The Fields Institute, University of Toronto, Mathematics

The Fields Institute

The Fields Institute is in Waterloo, and is a research centre for all branches of mathematics. The IMU (the International Mathematical Union) however, is responsible for the awards called the Fields Medals (and prize) for mathematicians under 40 years old whose work is the judged the best in the world. About four such medals are presented every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians. The medal is equal in prestige (but not in monetary value) to the Nobel Prizes. Thanks are due to Matheus Grasselli for correcting the original article.

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