The London Mathematical Society

The London Mathematical Society is the major UK learned society for mathematics. The Society's activities include publishing journals and books, providing grants to support mathematics and organising scientific meetings and lectures.

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LMS Travel Grants for Early Career Researchers

The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Travel Grant Scheme for Early Career Researchers. Grants of up to £500 are available to support UK-based Early Career Researchers in mathematics to attend...

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2018 Louis Bachlier Prize - call for nominations

The Louis Bachelier Prize is a biennial prize jointly awarded by the London Mathematical Society (LMS), the Natixis Foundation for Quantitative Research and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI). The winners are...

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Christopher Zeeman Medal 2018: nominations invited

The Councils of the IMA and the LMS are inviting nominations for the 2018 award of the Christopher Zeeman Medal, which is the UK award dedicated to recognising excellence in the communication of mathematics.

The LMS and the IMA wish to...

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Past President elected to prestigious professorship

Past LMS President Professor Dame Frances Kirwan FRS has been elected to the Savilian Professorship at the University of Oxford. Professor Kirwan is the first woman to hold the Professorship since it was founded in 1619.

Throughout her...

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October is Black Mathematician Month

This October marks the 30th instance of Black History Month in the UK. The annual event, which was first celebrated in the USA in 1976, aims to highlight the ongoing struggle for equality and to educate people on the achievements of...

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Somerville to feature on Scottish £10 note

On 4 October 2017 the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will release a new polymer £10 note into circulation, featuring a portrait of Scottish mathematician and astronomer Mary Somerville, and a quote form her publication On the Connexion of the...

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Frames Of Mind

This is a collection of short extracts from the film “Thinking Space”, made by Heidi Morstang for The London Mathematical Society

The film features nine UK-based mathematicians offering insights into their mathematical thinking across a broad range of mathematical research fields. Through explorations of their various thought processes, the film portrays mathematicians who are grappling with advanced mathematical ideas. We are presented with the concepts of imagination, intuition, and wonder, as well as rigorous mathematical deduction. Please note that you are not necessarily expected to follow the mathematics being discussed: these extracts are about the mathematicians themselves, and the way they think.