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net positive future.</p><dl class="metadata-list"><dt class="" ><i class="far fa-calendar-alt" aria-hidden="true" title="Date"></i><span class="sr-only">Date</span></dt><dd class="" >Monday 18 November 2024</dd></dl></div></article><article id="d.en.77459" class="article-list"><div class="article-list__image"><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/news/title-234271-en.php" aria-label="St Andrews mathematician awarded group theory prize" tabindex="-1"><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="/assets/university/schools/school-of-mathematics-and-statistics/images/news-images/ScottHarper.jpg" alt="Photo of Scott Harper"></a></div><div class="article-list__snippet"><h3 class="article-list__heading"><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/news/title-234271-en.php">St Andrews mathematician awarded group theory prize</a></h3> <p class="article-list__description article-list__description--show-always">Scott Harper, a postdoctoral fellow in the School has been awarded the prestigious Reinhold Baer Prize 2024 for a young researcher working in group theory</p><dl class="metadata-list"><dt class="" ><i class="far fa-calendar-alt" aria-hidden="true" title="Date"></i><span class="sr-only">Date</span></dt><dd class="" >Friday 18 October 2024</dd></dl></div></article><article id="d.en.77460" class="article-list"><div class="article-list__image"><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/news/title-230393-en.php" aria-label="Two St Andrews Mathematicians Awarded Prestigious Personal Fellowships" tabindex="-1"><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="/assets/university/schools/school-of-mathematics-and-statistics/images/news-images/DaphneJon.jpg" alt="Picture of Jonathan Fraser on the left, and Daphne Lemasquerier on the right"></a></div><div class="article-list__snippet"><h3 class="article-list__heading"><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/news/title-230393-en.php">Two St Andrews Mathematicians Awarded Prestigious Personal Fellowships</a></h3> <p class="article-list__description article-list__description--show-always">Daphné Lemasquerier and Jonathan Fraser have each been awarded a prestigious personal fellowship to enable them to concentrate on their research and develop their research teams.</p><dl class="metadata-list"><dt class="" ><i class="far fa-calendar-alt" aria-hidden="true" title="Date"></i><span class="sr-only">Date</span></dt><dd class="" >Thursday 29 August 2024</dd></dl></div></article></div></div><div class="col-sm-4"></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="affiliation-banner" style="background-color:#fff;""> <div class="container" id="d.en.112894"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 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