Other insights with AI Artificial intelligence has created unexpected opportunities and new trains of thought in many fields of research. Physicist Daniel Midtvedt and statistician Rebecka Jörnsten are two… Read more
Researching what few understand The idea that mathematics gets easier the more you do it is a fallacy, according to Elizabeth Wulcan. Being a mathematician is in fact more… Read more
5 questions to… 5 questions to ...Henny Fosnes, who will have completed her studies to become a high school teacher in physics and mathematics by the summer Read more
The mathematician who doesn’t like mental arithmetic There are fundamental questions in physics that remain unanswered. Jakob Björnberg, who hated maths at school, is now working on trying to solve the mathematics… Read more
Full focus on research A sabbatical in Germany gave Håkan Andréasson the opportunity to delve deeper into Einstein’s highly complex equations. By the time he returned to Gothenburg, he… Read more
Latest Book Tips A major aspect of a researcher’s work involves publishing the results of scientific work. Some researchers work to document the knowledge needed for the restoration… Read more
Basic research at the centre It’s often said that without curiosity-driven basic research, we wouldn’t have a Nobel Prize. Among those committed to basic research are researchers in the centre… Read more
Doctoral student life will have to wait The plan to study for a doctor’s degree will be dealt with in the future. Mathematician Per Sjögren chose instead to begin working in business.… Read more
Perspectives on mathematics It’s not enough to be good at calculation to successfully complete the master's programme in the mathematical sciences. Since 2013, parts of the programme have… Read more
Found right place in Gothenburg He wanted to do something more practical with his theoretical knowledge of mathematics. ‘At the University of Gothenburg I found a master’s course with a… Read more
WITH A FOCUS ON BIG DATA As a biostatistician, she works in an environment of constant and rapid change. New Research Award winner Rebecka Jörnsten sees challenges with our new big… Read more
Digital instruction provides educational gains Blended learning has long been used in countries like Canada, Australia and the United States. Now this teaching method is also being used to a… Read more
Searching the past for future answers Mathematics researcher Johanna Pejlare wants to understand why Swedish school pupils’ test result curves in algebra are trending downwards. To assist her, she has 300-year-old… Read more
What is a Post doc? ”Postdoctoral position: a temporary research position, often abroad, intended to give a person the possibility to professionally conduct research, after the completion of their doctoral… Read more
High quality programmes in Biology and Mathematics The Bachelor’s programme in Biology and the Master’s programmes in Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Gothenburg are of very high quality, according… Read more
A Tool for Analysing Children’s Mathematical Competencies Math curricula are increasingly focusing on mathematical competencies, whereas instructions on how to develop these competencies are largely missing. In her recently presented doctoral thesis,… Read more
Become good at games with the help of mathematics When hockey audiences see the hockey player Nicklas Lidström making a decision on the ice, they see one of the world's best players doing what… Read more
