. 121 young scientists received the best rating "summa cum laude" for their dissertation - including Dr. Alessandro Codenotti, Dr. David Tobias Meyer, Dr. Philip Möller, Dr. Petr Naryshkin and Dr. Adrian Riekert, who have finished their doctorates at Mathematics Münster. Adrian Riekert was also awarded a dissertation prize endowed with 3,500 euros. Congratulations!

The new holders of the  full grant scholarships for excellent international master’s students have arrived: Anar Abdullayev, Anna Kashirkina, Surya Raghunath and Swaminathan Rajagopalan started their studies at the University of Münster in October.

This year’s von Kaven Prize from the German Research Foundation (DFG) is awarded to Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus. The prize honours mathematicians for outstanding research achievements. Thomas Nikolaus, spokesperson of our Cluster, conducts research in the fields of homotopy theory and K-theory, at the intersection of topology and algebra.