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.
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.
A new report by the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci), released on 22 October, shows that the mathematical sciences contributed an extraordinary £495 billion a year to the UK economy in 2023.
Deadline: 28 February 2025, 23:59 (GMT)
Nominations are invited for the LMS/IMA David Crighton Medal in 2025. The medal is awarded to an eminent mathematician for services both to mathematics and to the mathematical community.
The David Crighton Medal was established by the Councils of the London Mathematical Society (LMS) and Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) to pay tribute to the memory of Professor David George Crighton FRS. The prize winner must be resident in the UK on the 1st January of the year of the award.