Written by Rosie Evans
We continue our Mathematician of the Month series, this month celebrating Anna Lisa Varri! Read the post below to hear about Anna Lisa’s achievements. Please share with your friends and colleagues.
More details about the Flora Phillip Fellowship can be found here: https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/school-of-mathematics/about-us/flora-philip-fellowship
Other useful links:
- Flora Philip: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Philip
- Gallery: https://higgs.ph.ed.ac.uk/outreach/international-womens-day-2021/
Picture Credits:
- Picture 1: Anna Lisa in Tokyo, Japan. Photo credits: L. Gandini
- Picture 2: Anna Lisa with a portrait of Flora Philip, in the newly installed gallery “Edinburgh’s First Women Mathematicians and Physicists”. Photo credits: I. Foidl
- Picture 3: Portrait of Anna Lisa in her office at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, as part of the exhibit ‘Physics x Art’. Art credits: R. Collins.
Graphics made using Canva.
Mathematician of the month is an initiative to celebrate the achievements of women and non-binary researchers at all career stages. If you know someone who you think should be celebrated for their recent achievements or research, get in touch with us or fill out this form to nominate them as our next Mathematician of the Month!




