The September 2026 issue of EMS Updates is out now, bringing together the latest news, calls, opportunities and updates from across the European mathematical community.

Applications are open for conferences, workshops and outreach activities to be held at the SwissMAP Research Station in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, in 2028. The submission deadline is 10 October 2026.

The Third Balkan Mathematics Conference (BMC III) will take place on 10–12 June 2027 at Trakya University in Edirne, Türkiye, bringing together mathematicians from the Balkan region, neighbouring countries and beyond.

David Jekel of the University of Ottawa has been awarded the 2026 Barbara and Jaroslav Zemánek Prize for his contributions to free probability, non-commutative optimal transport and operator algebras.

The September issue of the EMS Magazine marks Jean-Pierre Serre’s 100th birthday with an extensive interview by Javier Fresán, alongside articles on tsunami modelling, the history of mathematics, zbMATH Open, young mathematicians and more.

📖 Read EMS Magazine No. 141

The European Mathematical Society reflects on OpenAI’s recent announcement to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, its potential significance for mathematics, and the questions it raises about human–AI collaboration, authorship, credit, and open access to research tools.

The 2026 Fields Medals and other major prizes of the International Mathematical Union were awarded at the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on 23 July. The European Mathematical Society warmly congratulates all the laureates.

The fifth edition of the Barcelona Mathematical Days will take place from 7 to 9 October 2026 at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans in Barcelona. Registration is now open.