Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences - PIMS

Call for Proposals: January 2021 Network-wide Graduate Courses

There is a change in procedure for seminar funding in the 2020-2021 funding cycle.  more››

The Scientific Review Panel is now accepting submissions for funding proposals.  more››

It has been an honour to serve as Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). After some consideration, I have chosen to not seek a renewal of my term. A process to select the next PIMS Director is now underway.  more››

New site directors at PIMS  more››

PIMS is pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Education Prize is Dr. Fok-Shuen Leung! Dr. Leung is a tenured Senior Instructor in the Department of Mathematics at UBC Vancouver and the recipient of a 2012 Killam Teaching Prize in the Faculty of Science. Dr. Leung’s ability to connect with students, organize, and innovate, are amplified in his role as Academic Director, First Year Experience.  more››

COVID-19 Collaborations  more››

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to award two 2020 Collaborative Research Group Awards to Novel Techniques in Low Dimension: Floer Homology, representation theory and algebraic topology and quanTA: Centre for Quantum Topology and Its Applications.  more››

Call for proposals for PIMS Network-wide Graduate Courses  more››

PIMS is pleased to offer a new program, in partnership with Mitacs and leveraging Mitacs Globalink, to support visits by students from Mitacs partner countries to carry out research at PIMS member universities.  This award provides $6000 (CAD) for senior undergraduate and graduate students from these countries to conduct 12-24 week research projects at PIMS member universities. This program is offered under the umbrella of PIMS-Mitacs, CNRS Unité Mixte Internationale #3069. Applications are accepted any time, awarded competitively, and subject to available funding. 

2020 PIMS Education Prize: Nominations Open.  more››

Liam Watson is the 2019 PIMS- UBC Mathematical Sciences Young Faculty Award Winner.

PIMS is in the process of renewing its current website, and invites interested parties to submit an RFQ.  more››

The 2020 CRM-PIMS Fields Prize is awarded to Prof. Catherine Sulem of the University of Toronto.  more››

Applications are now open for the Semaine d'Étude Maths-Entreprises / Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW), from January 27 - 31, 2020 at the Université d'Orléans.  more››

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences in partnership with Cybera, is pleased to announce that Callysto Canada has received new funding from the federal government’s CanCode program.  more››

It is with profound sadness that we learned about the recent passing of Professor William (Bill) Aiello.  more››

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites applications for support of activities in the mathematical sciences to occur after April 1, 2020.   more››

Call for nominations for the PIMS-UBC Mathematical Sciences Young Faculty Award. Nominations must be received by October 31st.   more››

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, awarded in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences.  more››