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Kirsti Strøm Bull elected Vice-President Kirsti Strøm Bull is elected as the new the Vice-President of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for 2012. The election took place at an academy meeting on the 8th of December. (15.12.2011) MoreAbel and Ramanujan meet in Mumbai, India Niels Henrik Abel and Srinivasa Ramanujan were born 85 years apart, Abel in Norway in 1802 in Norway and Ramanujan in India in 1887. Two international mathematical prizes have been established in their names, the Abel Prize and the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. On the 23rd of February the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, India, will host an Abel symposium with all the Abel committee members as speakers. The event will start with the Ramanujan Prize being presented to Professor Philibert Nang (44) from Gabon followed by his prize lecture. (30.01.2012) MorePhilibert Nang from Gabon wins the 2011 Ramanujan Prize Professor Philibert Nang (44), École Normale Supérieure, Laboratoire de Recherche en Mathématiques, Libreville, Gabon, has been named the winner of the 2011 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. Philibert Nang will receive the prize at an award ceremony at Tata Institute in Mumbai, India on the 23rd of February. (16.01.2012) MoreSteven Pinker on «The History of Violence» - Contrary to the popular view that we are living in extraordinarily violent times, rates of violence at all scales have been in decline over the course of history, says Harvard University Professor Steven Pinker. He will explore how this decline could have happened despite the existence of a constant human nature in his lecture "The History of Violence" at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters on the 13th of March. The occasion is the Academy Lecture in Humanities and Social Sciences. (12.01.2012) MoreSelecting the Kavli Prize Laureates The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has received nominations for the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience from all corners of the world. It is no longer possible to nominate candidates. The three prize committees have now started on the laborious selection process. The final committee meetings will take place in New York, Beijing and Berlin during spring. The prizewinners will be announced on the 31st of May 2012. In the picture: The astrophysics committee at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. (15.12.2011) MoreArchive |
Forthcoming events13 March 2012 at 18:00 The Academy Lecture in Humanities and Social SciencesScientific conferences
Location: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Professor Steven Pinker, Harvard University: 21 March 2012 at 12:00 The Abel Prize announcementOther events
Location: The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The name of the 2012 Abel Laureate will be announced by the President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Nils Christian Stenseth. 21 May 2012 at 17:00 Wreath-laying ceremony at the Abel MonumentOther events
 Location: Royal Palace Park, Oslo The Abel Laureate will honour Niels Henrik Abel by laying down a wreath at the Abel Monument. Helge Holden, chair of the Abel board, will give a speech. This event is open to the public. 22 May 2012 at 14:00 Abel Prize award ceremonyOther events
 Location: University Aula, Oslo The Abel Prize will be presented to the Laureate at an award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. There will be speeches by Professor Ragni Piene, chair of the Abel committee and by Professor Nils Chr. Stenseth, President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Immediately after the award ceremony there will be a reception. 22 May 2012 at 19:00 Banquet at Akershus CastleOther events
Location: Akershus Castle, Oslo The Norwegian government will give a banquet in honour of the Abel Laureate at Akershus Castle. 23 May 2012 at 10:00 - 23 May 2012 at 15:00 Abel LecturesLectures
 Location: Georg Sverdrup's House The Abel Laureate will give his prize lecture at the University of Oslo. Two other mathematicians will be invited to give Abel Lectures. There will also be a Science Lecture. |
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Besøks- og postadresse: Drammensveien 78, N-0271 Oslo
Visiting and postal address: Drammensveien 78, N-0271 Oslo, Norway |
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