Forder Lectureship 
In 1986 the Council of the London Mathematical Society, in consultation with Officers of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, instituted a Lectureship to New Zealand. The Lectureship was named after the late Professor H. G. Forder, formerly of the University of Auckland, and a benefactor of the London Mathematical Society.
The Forder Lectureship occured every two years (in odd-numbered years) when a mathematician from the UK, who is a member of the London Mathematical Society and normally resident in the United Kingdom, was invited by both Societies to give lectures at most universities in New Zealand over a period of four weeks. Forder lecturers were chosen for their eminent contribution as a research mathematician and who can also speak effectively at a more popular level.
Forder Lecturer 2023
The most recent Forder Lecturer was Professor Imre Leader who visited New Zealand in 2023.
Holders of the Forder Lectureship included:
| 1987 | Christopher Zeeman | 2005 | Martin Bridson |
| 1989 | Michael Atiyah | 2008 | Peter Cameron |
| 1991 | Peter Whittle | 2010 | Ben Green |
| 1993 | Roger Penrose | 2012 | Geoffrey Grimmett |
| 1995 | Elmer Rees | 2015 | Endre Suli |
| 1997 | Ian Stewart | 2016 | Julia Gog |
| 1999 | Michael Berry | 2018 | Valerie Isham |
| 2001 | Tom Körner | 2020 | Julia Wolf |
| 2003 | Caroline Series | 2023 | Imre Leader |
Aitken Lectureship
In 2009, the London Mathematical Society and New Zealand Mathematical Society agreed to set up a new lectureship which is named after Professor A. Aitken, one of New Zealand’s great mathematicians, for a period of ten years.
The Aitken Lectureship occurred every two years (in even-numbered years) when a mathematician from New Zealand was invited by both Societies to give lectures at different universities around the UK over a period of several weeks.
Aitken Lecturer 2022
Professor Lisa Orloff Clark (Victoria University of Wellington) was the sixth holder of the Aitken Lectureship. She visited the UK from 11 June - 2 July 2022 and gave the Aitken Lecture at the General Meeting of the Society on 1 July 2022. She also gave lectures at the following departments around the UK:
- Queen’s University Belfast – 14 June
- Durham University – 22 June
- Aberystwyth University – 24 June
- London – 1 July to give the Aitken Lecture at the LMS General Meeting.
Holders of the Aitken Lectureship included:
| 2022 | Lisa Clark |
| 2019 | Bakh Khoussainov |
| 2017 | Hinke Osinga |
| 2015 | Steven Galbraith |
| 2013 | Robert Mclachlan |
| 2011 | Geoff Whittle |