Research Institute in Mathematics and Physics
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The IRMP develops research in various areas of Physics and Mathematics. In Mathematics, research targets analysis, algebra, category theory, geometry, topology, mathematical physics and probability.  In Physics, research concerns fundamental interactions in particle physics and cosmology. The topics of interest of our institute range from the systematic observation of our universe in the infinitely small and the infinitely large to the exploration of various and rich mathematical worlds. In addition to our research groups, the IRMP hosts the Cyclotro About

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June 18, 2019

The 2019 IRMP Excellence Scholarship contest is open

The Excellence Scholarship Programme by the Research Institute in Mathematics and Physics (IRMP) is targeted for students with a diploma giving...
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June 18, 2019

IRMP researchers keep on performing

Five projects presented by IRMP researchers were selected as part of UCLouvain's 2019 FSR call for doctoral scholarships. It is an extremely high...
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February 21, 2019

Summer School in Algebra and Topology 2019

The second edition of the Summer School in Algebra and Topology will take place in Louvain-la-Neuve from Wednesday the 11th until Saturday the...
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February 12, 2019

Gustave Boël – Sofina Fellowships 2019 for 2 PhD...

Arnaud Duvieusart and Gilles Parez, young researchers at the IRMP, are the recipients of the prestigious Gustave Boël – Sofina Fellowships...
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April 08, 2019

de la Vallée Poussin Chair 2019

This year the CHAIRE DE LA VALLEE POUSSIN will be devoted to a topic close to Geometry and will be attribute to Professor ANTON ALEKSEEV from...
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March 22, 2019

EOS PRIMA annual meeting

On Friday March 29, the second annual meeting of the EOS network PRIMA "Partners in Research on Integrable Models and Applications" will take...
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March 11, 2019

Student workshop on integrability

The Student Workshop on Integrability is an event organized by and for PhD and young researchers in the field of integrable systems. The first...
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January 22, 2019

IRMP inaugural lectures - C. Degrande and H. Olbermann

Céline Degrande and Heiner Olbermann will give a lecture Tuesday, January 29 at the CYCL01  Ch. de la Vallée Poussin seminar room 15h....
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December 04, 2018

When the M meets the P @ the IRMP 2018

The annual "When the M meets the P @ the IRMP" event will take place on Thursday 13/12 from 2pm to 8pm. We will hear Gautami Bhowmik...
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December 03, 2018

2018 Recipients of the IRMP "Excellence" Scholarships

The Excellence Fellowships program of the Research Institute in Mathematics and Physics was created in 2016. These scholarships are awarded...
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March 30, 2018

Visit of the Scientific Committee of the IRMP

The Scientific Advisory Committee of the IRMP visited our institute on Friday, March 23rd. This international committee of renowned scientists is...
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January 16, 2018

Inaugural lecture by professor Marco Drewes​

The lecture "The Early Universe as a Probe of Fundamental Physics " by professor Marco Drewes will take place on Thursday 25 January at...
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June 04, 2018

Direct coupling of the Higgs boson to the top quark observed

Brussels, Monday 4 June 2018: The first observation of the simultaneous production of a Higgs particle with a top quark-antiquark pair was...
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April 23, 2018

Chaire de la Vallée Poussin 2018

Ce 22 mai aura lieu la leçon inaugurale de la Chaire de la Vallée Poussin attribuée cette année au Professeur Bernard Dacorogna de l'Ecole...
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March 06, 2018

Summer school in algebra and topology

A Summer School in Algebra and Topology will take place in Louvain-la-Neuve from Wednesday 12 September to Saturday 15...
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October 09, 2017

Professorship in Mathematical Analysis at UCL (IRMP)

A full-time academic position in Mathematical Analysis is open at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium). The deadline for...
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November 09, 2017

Chaire Georges Lemaître 2017

Dans le cadre de la Chaire, le professeur Kyle CRANMER de l'université de New York donnera des cours ouverts à toutes et tous en cosmologie,...
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October 04, 2017

Kip Thorne, Prix Georges Lemaître 2016, wins the Nobel...

On this day of 3 October 2017 Kip Thorne (Caltech) has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 jointly with his close...
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May 29, 2017

Workshop "Critical phenomena for random matrices and...

On June 14-15, 2017, the workshop "Critical phenomena for random matrices and integrable systems" will take place at Château de Limelette. More...
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April 06, 2017

IRMP scholarships

The Excellence Scholarship Programme by the Institut de Recherche en Mathématique et Physique is designed for students with a Study Diploma...
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February 27, 2017

de la Vallée Poussin Chair 2017

This year the Chairholder is Mr. George Janelidze, Professor at the University of Cape Town and Academician of the Georgian National Academy of...
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February 24, 2017

5th Workshop on Categorical Methods in Non-Abelian Algebra

The 5th Workshop on Categorical Methods in Non-Abelian Algebra will take place from 1 to 3 June 2017 at the IRMP (Charles-Jean de La Vallée...
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February 19, 2017

Georges Lemaître and the 'big bang'

Il y a 50 ans, s’éteignait ce scientifique belge audacieux qui avait révolutionné la cosmologie et brisé...
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January 01, 2017

Georges Lemaître Chair 2016 (fr)

Dans le cadre de la Chaire, le professeur Eric Gourgoulhon (CNRS, Laboratoire Univers et Théories, Paris, France) donnera des cours et une...
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UCLouvain News

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mai 03, 2019

Math en Jeans

Le congrès 2019 se déroulera du 3 au 5 mai à l'UCLouvain, sur le campus de Louvain-La-Neuve.   Affiche de...
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Technology
January 29, 2019

Detecting dark matter: seven hints point to primordial...

  For several decades, astrophysicists have suspected the existence of so-called dark matter, constituting the bulk of all matter in...
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