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💙 May 12 — International Women in Mathematics Day
Today we celebrate women in mathematics and remember Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal.
As part of the May12 initiative, several free screenings of the documentary "Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani" are being organized worldwide. 🎬✨
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https://may12.womeninmaths.org/
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Female mathematicians Antonella Perucca & Mathilde Daudet are creating a “May12 Calendar”: one female mathematician’s birthday for each day of the year🎂
Contact Antonella or Mathilde to be featured if your birthday is still available!
Info: math.uni.lu/may12calendar
Contact: https://www.antonellaperucca.net
📢International Women in Mathematics Day public lecture at the University of Melbourne.
Speaker: Natalie Thamwattana (University of Newcastle)
Title: Geometry and modelling of nanostructures
🗓️ 12 May 2026, 5:30pm
🔗More info and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-in-maths-geometry-and-modelling-of-nanostructures-tickets-1987104991521
📢The Black Swan Academy of Mathematics presents a public lecture in celebration of International Women in Mathematics Day.
Speaker: Marta Lewicka (University of Pittsburgh)
Title: Pattern formation through geometry and mathematical analysis
🗓️ 12 May 2026, 4pm
📍ARTS Austin Lecture Theatre, University of Western Australia
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📢Applications/nominations are open for the AMSI AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award!
Supports international female students pursuing postgraduate maths in Australia & other initiatives promoting gender diversity in maths.
Deadline: 10 April 2026.
🔗 https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/amsi-austms-wimsig-maryam-mirzakhani-award/
About the award Who receives this award? The AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award supports international female students pursuing a postgraduate degree in mathematics in Australia and other initiatives that support gender diversity in mathematics. Information z Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor at Stanford University. In 2014 she became the first female recipient […]
📢Applications/nominations are open for the WIMSIG Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Awards!
Awarded to support female mathematicians to attend conferences or visit collaborators.
Two rounds per year.
Deadlines: 10 April 2026 & 10 October 2026.
Link: https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/austms-wimsig-cheryl-e-praeger-travel-awards/
About the Awards Who do these awards assist? These awards are designed to provide full or partial support for women, trans and gender diverse mathematicians based in Australia to attend conferences or to visit collaborators, with approximately eight domestic Travel Awards and four international Travel Awards awarded annually. Information The Awards are funded by […]
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