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The 6th issue of Transitions, the new Annales des Ponts et Chaussées, will be published by Presses des Ponts on 22 October! " Déplacements sous tension : quels futurs pour les mobilités du quotidien" (Mobility under pressure: what does the future hold for everyday travel?) is edited by Virginie Boutueil (LVMT) and Frédéric Meunier (CERMICS), and illustrated by Claire Martha. The issues of climate change, social justice and changing lifestyles pose...

How can mathematics be used to determine the composition of a star, manage flight delays or solve puzzles? On 15 October 2026, around forty schoolgirls explored these questions at École nationale des ponts et chaussées, as part of the ‘Mathematics in Action’ day. Coming from the Bachelard High School in Chelles and the Delacroix High School in Drancy, these pupils were able to discover the diversity of mathematics and its applications, take part in...

The collaborative research project “Singularities and Geometric COntrol in Partial Differential Equations” (SCOPE) has been selected by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of its 2026 General Call for Proposals within the Mathematics and its Interactions evaluation committee. At the intersection of fundamental and applied mathematics, SCOPE brings together researchers to work on key themes in geometric analysis and control theory. Pierre...