XX International Young Researchers Workshop on Geometry, Dynamics and Field Theory

Location

The workshop will take place at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The workshop will take place in lecture room SCH001 in the Schofield Building. Click here to view the campus map.

Registration

Fill out this form to register.

Deadline: 28 February 2026.

Abstract submission

You can propose a short contributed talk or a poster by filling out this form.

Deadline: 31 December 2025 for talks — 28 February 2026 for posters.

Mini-courses

• Martin de Borbon (Loughborough University)
  Introduction to Kähler Geometry
• Verónica Errasti Díez (CUNEF Universidad)
  Open problems in mechanics and field theory inspired by theoretical physics
• Sofya Maslovskaya (Paderborn University)
  Inverse optimal control

Schedule and programme

The workshop will take place March 25-27, 2026, starting on Wednesday morning and finishing around midday on Friday.

Click here for a tentative schedule. This file will be kept updated with titles and abstracts as they become available.

Travel Information

General travel information can be found on the Loughborough University website. In short:

• Rail - From Loughborough railway station you can get to campus using the "Sprint" bus (ca 15 minutes), a taxi, or on foot (ca 40 minutes). Note that UK train tickets are usually cheaper if you buy them in advance.
• Car - Click here for details of car parking arrangements.
• Air - The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA). From EMA, the "Skylink" bus service towards Leicester will take you to Loughborough town centre.
  From London Luton Airport (LTN) it takes just over 1h30 by train to get to Loughborough.
  We encourage you to avoid domestic air travel - Loughborough is well connected by train.

International participants, be aware that the UK requires visitors to obtain an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).

Accommodation

Accommodation options on or near campus are

• Link Hotel (30-minute walk)
• Burleigh Court Hotel (15-minute walk)
• Elite Athlete Hotel (10-minute walk)

Accommodation options in Loughborough town centre (30-minute walk) include the Loughborough Premier Inn, the Travelodge Loughborough Central, and many smaller venues that you can find on the usual booking sites.

You will have to make your own accommodation booking (unless you are receiving travel support from us). Please be wary of accommodation scams. Genuine information about the event will be communicated by the organisers from an @lboro email address.

Accessibility

Visit AccessAble for more information about the accessibility of the Schofield Building at Loughborough University. Please contact the organisers if you have any questions or concerns.

Support for attendees

We can offer travel and accommodation support to a limited number of UK-based PhD students. It is expected that those receiving travel support will present either a talk or a poster.

To apply for support, fill out this form by 31 December 2025. Please do not make any travel arrangements until the outcome of your application has been communicated to you.

The LMS believes that all parents working in mathematics should be able to attend conferences/research meetings without being hindered by childcare costs and thereby administers a Childcare Supplementary Grant Scheme.

Organizing committee:

• Mats Vermeeren (Loughborough University, UK)
• Anup Anand Singh (Loughborough University, UK)
• Davide Vallenzasca (Loughborough University, UK)

You can contact us at yrw-gdft@mailbox.org.

Scientific committee:

• Xavier Rivas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
• Juan Margalef (University of Montréal, Canada)
• María Amelia Salazar (Universidad EAFIT, Colombia)
• Soledad Arona (Escola de Matemática Aplicada, Brazil)
• Tobias Diez (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
• Ramiro Lafuente (The University of Queensland, Australia)
• Rodrigo T. Sato Martín de Almagro (Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany)
• Maria Teresa Chiri (Queen's University, Canada)

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Supported by

This event is supported by a Small Grant from the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (funded by the UKRI/EPSRC Additional Funding Programme for Mathematical Sciences) and a Scheme 1 Grant from the London Mathematical Society.