MATH+ Fridays

What is the concept behind MATH+ Fridays?

The Friday colloquia represent a common meeting point for Berlin mathematics: a colloquium with broad emanation that permits an overview of large-scale connections and insights. In thematic series, the conversation is about “mathematics as a whole,” and we hope to be able to witness some breakthroughs. Hardly anyone knows that Grigory Perelman first presented his famous proof of the Poincaré Conjecture to the mathematical public in Berlin, at the PhD student seminar meeting of professors Huisken and Ecker at FU Berlin.

Behind the scenes at MATH+ Fridays, a number of seminars, workshops, courses, and conversation opportunities are on offer. For instance, the lunches prior to the “Sophia Kovalevskaya Colloquia” are a place to discuss the career paths of successful women in mathematics. Seminars and courses that BMS students can request will discuss such topics as presentation training, good scientific practice, time management and science communication.

All MATH+ Friday speakers receive the “Friday wish list” written by BMS students before their talk.

All MATH+ Fridays begin at 2:15 pm. Coffee, Tea and Cookies are available from 1:15 pm.

The MATH+ Fridays are usually preceded by the “What is…?” seminars starting at 1:00 pm which are organized by students for students.
The colloquia and preceeding “What is…?” seminars are usually recorded if the speaker agrees and published on the BMS Vimeo channel.
Invitations with the details are sent out to MATH+ members and Berlin Institutes of Mathematics one week before the colloquium.

MATH+ Fridays in the winter semester 2026/27