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2015-01-08

Women take up more space in mathematics

The Iranian-American Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to be awarded the Fields medal – the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize."This is a big breakthrough as women have had a hard time claiming their rightful place within the field of mathematics," says Gerd Brandell researcher in Mathematics Education.

2013-11-13 Foreign postdocs:

Smart recruitment instead of stipends

Instead of recruiting as many postdocs as possible, Lund University is trying to recruit them as smartly as possible. This is one of the results of an initiative to introduce stricter regulations on stipend funding.

2013-11-12 FOREIGN POSTDOCS:

Postdocs demand better terms

It began as a survey among Karolinska Institutet’s postdoctoral students, which showed that many postdocs were dissatisfied with their situation. Discussions to improve these terms are in progress.