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Mathematicians are fascinated by the elegance and beauty of the ideas behind mathematical theories. Their personal stories are equally important and interesting as their discoveries.

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Cycling to 57,912 National Monuments in the Netherlands•
October 1 2021, by Nicos Starreveld
In March 2021 the largest roadmap instance of the traveling salesman problem ever was solved. This is a new record for the Travelling Salesman!
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Discussing with two great mathematicians•
September 24 2021, by Nicos Starreveld
Before the summer break we interviewed together with Raf Bocklandt mathematicians David Aldous and László Lovász.
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Clara Stegehuis selected as one of the 'thirty talents under thirty'•
September 10 2021, by Network Pages
Dr. Clara Stegehuis, mathematician at Twente University, has been selected as one of the 'thirty talents under thirty' in Elsevier Weekblad.
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A solution to a long standing conjecture•
August 27 2021, by Nicos Starreveld
Recently a team of mathematicians has published an article announcing a solution to a long standing open problem in graph theory, the Erdős - Faber - Lovász (EFL) conjecture. This conjecture was formulated in 1972 by mathematicians Paul Erdős, Vance Faber and László Lovász.
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Monique Laurent elected as EUROPT fellow 2021•
August 13 2021, by Network Pages
Monique Laurent was recently elected as EUROPT Fellow 2021!
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Human interest

Cycling to 57,912 National Monuments in the Netherlands•

Discussing with two great mathematicians•

Clara Stegehuis selected as one of the 'thirty talents under thirty'•

A solution to a long standing conjecture•

Monique Laurent elected as EUROPT fellow 2021•