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 2024 IMA-LMS Christopher Zeeman Award Lecture will be given by Brady Haran on 7 May 2025 at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG.
Booking for this event will be open on 24 March 2025. Further details, including the theme of Brady's Lecture, will be available in the April issue of Mathematics Today and subsequently announced on the LMS website and across our social media.
LMS President Jens Marklof has commented on the proposed budget reduction for the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP), in an article in the Financial Times. AMSP, which has been running since 2018, helps state schools in England teach A-level maths, further maths and a core maths programme that provides 'maths for life' skills such as those needed for statistics and finance.