Some math institutes offer programs in which a small number of researchers are enabled to meet at the institute for a week or more. A list seemed as if it could be useful.
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As far as I know, the "Research in Pairs" program appeared first and still exists in the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. See http://www.mfo.de/
As for the list of such possibilities, one can look through the list of all institutes of this kind: http://www.math.psu.edu/MathLists/institutes.php
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$\begingroup$ Another list of institutes is at fields.utoronto.ca/aboutus/IMSI.html (copied from an answer to a different question on MathOverflow by Brian Borchers); some institutes appear on one list, some on the other, some on both, and some on neither. I expect the list of institutes that I am looking for is quite a bit shorter. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 23, 2011 at 9:29
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$\begingroup$ Oberwolfach recommends applying about six months in advance; a visit can run from two weeks to three months. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 15, 2011 at 18:35
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$\begingroup$ The psu link no longer seems to work. Do you know of an updated link? $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 13, 2017 at 6:48
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BIRS in Banff, Alberta, Canada, offers "research in teams" (2-4 people, 1-2 weeks) and "focussed research groups" (up to eight researchers, 1-2 weeks).
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$\begingroup$ According to their website, the "preferred" time to apply (for research in pairs in 2013) is September 30, 2011. However, applications are accepted until four months prior to the desired time. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 17, 2011 at 14:35
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In France:
a. Institut Henri Poincaré (Paris)
'Research in Paris' (yes, Paris not pairs)
http://www.ihp.fr/en (under "Activities" one will find "Research in Paris")
b. CIRM (Marseille/Luminy)
'Recherche en binôme' / Research in pairs
http://www.cirm-math.com/ (under "Scientific" one will find "research in pairs")
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2$\begingroup$ I've also had occasion in the past to play with "Paris --> Pairs" :-) $\endgroup$– SuvritCommented May 19, 2013 at 6:21
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$\begingroup$ Is 'Recherche en binôme' really 'research in binomial'? $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 7, 2015 at 14:08
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$\begingroup$ @FanZheng in French "binôme" is used in the mathematical sense, but also generally for designating a group of two. I suppose the double-meaning is what made them chose that word. $\endgroup$– user9072Commented Oct 7, 2015 at 14:25
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The Hausdorff Institute in Bonn (http://www.hausdorff-research-institute.uni-bonn.de/index) offer research in small groups of size at least 3.
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The American Institute of Mathematics in San Jose has a nice program for collaborations:
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$\begingroup$ Dead link, and San Jose is no longer the place :) $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 16:11
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This is a little bit off the beaten path, and definitely not for all personalities, but the high school summer program Canada/USA Mathcamp has a Research in Pairs program (details here) for which we're happy to receive unsolicited applications. In brief: collaborators visit the program, teach 1 hr/day (on whatever they'd like) to very very bright high school students, and spend the rest of their time on their research program.
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As of today, an additional option exists at EPFL:
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$\begingroup$ This one is no longer around, right? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 16:09
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RIMS Kyoto says (in Japanese) they host at least two for 1-2 weeks collaboration http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-01.html
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This program is fairly new, but I can say from experience that it's a beautiful facility and great working environment.
Collaborate@ICERM
https://icerm.brown.edu/collaborate/
Collaborate@ICERM offers teams of 3-6 researchers the opportunity to spend five days at the institute during the summer (May-August) or in the month of January. The team research project should have a computational or experimental component.
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There is also a Research in Pairs program at the ICMAT, in Madrid. From the institute page,
Research in pairs Programme aims at small groups of 2-4 researchers from different places working together on a specific project for a short period of time.
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1$\begingroup$ The site is dead; is the program still around? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 16:10
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$\begingroup$ It was around seven years ago, but it is gone now. There are some other opportunities to visit ICMAT, but you can fish them around in their page. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 8, 2023 at 9:26
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The Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa usually has a program of research in pairs: http://crm.sns.it/visit/pairs.html
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The Mittag-Leffler institute near Stockholm has another RIP (this time it stands for "Research in peace") programme.
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$\begingroup$ Is this still around? I find nothing about it on their website. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 16:14
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The International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) in Edinburgh (Scotland) offers Research in Groups. This institute is associated to the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University.
There’s more information on the linked page, but the gist of it is this:
- 2-4 researchers wishing to organise a short, intensive period of research in Edinburgh
- at least one researcher must be based in the UK
- not all researchers should be from the same university, with a maximum of two researchers from any one university
There are three deadlines for submitting a Research-in-Groups proposal each year: 30 April, 30 August and 30 December.
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The Erwin Schrodinger Institute in Vienna has a research in teams program: https://www.esi.ac.at/activities/research-in-teams-short
Unlike some other programs, this supports visits of 1 - 4 months.
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1$\begingroup$ More up-to-date link (although not exactly full of information): esi.ac.at/events/research-in-teams/info $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 5, 2023 at 16:11
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The CIRM in Trento (Italy) has a Research in pairs program (for 2-3 people, 1-6 weeks):