A University Research Centre and the research arm of the Discipline of Pure Mathematics in the School of Mathematical Sciences, the Institute for Geometry and its Applications (IGA) was founded on the 7th of November 1996, in recognition of the strong group of researchers in geometry and its applications at Adelaide, with its inaugural director being Professor Michael Eastwood (Adelaide). The IGA organises symposia, workshops, instructional schools and regular seminars. The IGA also provides collaborative opportunities to promote research in geometry. The IGA staff are currently researching in a wide range of subjects in the area of geometry including differential, finite, complex, non-commutative and algebraic geometry together with geometric topics in mathematical physics including quantum theory, topological phases of matter, string theory; geometric analysis; index theory; K-theory; moduli spaces; category theory; information security and representation theory. The IGA has recently been recognized as being one of the University's Research Expertise and Strengths in the fundamental disciplines.

In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) nationwide rankings, Pure Mathematics at Adelaide received an outstanding score of 5 (out of 5), rating it well above world standard as well as (joint) top ranking in the nation. For the ERA rankings within the university, see here

2009: IGA special events
2010: IGA Special Year in Geometry and its Applications
2011: IGA special events
2012: IGA special events
2013: IGA special events
2015: IGA Special Year in Geometry and Physics
2016: IGA special events

Upcoming and recent IGA Events

2^nd Australia-Japan conference on Geometry, Analysis and their Applications, Kyoto University, Japan, January 30-February 3, 2017.
IGA/AMSI Workshop, String Geometries and Dualities, September 11-15, 2017.
IGA Lecturer, Jorgen Ellegaard Andersen (Aarhus University) will be giving a lecture-series on Character Varieties in October 2017.
IGA/AMSI Workshop, Gauge theory and higher geometry, Michael Murray's 60th birthday conference, November 27 - December 1st, 2017.
IGA Lecturer, Frances Kirwan (Oxford University) will be giving a lecture-series, December 4-8, 2017.
IGA/AMSI Workshop, Australia-China conference in noncommutative geometry and related areas , 18-22 December, 2017.