Simon Smith gave a research seminar talk at the University of Cambridge
On May 14th 2026 Simon Smith gave a talk at the Algebra and Representation theory seminar in the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cambridge. … Continue reading
Mathematics paper by Paula Lins de Araujo and Yuri Santos Rego Wins ‘Top Viewed’ Award from publisher Wiley
Congratulations to Paula Lins de Araujo and Yuri Santos Rego! Their joint paper Twisted conjugacy in soluble arithmetic groups published by Wiley in the journal Mathematische Nachrichten in November 2024 … Continue reading
Paper by Simon Smith and Australia-based mathematician Colin Reid published in one of the top maths journals: Mathematische Annalen
Colin Reid and Simon Smith have spent several years developing a new theory for groups acting on trees they call the theory of local action diagrams. The paper in which … Continue reading
AI solving PhD-level problems in mathematics
An update for the current 21-st edition of “Kourovka Notebook (Unsolved Problems in Group Theory)” is posted. A few new solutions and new references appear, both for problems from the latest section … Continue reading
Evgeny Khukhro visits International Center for Mathematics in Shenzhen
Evgeny Khukhro is visiting the International Center for Mathematics at the Southern University for Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China. He stays at ICM for a month, during which he … Continue reading
Branch Groups and Maximal Subgroups: Seminar by Dr Anitha Thillaisundaram (Lund)
This week, the Charlotte Scott Research Centre for Algebra was delighted to host Professor Anitha Thillaisundaram (Lund University, Sweden) for our Wednesday seminar on 29 April. Her talk, “New examples … Continue reading
Evgeny Khukhro’s invited plenary talk at an international algebraic conference in Ischia
Evgeny Khukhro gave an invited plenary talk at the international conference “Ischia Group Theory 2026”, April 13–17, 2026, Ischia (Italy); see info here. Evgeny’s talk “Non-coprime automorphisms of finite groups” was … Continue reading
Algebra Research Seminar: Talk by Prof Pavel Zalesski (University of Brasília)
Prof Pavel Zalesski (University of Brasília) visited the Charlotte Scott Research Centre for Algebra on the 16 February 2026 and spoke in our Algebra Seminar. Title of the talk: Prosoluble … Continue reading
New 21-st edition of the “Kourovka Notebook (Unsolved Problems in Group Theory)”
“Kourovka Notebook” is a famous collection of open problems in group theory proposed by hundreds of mathematicians from all over the world. It has been published every 2-4 years since … Continue reading
Algebraic conference “Ischia Group Theory 2026”
The international conference “Ischia Group Theory 2026” will take place on 13–17 April 2026 in Ischia (Italy). This biennial conference is one of the major events in the academic calendar … Continue reading
New paper accepted by “Journal of Algebra”
The paper “Local–global generation property of commutators in finite -soluble groups” by Cristina Acciarri, Robert M. Guralnick, Evgeny Khukhro, and Pavel Shumyatsky has been accepted for publication in “Journal of Algebra”. This research is … Continue reading
Visit of Dr. Thillaisundaram to the UK
We are delighted to announce that Dr Thillaisundaram (Lund University) will be visiting the UK in spring 2026, giving talks at: Her research focuses on branch groups and pro-p groups, … Continue reading
Helen Christodoulidi has won a prestigious New Investigator Award from the EPSRC
Centre member Dr Helen Christodoulidi has won a prestigious New Investigator Award from the UKRI funding body the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The grant is for more … Continue reading
New paper accepted by “Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society”
The paper On a problem of B. Hartley about a small centralizer in finite and locally finite groups by Evgeny Khukhro has been accepted for publication in “Bulletin of the … Continue reading
Call for new problems in group theory and September 2025 update of the “Kourovka Notebook”
The preparation of the new 21st edition of the Kourovka Notebook (Unsolved Problems in Group Theory) is underway. New problems can be sent to the editors: Evgeny Khukhro khukhro@yahoo.co.uk and Victor … Continue reading
Simon Smith was an invited speaker at an international conference in Canada on discrete mathematics: CanaDAM 2025
Simon Smith was an invited speaker at CanaDAM 2025 in the Graphs and Groups symposium (CM15) in May 2025. He spoke about Local isomorphisms of infinite permutation groups in a … Continue reading
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