Sixteen mathematicians share SEK 35 million in research funding

They represent a wide range of different disciplines, with their work including probability theory, symplectic geometry and representation theory. Including this year’s grants, 168 researchers have received funding since 2014.

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"We will discover things we didn't even know we were looking for"

 

For over hundred years Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has given long term support for basic research in Sweden. For recent years, every year, more than two billion Swedish crowns – for building new knowledge for a brighter future.

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