News & Updates

Congratulations to UBC mathematician and longtime member of the PIMS community Joshua Zahl, who, together with Pablo Shmerkin, Tuomas Orponen and Hong Wang, has received a 2026 Clay Research Award for...

Congratulations to UBC mathematician Pablo Shmerkin, who, together with Joshua Zahl, Tuomas Orponen and Hong Wang, has received a 2026 Clay Research Award for work resolving two major problems in...

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites applications to its Research Catalyst program, a targeted funding opportunity designed to support the formation and maintenance of...

The Banff International Research Station (BIRS), the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), and the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) invite proposals to organize...

How a distributed institute became one of Canada's most influential mathematical research networks. Thirty years ago, mathematicians across Western Canada set out to address a broad challenge facing...

We are thrilled to announce that PIMS is designating 2026–2027 as the PIMS Thematic Year on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. Recognizing the foundational role that mathematics plays in AI...

For 30 years, PIMS has supported mathematical research and collaborations that help address complex challenges. Mathematics underpins advances in artificial intelligence, climate and weather...

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to celebrate the successful completion of Math to Power Industry (M2PI) 2026, a three-week program that connects industry, government...

Origin Story In the mid-1990s, mathematician Nassif Ghoussoub saw an opportunity to transform the mathematical sciences in Western Canada. At the time, there were excellent researchers working at...

PIMS is excited to host the 2028 Séminaire de Mathématiques Supérieures (SMS) in Vancouver, and the SMS steering board is now accepting letters of intent from prospective organizing teams. The SMS is...

The 2026 Elementary Mathematics Competition (ELMACON) took place on Saturday, May 2, 2026, welcoming more than 350 students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 to the University of British Columbia for one of...

We were pleased to host senior leadership from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). A key highlight was the signing of a Letter of Intent between CNRS and the University of British...