LMS Elections 2012 Slates
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Press releases issued through the Mathematics Promotion Unit.
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Information on a wide variety of events of interest to mathematicians. As publicised in the LMS Newsletter.
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Website Development
Over the last year the focus has been on developments to the Society’s website which enable members to engage more directly with the site and improve navigation within the site. The list below includes some of the main areas of the site which are currently receiving attention.
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The LMS launched its report Advancing women in mathematics: good practice in UK university departments at the House of Commons on 27th February.
The event was hosted by Andrew Miller MP, Dr Julian Huppert MP and Stephen Metcalfe MP, with guest speaker Margaret Wright of the Courant Institute, New York University and Chair of the International Review of Mathematical Sciences 2010.
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The BBC broadcast a programme on Radio 4 on Sunday 11 March 2013, presented by the distinguished historian Professor Lisa Jardine, about the outstanding achievements of Mary Cartwright, the first female President of the LMS. You can listen to the programme here and an article based on the programme is available on the BBC website
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The LMS has launched an open access journal, on a par with the Bulletin, Journal and Proceedings of the LMS. Read more about the new Transactions of the London Mathematical Society.

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The 2013 Mary Cartwright Lecture was held on 1 March 2013 at De Morgan House.
Professor Margaret Wright (Courant Institute, NYU)
A Mathematical Journey in Non-Derivative Optimization
Professor Jeff Lagarias (University of Michigan)
From abc to xyz
More information on events is available at http://www.lms.ac.uk/events/society-meetings
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The publishing activities of the Society are overseen by the Publications Committee.
Its members are
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We take a look at some of the people who’ve made major contributions in the world of mathematics.
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