The distinguished mathematician Alain Connes, member of the Scientific Council of the Grothendieck Institute and co-author of the preface to the recent volume “Les Années cachées” – which collects Alexander Grothendieck’s unpublished correspondence with Christian Escriva – has been the guest on the radio programme La Conversation scientifique, hosted by Étienne Klein on France Culture.
Donation by Prof. Zalamea
Prof. Fernando Zalamea, Professor of Mathematics at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and former Coordinator of the Centre for Grothendieckian Studies (CSG), has recently made a precious gift to the Grothendieck Institute on the occasion of a recent visit to the Institute’s headquarters in Mondovì
On 16 June 2025, La Poste honoured Alexander Grothendieck by issuing a postage stamp.
Prof. Caramello, President of the Institute, had the honour of contributing to the creation of the stamp.
Alexis de Tournemire, a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, began a research internship in topos theory at the Centre for Topos Theory and its Applications (CTTA) in May 2025 under the supervision of Prof. Caramello.
Dennis Gaitsgory awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
Ryuya Hora, doctoral scholar of the University of Tokyo working in topos theory and its applications, in particular to automata theory, has recently been appointed Research Associate of the Centre for Topos Theory and its Applications (CTTA).
The President of the Grothendieck Institute, Prof. Olivia Caramello, gave a talk for the general public in October 2024 at the Mairie de Clichy (France),
Olivia Caramello, President of the Grothendieck Institute, has received from Dominique Lepetz, Alexander Grothendieck’s last student at the University of Montpellier, through the intermediary of
The President of the Grothendieck Institute, Prof. Olivia Caramello, has been awarded a research chair “Jean D’Alembert” of the Université Paris-Saclay, which she will spend
Phil Hoad has written a long, poignant article about Alexander Grothendieck for The Guardian. The piece mainly focuses on the last part of Grothendieck’s life and
