European Mathematical Society

European Mathematical Society
Name	European Mathematical Society
Caption	EMS logo
Formation	1990
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	Basel, Switzerland
Region served	Europe
Leader title	President

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European Mathematical Society is a learned society that promotes mathematical research, education, and collaboration across Europe. Founded in 1990 in response to initiatives by mathematicians from institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, Humboldt University of Berlin, Trinity College Dublin, and University of Rome La Sapienza, the society coordinates activities linking national academies like the Académie des sciences and organizations such as the International Mathematical Union, European Commission, and CERN. It engages with prizes named after figures like Henri Poincaré, Bernhard Riemann, Emmy Noether, Élie Cartan, and Andrey Kolmogorov and organizes events connected to meetings held at venues like the Maison de la Chimie, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, University of Vienna, and University of Barcelona.

History

The society is governed by a Council and an Executive Committee with officers drawn from universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, KU Leuven, and Université de Strasbourg. Its statutes reference collaboration with the International Mathematical Union, European Science Foundation, European Mathematical Society Publishing House, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and national academies including the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Specialized committees include an Education Committee with links to the European Mathematical Society Committee on Education, a Research Committee liaising with the European Research Council, and a Women in Mathematics Committee collaborating with groups like European Women in Mathematics and institutions such as University of Copenhagen and University of Helsinki.

Activities encompass the organization of the European Congress of Mathematics, regional meetings held at venues including Palais des Congrès de Paris, collaborative workshops with Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, summer schools affiliated with Institut Henri Poincaré and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, and partnerships with research centers such as CIRM and Max Planck Institute for Mathematics. Programs support early-career researchers through fellowships modeled after schemes by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and collaborative grants linked to projects at European Space Agency and European Molecular Biology Laboratory sites. Outreach efforts include public lectures coordinated with museums like the Science Museum, London and festivals such as European Researchers' Night, as well as policy statements presented to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

The society publishes journals and monographs produced in collaboration with publishing partners connected to Springer Science+Business Media, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, and university presses such as Oxford University Press and De Gruyter. Series include lecture notes and proceedings from conferences held at institutions like Scuola Normale Superiore, École Polytechnique, and Instituto de Matemáticas (UNAM). Editorial boards have included scholars from Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Göttingen, and Université Paris-Sud. The publishing program complements databases maintained by libraries such as the Bodleian Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France.