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.
Registration is now open for the joint British Mathematics Colloquium (BMC) & British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC). This takes place from mid-day 23 June to mid-day 26 June (2025) at the University of Exeter.
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
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.