Interaction and dissemination, two key words. Interactions with the economic sphere, which have been strengthened because of the growing needs of companies in modelling, quantitative analysis and simulation. Dissemination of scientific culture to the general public as well as to companies, because mathematicians have a duty to communicate about their work and to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge. This is why the Insmi has developed tools to facilitate interactions between laboratories and economic actors, and to bring together the actors involved in the dissemination of mathematics.
The interaction of mathematics with other disciplines and with the economic world has always been a source of inspiration because of the questions it raises and the new problems it brings, even contributing to the development of new branches of mathematics.
The Insmi supports research into new mathematics at the frontiers of related sciences such as biology, physics, medicine, ecology, computer science and engineering.
This research at the interfaces is developed not only with the various CNRS institutes, but also in close partnership with major institutions such as the Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique (Inria), the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm) and the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Inrae).
Interdisciplinary interaction at the Insmi can take several forms: cross-support and cross-tendering between institutes or within the Mission for Transversal and Interdisciplinary Initiatives (MITI); collaborative programmes with other institutes; cross-assignments of researchers, etc.
Today's major issues, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the management of epidemics, call for conceptual advances in which mathematics has an important role to play. Mathematics can help to meet the scientific challenges of the 21st century by providing theoretical insights and numerical methods through the modelling, analysis and simulation of complex phenomena.
The Mathematics in Interaction research programme (PEPR Maths-Vives) aims to bring mathematics into dialogue with other disciplines in order to innovate for life, the environment and society.
Find out more about Maths-Vives
The iMPT is a scientific interest group (GIS) initiated by the Insmi and the Mathématiques Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes research federation. It promotes and structures interactions between mathematics and the other sciences, focusing on issues related to planet Earth and the interdependence of mankind and its ecosystem. To meet the major challenges of mathematics for planet Earth, the iMPT structures its activities around 3 priorities
Find out more on the iMPT website
The main objectives of the Mission for Interdisciplinary and Cross-disciplinary Initiatives (MITI) are to support interdisciplinary research programmes and cross-disciplinary initiatives within the CNRS, to organise forward-looking symposia and to coordinate cross-disciplinary business and technology networks.
Spreading mathematical culture is a major activity for mathematicians.
Disseminating scientific culture to the general public - whether schoolchildren, students or simply citizens keen to learn more or science enthusiasts - is one of the missions of researchers and teacher-researchers. To help them in this task, the Insmi supports the AuDiMath thematic network , which brings together communication professionals working in mathematics laboratories as well as people involved in the dissemination of mathematics.
AuDiMath networks these people, enabling them to exchange experience and skills, share documentary and video resources and lead national projects such as the Images des maths website and the VideoDiMath project.
Through the Blaise Pascal Foundation, the Insmi supports dissemination activities throughout France.
Images of Mathematics (IdM) is a participatory website for the general public run by a community of mathematicians. Its vocation? To dispel preconceived ideas about contemporary mathematical research and the profession of mathematicians. No scientific publications are published on this site: the articles are educational and adapted to the level of each person, from the neophyte to high school and university graduates. The IdM's posts are open to comments from Internet users. They deal with the historical, cultural or sociological aspects of mathematical research today.
