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PIMS Network Wide Courses

The PIMS Network Wide Courses programs helps share graduate level courses throughout the PIMS network. Applications for new courses are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is May 1st.

PIMS-BIRS-Simons Travel Award

PIMS-BIRS-Simons Travel Award helps provides funding for researchers attending a BIRS 5-day (or longer) program to maximize the impact of their travel by visiting a PIMS site for collaboration.

PIMS Postdoctoral Summit

PIMS postdoctoral research fellows are invited to the 2025 PIMS Postdoctoral Summit at the University of Calgary on April 28th. Connect with peers, share research experiences, and explore career mentorship opportunities.

The PIMS mandate is to promote excellent research and applications of the mathematical sciences, to facilitate the training of highly qualified personnel, to create an equitable, diverse and inclusive community in the mathematical sciences, to enrich public awareness of and education in mathematics and to create partnerships with similar organizations around the world.

Upcoming Events

What is the SRP? The UBC Mathematics Summer Reading Program (SRP) connects small groups of first-year and second-year undergraduates with a graduate student or postdoctoral mentor for to learn some advanced mathematics beyond the undergraduate...

The Spring Time in Mathematical Quantum Physics workshop gathers leading experts and emerging researchers to explore analytical and topological aspects of many-body quantum mechanics. Discussions will cover topics such as the effective macroscopic...

The Pacific Northwest Geometry Seminar is sponsored by the following participating institutions: Lewis and Clark College, Oregon State University, Pacific University, Portland State University, Seattle University, University of British Columbia...

Science Rendezvous is a FREE festival that takes science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) research and innovation out of the lab and onto the street. Departments and units from the Faculty of Science at UBC will be participating at...

Led by our Education Coordinator, Jane Butterfield, and a team of enthusiastic volunteers, we'll be offering visitors a fun and interactive glimpse into the Math Mania program we normally bring to local elementary schools. Join us and experience the...

The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...

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Important Dates

May 5, 2025

PIMS Network Wide Courses - New Courses Deadline

May 24, 2025

PIMS Co-Director, Careers - Application Deadline

PIMS Acknowledges

Collaborative Research Groups (CRG)

CRGs are one of PIMS flagship programs, building world class research networks.

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PIMS Postdocs

Between 1997-2024 we have supported over 400 postdoctoral positions

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Syzygy Users

Syzygy is a JupyterHub service created by PIMS

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Scientific Events

From 1996-2024 PIMS has supported over 4500 scientific events

Latest News & Updates

Applications are invited for the position of Co-Director, Careers at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) for a term of up to five years. The start date is negotiable, but must...

Darja Barr, a senior mathematics instructor at the University of Manitoba, has been awarded the 2025 PIMS Education Prize for her outstanding contributions to math education. The PIMS Education Prize...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) would like to inform its community and partners that Dr. Kristine Bauer has decided not to seek renewal of her role as Co-Director, Industry...

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PIMS Connection

Emergent Research Seminar