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.
The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology has launched a campaign to recruit 3 new members to the Council. The campaign is open for applications until Monday 20th June.
Via the Protect Pure Maths Campaign, LMS President Ulrike Tillmann will be speaking at the Science and Technology Select Committee oral evidence session on Diversity in STEM today at 11am. She will address the chronic underrepresentation of women at every level of mathematics education, and talk about the challenges in tackling misconceptions of mathematics.