Women in Mathematics Day 2026
The International Women in Mathematics Day is celebrated annually on 12 May , to honour the achievements and contributions of women in mathematics.
More details about The May 12 Initiative can be found here.
It takes place on this day to mark the birthdate of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician and a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University who was the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal.
The Women in Mathematics Day Ireland is a one-day conference coordinated by the Irish Commitee for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Inclusion in Mathematics, a sub-committee of the Irish Mathematical Society.
This year, the Women in Mathematics Day will be hosted by the School of Mathematics and Statistics at TU Dublin. It will take place on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at the Grangegorman campus (exact venue TBA).
The previous two meetings were as follows:
- The 2025 event was held at University of Galway on Monday 12th May 2025.
- The 2024 event was held at the University of Limerick on Friday 10th May 2024.
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Registration for this event is free. Please fill out this form.
The Women in Mathematics Day 2026 will be held on the Grangegorman campus, TU Dublin. Information on the location of this campus, travel and transport links can be found here.
Women in Mathematics Day 2026 is being organised by: Dana Mackey (chair), John Butler, Laura Cooke, Lida Fallah, Chris Hills, Mercedes Jordan-Santana, Blathnaid Sheridan, Gurpreet Singh and Milena Venkova.
For further information, please contact Dana Mackey (dana.mackey@tudublin.ie).