04 Jul 2023

As close as possible to solving Hilbert's tenth problem

David Hilbert posed the question whether or not it would be possible to develop an algorithm that was able to find out whether polynomial equations in several variables with integer coefficients also have integer solutions. This question…

13 Jan 2023

Excessive bed occupancy in hospitals leads to rising mortality

Researchers have long suspected a link between bed occupancy and mortality in hospitals. Now, a study by the University of Basel has provided the missing data, revealing that smaller hospitals reach their capacity limit much earlier.

22 Nov 2022

Job Advertisement PhD and PostDoc Positions in Mathematical Fluid Dynamics

Please see the job posting for details. Applications are welcome and must be submitted via email to gianluca.crippa@unibas.ch. The review of the applications will start in January 2023 and will continue until the positions are filled.

21 Oct 2022

“GPS, e-banking and more – Euler’s mathematics is modern”

For more than a century, the Euler Committee of the Swiss Academy of Sciences has been publishing the works and correspondence of the mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). The publication of the final printed volume at the end of…