LMS Standing Orders Review
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.
Knowledge Exchange Review Published
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.
2018 King Faisal International Prize
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.
LMS Elections 2012 Slates
2024 LMS Election Results
The results of the 2024 LMS Elections to Council and Nominating Committee were announced at the Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2024.
The President, Professor Jens Marklof FRS, was elected for a term of two years in November 2022, taking office as President in November 2023.
Officers of Council
Hirst Prize and Lectureship 2025: call for nominations
Deadline: 31 January 2025, 23:59 (GMT)
Nominations are invited for the Hirst Prize and Lectureship in 2025. Jointly awarded by the LMS and the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), the Hirst Prize recognizes contributions to the study of the history of mathematics. The prize is awarded for original and innovative work in the history of mathematics, which may be in any medium.
Mathematical sciences contribute £495 billion a year to the UK economy
A new report by the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci), released on 22 October, shows that the mathematical sciences contributed an extraordinary £495 billion a year to the UK economy in 2023.