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The new film Pressure shows how, in 1944, meteorologists had to decide under enormous pressure whether D-Day could go ahead or had to be postponed. Science historian David Baneke researches the history of weather forecasting, and he understands the dilemma faced by the scientists in the film.

Mathematician Peter Koymans has received a 1.5 million euro Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

"I hope people from other fields will increasingly come to me to chat about what role randomness plays in their discipline", says Wioletta Ruszel.

“It’s an honour,” says Crainic. “Also because this is the first time that the prize is awarded.”

During his valedictory lecture, Moerdijk offered a glimpse into the mathematics that has occupied him over the past decades. In recent years, his work has focused on topology, an abstract branch of geometry concerned with understanding and characterising shapes and structures.

Project leader and assistant professor Vincent Jonker: “Doing it yourself is key. After all, you gain the most insight when you discover something yourself.”