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YaMCATS is a category theory research network between the universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. The network is partially funded by the London Mathematical Society.

Its scope is to provide an opportunity for discussions and collaborations within the category theory community in the UK and beyond, as well as to promote Category Theory across disciplines.

Future meetings planned:

• Meeting 37: 23 April 2025 (University of Sheffield). Register by using this link.
  Please complete the registration by 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 18th April 2025.
  Speakers
  • Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh (University College London).
  • Michael Ching (Amherst College, USA)
  • Jonathan Sterling (Cambridge).
• Meeting 38: 23 June 2025 (University of Manchester)
  Speakers
  • Daniel Gratzer Aarhus University.
  • David Jaz Myers Topos Institute (Oxford).
  • Emily Riehl Johns Hopkins University. This is also an LMS Hardy Lecture.

Recent meetings:

• Meeting 34: 16th  April 2024 (University of Sheffield)
• Meeting 35: 20th June 2024 (University of Manchester).
  Meeting # 35 of YaMCATS was a satellite meeting of the: 75th British Mathematical Colloquium, University of Manchester 17th June to 20th June 2024.
• Meeting 36: 24th January 2025 (University of Leeds).
• Earlier meetings

• Nicola Gambino (University of Manchester)
• João Faria Martins (University of Leeds)
• Markus Szymik (University of Sheffield)

Website currently maintained by João Faria Martins (University of Leeds), and previously by Federico Olimpieri (University of Leeds)