We, a group of volunteer Master students, organise regular talks about interesting and advanced mathematics-related topics. These topics are rather diverse and include topics from Bachelor and Master theses, personal and professional research, interesting literature as well as mathematics-related hobbies, and range over a variety of fields among pure and applied mathematics. For a list of past topics and speakers, check out the past talks. We'll provide free fika alongside the seminar and are planning to hold a board game evening after every seminar talk, feel free to bring your own games!
We also organize our annual PhD Café (usually in the beginning of December), a networking event where we invite current PhD students from Stockholm University and KTH to a cozy evening with us. There you can ask them many questions about what it's like to do a doctorate, how you can look for suitable positions and opportunities, what future goals they have (academia, industry, etc), what kind of research is carried out in the math departments here in Stockholm, and many more.
Support the development of research interests among Master students by allowing them to think outside the box and interact with topics that would otherwise be outside their comfort zone.
Make different areas of mathematics more accessible by listening to speakers that are knowledgeable and passionate about a certain topic.
Provide an opportunity to practice giving research talks in a casual setting.
Strengthen the relationships inside the Stockholm mathematics community, especially among the Master students, but also between the Master students and the PhD students as well as the postdoctoral researchers and lecturers in the Seminar.
Simply drop by, no need to register or hold a talk yourself. The intended audience are the mathematics Master students at Stockholm University and KTH, but really everyone is welcome to join. Knowledge of at least (advanced) Bachelor level mathematics is recommended.
Please click on the button below and fill in our application form, even if you don't know all the details yet, as it will help us plan accordingly. We usually prioritise inviting (current) Master students, but also accept talks by PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, alumni, enthusiastic Bachelor students, etc. Please have a look at our guidelines for talks.
Seminars will resume in January (next semester), schedule TBA
The seminars take place on even week Tuesdays, 16–18 (with academic quarter) at Cramér Room. If you want to hold a talk yourself, please fill out the form above. Since we don't get a notification when someone fills out the form, we recommend you to also message us that you're planning to do a seminar talk, so that we can reply to you faster. For any questions check out our channels or just talk to us in person – we don't (usually) bite :P
Talks usually take around 1-1.5h, but they might take more or less time depending on the topic and speaker. For talks longer than 1h, there will usually be a 5-10min break at the discretion of the speaker.
After the seminars, we usually organise a (board) game evening in Group Room 1. Please feel free to bring your own games!
We usually announce our events about one or two weeks ahead. To keep up with our events and eventual changes in schedule and location, please have a look at our channels.
House 1, Floor 3
(In front of the mathematics department entrance that is next to the Sofya Kovalevskaya exhibition, turn left and walk through the door in the hallway)
House 1, Floor 2
(Next to the atrium in between the rows of lecture rooms)
We are always looking for new members to help us organise the seminars and other small events for the maths Master students. Please let us know if you're interested in joining, either personally, via Discord or email :)