Professor Jelena Grbic
Professor of Mathematics, University of Southampton
Homepage: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x9nk7/professor-jelena-grbic
PhD: University of Aberdeen 2004.
Previous appointments: 2004-2006 Lecturer, University of Aberdeen; 2007-2012 Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester; 2012-present Reader/Professor, University of Southampton.
Research interests: Algebraic Topology, Combinatorics, Algebraic and Symplectic Geometry
LMS service:
2016-2022 Member of the Editorial Board for Newsletter
2020-present Member of the Editorial Board for Transactions of the LMS
2020-present Member of the LMS ECR Committee
2023-present Chair of the LMS ECR Committee
Additional information: Member of the ICMS Programme Committee (since 2020); director of the Southampton Centre for Geometry, Topology and Applications; member of the Editorial Boards including Homology Homotopy and Applications, and Transactions of the LMS; member of the Women In Topology steering group; external examiner for pure mathematics at Oxford (2018-2021) and Warwick (since 2024); co-organiser of LMS scheme 3 collaborative network “Applied Geometry and Topology” (since 2014), founding organiser of the collaborative research network “Toric Topology and Polyhedral Products”; co-organiser over last 20 years of multiple international conferences and thematical programmes including those held at the ICMS in Edinburgh Fields Institute in Toronto, BIRS in Banff, IMS-NUS in Singapore.
Personal statement: As member and Chair of the LMS Early Career Research Committee, and editor of the ECR section of the LMS Newsletter, I have worked to amplify the voices of early career mathematicians and create opportunities for their growth, while advocating for the mathematical sciences in wider society and supporting efforts to secure funding for the discipline. As Doctoral Programme Director for Mathematical Sciences at Southampton for over seven years, I have gained deep insight into the challenges ECRs face across pure and applied mathematics. Internationally, my collaborations and leadership roles align with the LMS strategy to strengthen its global presence, and as a steering group member for Women in Topology I have actively promoted the participation and advancement of women in mathematics. I would hope that these perspectives (combining interdisciplinary research, international engagement, and advocacy for underrepresented groups) will help the LMS continue to serve, connect, and strengthen our community.