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| Formation | 1865 |
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| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | London,WC1 United Kingdom |
President | Jens Marklof |
Key people | Catherine Hobbs Iain Gordon (Vice President) |
| Website | lms.ac.uk |
The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is one of the United Kingdom'slearned societies formathematics (the others being theRoyal Statistical Society (RSS), theInstitute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), theEdinburgh Mathematical Society and theOperational Research Society (ORS).
The Society was established on 16 January 1865, the first president beingAugustus De Morgan. The earliest meetings were held inUniversity College, but the Society soon moved intoBurlington House,Piccadilly. The initial activities of the Society included talks and publication of a journal.
The LMS was used as a model for the establishment of theAmerican Mathematical Society in 1888.
Mary Cartwright was the first woman to be President of the LMS (in 1961–62).[1]
The Society was granted aroyal charter in 1965, a century after its foundation. In 1998 the Society moved from rooms in Burlington House intoDe Morgan House (named after the society's first president), at 57–58Russell Square,Bloomsbury, to accommodate an expansion of its staff.
In 2015 the Society celebrated its 150th anniversary. During the year the anniversary was celebrated with a wide range of meetings, events, and other activities, highlighting the historical and continuing value and prevalence of mathematics in society, and in everyday life.
Membership is open to those who are interested in mathematics. Currently, there are four classes of membership, namely: (a) Ordinary, (b) Reciprocity, (c) Associate, and (d) Associate (undergraduate). In addition, Honorary Members of the Society are distinguished mathematicians who are not normally resident in the UK, who are proposed by the Society's Council for election to Membership at a Society Meeting.[2]
The Society publishes books and periodicals; organises mathematical conferences; provides funding to promote mathematics research and education; and awards a number of prizes and fellowships for excellence in mathematical research.
The Society supports mathematics in the UK through its grant schemes. These schemes provide support for mathematicians at different stages in their careers. The Society’s grants includeresearch grants for mathematicians, early career researchers and computer scientists working at the interface of mathematics and computer science;education grants for teachers and other educators; travel grants to attend conferences; and grants for those withcaring responsibilities.
Awarding grants is one of the primary mechanisms through which the Society achieves its central purpose, namely to 'promote and extend mathematical knowledge’.
The Society also offers a range of Fellowships:LMS Early Career Fellowships;LMS Atiyah-Lebanon UK Fellowships;LMS Emmy Noether Fellowships andGrace Chisholm Young Fellowships.
The Society organises an annual programme of events and meetings. The programme provides meetings of interest to undergraduates, through early career researchers to established mathematicians. These includeLMS-Bath Mathematical Symposia,Lecture Series (Aitken/Forder, Hardy, Invited),Research Schools,LMS Prospects in Mathematics Meeting,Public Lectures,Society Meetings,LMS Undergraduate Summer Schools andWomen in Mathematics Days.
The Society's periodical publications include fivejournals:
It also publishes the journalCompositio Mathematica on behalf of its owning foundation,Mathematika on behalf ofUniversity College London andNonlinearity with theInstitute of Physics.
The Society publishes two book series, theLMSLecture Notes andLMSStudent Texts.
Previously it published a series ofMonographs and (jointly with theAmerican Mathematical Society) theHistory of Mathematics series.
An electronic journal, theLMS Journal of Computation and Mathematics, ceased publication at the end of 2017.
The named prizes are:
In addition, the Society jointly with theInstitute of Mathematics and its Applications awards theDavid Crighton Medal andChristopher Zeeman Medal on alternating years.[7] The LMS also awards theEmmy Noether Fellowships.
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