About the Lectureship:
The LMS Hardy Lectureship is named after G.H. Hardy, former President of the Society and De Morgan Medallist. Originally awarded to a distinguished overseas mathematician in odd-numbered years.
The LMS Hardy Lecturer visits the UK for a period of about two weeks, and gives the Hardy Lecture at a Society meeting, normally held in London in July. The LMS Hardy Lecturer also gives at least six other lectures, on different topics, at other venues in the UK; the schedule is decided by the LMS Society, Lectures and Meetings Committee in consultation with the LMS Hardy Lecturer, and is designed to allow as many UK mathematicians as possible to benefit from the LMS Hardy Lecturer's presence in the UK.
The 2025 Hardy Lecturer is Emily Riehl. Professor Riehl has established herself as a leading expert in higher category theory and has also developed an interest in connections with computer science such as homotopy type theory. She is an accomplished and enthusiastic expositor of mathematics at a variety of levels aimed at mathematicians as well as popular writing with articles in Scientific American and New Scientist. She also plays a leading role in broader engagement of mathematicians and other scientists from marginalized and discriminated against groups.
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Programme:
The Institute of Mathematics, University of Aberdeen is excited to be hosting Professor Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University) during her UK tour as the named LMS Hardy Lecturer 2025. The day will begin with a Scottish Topology Seminar meeting that will be followed by the lecture given by Emily Riehl. There will be a joint dinner after this lecture, to produce the following schedule for the day.
| 12:30-13:20 | LUNCH | Common Room, Institute of Mathematics, Fraser Noble Building |
| 13:20-14:20 | Simona Paoli (Aberdeen) | Room FN156, Fraser Noble Building |
| 14:40-15:40 | Emily Roff (Edinburgh) | Room FN156, Fraser Noble Building |
| 16:00-17:15 | Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University) | Lecture Theatre 2, Fraser Noble Building |
| 17:15-18:00 | RECEPTION | Common Room, Institute of Mathematics, Fraser Noble Building |
| 18:30 | DINNER | Location TBC |
Title and abstacts:
Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins University)
Elements of ∞-Category Theory
An ∞-category is an infinite-dimensional weak analogue of an ordinary strict 1-category, intended to capture examples of category-like structure in settings where objects have well-defined "mapping spaces," though perhaps only up to weak homotopy equivalence. We explain how ideas from formal category theory can be used to extend ordinary 1-category theory to ∞-category theory. Most of our definitions and proof techniques are 2-categorical, deployed in a the 2-category of ∞-categories, ∞-functors, and ∞-natural transformations, which is a defined as a quotient of an infinite-dimensional category called an ∞-cosmos where ∞-categories most naturally live. This is joint work with Dominic Verity.
Please note that speakers and timings are subject to change.
Accessibility:
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Registration:
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If you have questions about this event, please contact Alexey Sevastyanov (a.sevastyanov@abdn.ac.uk)
Support with travel costs is available for early career researchers and research students. Contact r.hepworth-young@abdn.ac.uk for further information.
The dinner will take place close to the railway station. Dinner for non-speakers will be partially, but not fully, subsidised.
If you plan to attend the dinner, please email r.hepworth-young@abdn.ac.uk by Tuesday 17 June.
Our thanks to the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust for their financial support.
Travel/Caring Grants to attend the Hardy Lectures:
Travel/Caring grants of up to £50 to support attending the Hardy Lectures, which are at universities on the Hardy Lecture Tour, were available to mathematicians who are based at neighbouring universities to those universities and would require financial support.
For future Hardy Lecture Tours, if you require support, please complete the application form as soon as you can and at least 3 working days before the Hardy Lecture you wish to attend. Please note that there are limited funds available and so grants may be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any queries, please email lmsmeetings@lms.ac.uk