The Society's Charter, Statutes, and By-Laws are currently under review, and draft proposals for amendments have been sent to Members for their comments.
Comments can be made either on the consultation blog which has been set up for the purpose, or by email direct to charter@lms.ac.uk.
The mathematical sciences community welcomes this report, which clearly demonstrates the importance of mathematics and its impact across an exceptionally wide range of disciplines, technologies and industries.
Professor Sir John Ball FRS (University of Oxford) past-President (1996-1998) of the London Mathematical Society has received the 2018 King Faisal International Prize (Science). The Society extends its congratulations to Sir John on receiving this award. The Prize is awarded by the King Faisal Foundation and the Science subcategories cover a range of disciplines, alternating between physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, with the Prize for Science first awarded in 1984.
On Wednesday 4 June, Professor Robin Wilson gave the annual London Mathematical Society/Gresham College Lecture, ‘Sum Stories: Equations and their Origins’, at Gresham College in London. The lecture was well attended, selling out in person. It explored questions such as ‘How long is the coastline of Britain?’ and ‘What is a rhombicuboctahedron?’. These and other intriguing questions were addressed as the lecture covered renowned mathematical equations and their history, spanning 4,000 years from early geometry to fractal art.
A recent Westminster Hall debate, chaired by Martin Vickers MP, saw Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire, Liberal Democrat) lead a discussion on the significant contribution of mathematics to the UK. The debate underscored the premise that a thriving mathematics ecosystem is fundamental to the Government's growth ambitions.