December has started and the days leading up to Christmas will be filled with insights into young mathematicians' research and motivations. Let's see who is waiting behind door number one of the advent calendar.

Today we open the second door of our calendar. We are happy to present our next master student...

Curious about who is next? Let's open door number 3.

A new day has begun, a new research story awaits… Let's see who is expecting us behind the next door.

The long weekend is calling. But before we finish up our work, let's take a look at who is waiting behind door number 5.

Let's open door number 6, opens an external URL in a new window for some video entertainment (YouTube). It is truly amazing to see just how much mathematics affects our everyday life. 

We have met five master students so far. Let us now take a look at what a master degree programme in Technical Mathematics involves. Door number 7 will lead us to an overview over courses taught by ASC teachers. Let's browse through the content.

Any questions? Door number 8, opens an external URL in a new window will lead you to just the right place.

Oh my, it's back to work again. Who will we meet there today? It's a doctoral student who finished her diploma thesis last year and now started working on her doctoral thesis. Let's take a look behind door number 9 to find out more about her.

Pop quiz: Who know what VSM stands for? 

Let's open door number 10. The next praedoc will tell us the answer and introduce himself and yet another mathematical focus. 

"Who's that knocking?"
Come on in, let's see who'll come out of the next door number 11.

Time flies! We've already made it halfway through our advent calendar. 12 more days to go. Whom will we meet today? Let's open door 12.

Saint Lucy is the bearer of the light in the darkness of winter. Who will be illuminated by her today behind the next door?

We can light the third candle on our advent wreath today, only 10 more days to go before Christmas Eve is here. Time is moving fast, and we are looking forward to the holidays. Could we also light a spark for a career in mathematics? If yes, then go on – open the next door.

Feeling the Monday blues? Time for a peek behind door number 15 before we start (or go back to) work. Our next praedoc might be able to cheer you up.  

Today we meet the last doctoral student who came here via the InterMaths Joint Master Study Programme. Let's open door number 17 and see where his focus lies today.

Let us find out a little more about InterMaths by opening the next door.

"Jingle bells, jingle bells..."

Can you feel the same tingling sensation? It's our growing anticipation. Following master and doctoral students, we will now move on to the next step on our “career ladder” – the postdocs. Whom will we meet behind door number 19?

Only four more days before Christmas Eve! It's hard to believe that we have already made it to door number 20. We are thrilled to present the next research postdoc.

Today is the official beginning of winter, it is the shortest day of the year. But don't worry, even though daylight is very limited today, we can light four candles on our advent wreath and our advent calendar – being digital – comes with background lighting. So let's take a look behind door number 21.

 

 

All who have not already retired for the Christmas holidays will be starting into a rather short week today. Only two more days to go until Christmas Eve, only three more doors left to open.

Let us see who awaits us behind door number 22.

We have reached the last day before Christmas Eve. One postdoc is left to introduce himself. So let's not wait any longer and open door number 23.

We hope you enjoyed this years' advent calendar and learnt more about ASC and the different positions leading up to a research career in mathematics. Only one door left to open and one thing left to say: We wish you a peaceful Christmas Eve!