Watch Brady Haran's 2024 Zeeman Lecture

Brady Haran was presented with the Christopher Zeeman Medal at a special event on Wednesday 7 May 2025 at the Royal Society, London. In the subsequent Zeeman Lecture, Brady Haran used this special occasion to show some of the most amazing artefacts and documents you will ever see in real life, and this talk is available to watch on the LMS YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/MB9AlfoMAcU

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CaMS commits £2.5 million funding to boosting university-level maths

The Maths Degrees for the Future programme, launched by the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences (CaMS), today named five universities who will share a £2.5 million pot to create ‘next-gen’ degree designs that connect foundational mathematics to key applications in an increasingly AI and data driven world.

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Professor E. Brian Davies FRS (1945-2025)

The London Mathematical Society is saddened to announce the death of Professor E. Brian Davies FRS, who died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 80.

Professor Davies was a highly esteemed member of the mathematical community and a member of the Society for nearly 52 years, having been elected to LMS membership on 21 June 1973. A leading figure in analysis, particularly in spectral theory, operator theory, and mathematical physics, his contributions were recognised through several awards, including the LMS Senior Berwick Prize in 1988 and the LMS Polya Prize in 2011.

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LMS Statement of Concern for Professor Mikhail Volkov

The London Mathematical Society expresses its deep concern over the current situation of Professor Mikhail V. Volkov, formerly of the Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg. In the last months Prof. Volkov has been dismissed from his position, put under a criminal investigation, and subject to a travel ban. Meanwhile, he is facing serious health issues that have required hospitalisation.

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