Each year, the Council of the LMS considers the election of Honorary Members of the Society amongst distinguished mathematicians who are not normally resident within the United Kingdom. The election of Honorary Members is made by Council, subject to confirmation by the Society at an Ordinary Meeting.
There is no statutory limit on the number of Honorary Members that can be elected in any year, and there is no constraint on the time or frequency of such elections.
Honorary Members in 2026
The London Mathematical Society elected the following people to Honorary Membership of the Society in 2025:
Professor Ruth Charney (Brandeis University, USA)
Professor Catharina Stroppel (University of Bonn and Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, Germany)
Professor Akshay Venkatesh (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA)
Brief citations:
Professor Ruth Charney (Brandeis University, USA) is a pre-eminent figure in geometric group theory, particularly in the study of Artin groups. Her work has been extremely influential across a wide range of mathematics.
Professor Catharina Stroppel (University of Bonn and Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, Germany) is an internationally renowned mathematician whose pioneering work has transformed the field of representation theory.
Professor Akshay Venkatesh (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA) is a world leader in the Langlands programme, arithmetic geometry, and number theory. He is a universal mathematician distinguished by a unique combination of technical expertise and theoretical vision.
Full list of Honorary Members (PDF)