The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is one of the United Kingdom's
learned societies for
mathematics
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(the others being the
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is an established statistical society. It has three main roles: a British learned society for statistics, a professional body for statisticians and a charity which promotes statistics for the public good.
...
(RSS), the
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), the
Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the
Operational Research Society (ORS).
History
The Society was established on 16 January 1865, the first president being
Augustus De Morgan. The earliest meetings were held in
University College
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, but the Society soon moved into
Burlington House
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,
Piccadilly
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. The initial activities of the Society included talks and publication of a journal.
The LMS was used as a model for the establishment of the
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meeting ...
in 1888.
Mary Cartwright was the first woman to be President of the LMS (in 1961–62).
The Society was granted a
royal charter
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in 1965, a century after its foundation. In 1998 the Society moved from rooms in Burlington House into De Morgan House (named after the society's first president), at 57–58
Russell Square,
Bloomsbury
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Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest ...
, 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
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.
LMS Activities
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.
Grants
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 includ
research grantsfor mathematicians, early career researchers and computer scientists working at the interface of mathematics and computer science
education grantsfor teachers and other educators; travel grants to attend conferences; and grants for those wit
caringresponsibilities.
Awarding grants is one of the primary mechanisms through which the Society achieves its central purpose, namely to 'promote and extend mathematical knowledge’.
Fellowships
The Society also offers a range of Fellowships
LMS Early Career FellowshipsLMS Atiyah-Lebanon UK FellowshipsLMS Emmy Noether Fellowshipsan
Grace Chisholm Young Fellowships
Society lectures and meetings
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 includ
LMS-Bath Mathematical SymposiaLecture Series (Aitken/Forder, Hardy, Invited)Research SchoolsLMS Prospects in Mathematics MeetingPublic LecturesSociety MeetingsLMS Undergraduate Summer Schoolsan
Women in Mathematics Days
Publications
The Society's periodical publications include five
journals:
*''Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (1969–present)''
*''Journal of the London Mathematical Society (1926–present)''
*''Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society (1865–present)''
*''Transactions of the London Mathematical Society (2014–present)''
*''
Journal of Topology (2006 – present)''
It also publishes the journal ''
Compositio Mathematica'' on behalf of its owning foundation, ''
Mathematika'' on behalf of ''
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
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'' and copublishes ''
Nonlinearity'' with the
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physic ...
.
It also co-publishes four series of translations: ''
Russian Mathematical Surveys'', ''
Izvestiya: Mathematics'' and ''
Sbornik: Mathematics'' (jointly with the
Russian Academy of Sciences
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and
Turpion), and ''
Transactions of the Moscow Mathematical Society'' (jointly with the
American Mathematical Society
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).
Books
The Society publishes two book series, th
''LMS'' ''Lecture Notes''an
''LMS'' ''Student Texts''
Previously it published a series of ''Monographs'' and (jointly with the
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meeting ...
) the ''History of Mathematics'' series.
An electronic journal, the ''
LMS Journal of Computation and Mathematics'' ceased publication at the end of 2017.
Prizes
The named prizes are:
*
De Morgan Medal (triennial) — the most prestigious
*
Pólya Prize (two years out of three)
*
Louis Bachelier Prize
The Louis Bachelier Prize is a biennial prize in applied mathematics jointly awarded by the London Mathematical Society, the Natixis Foundation for Quantitative Research and the Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (SMAI) in ...
(biennial)
*
Senior Berwick Prize
*
Senior Whitehead Prize (biennial)
*
Naylor Prize and Lectureship
*
Berwick Prize The Berwick Prize and Senior Berwick Prize are two prizes of the London Mathematical Society awarded in alternating years in memory of William Edward Hodgson Berwick, a previous Vice-President of the LMS. Berwick left some money to be given to the ...
*
Anne Bennett Prize
*
Senior Anne Bennett Prize
*
Fröhlich Prize
The Fröhlich Prize of the London Mathematical Society is awarded in even numbered years in memory of Albrecht Fröhlich. The prize is awarded for original and extremely innovative work in any branch of mathematics. According to the regulations ...
(biennial)
*
Shephard Prize
The Shephard Prize is awarded by the London Mathematical Society to a mathematician or mathematicians for making a contribution to mathematics with a strong intuitive component which can be explained to those with little or no knowledge of univer ...
*
Whitehead Prize (annual)
Hirst Prize
In addition, the Society jointly with the
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications awards the
David Crighton Medal and
Christopher Zeeman
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Overview
Zeeman's main contributions to mathematics were in topology, parti ...
Medal on alternating years.
The LMS also awards the
Emmy Noether Fellowship
The LMS Emmy Noether Fellowship is a fellowship awarded by the London Mathematical Society.
"The fellowships are designed to enhance the mathematical sciences research, broadly construed, of holders either re-establishing their research programm ...
.
List of presidents
See also
*
American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, and serves the national and international community through its publications, meeting ...
*
Edinburgh Mathematical Society
*
European Mathematical Society
*
List of Mathematical Societies
*
Council for the Mathematical Sciences
The Council for the Mathematical Sciences (CMS) is an organisation that represents all types of British mathematicians at a national level. It is not a professional institution, but a collaboration of them.
History
It was established in 2001 by ...
*
BCS-FACS
BCS-FACS is the BCS ''Formal Aspects of Computing Science'' Specialist Group.
Overview
The FACS group, inaugurated on 16 March 1978, organizes meetings for its members and others on formal methods and related computer science topics. There is a ...
Specialist Group
References
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External links
London Mathematical Society website
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