The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is one of the United Kingdom's learned societies for

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(the others being the

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(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

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, but the Society soon moved into

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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

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in 1888. Mary Cartwright was the first woman to be President of the LMS (in 1961–62). The Society was granted a

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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,

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, 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 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 wit
caring
responsibilities. 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 Fellowships
an
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 Schools
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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 ''

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'' and copublishes '' Nonlinearity'' with the

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. It also co-publishes four series of translations: '' Russian Mathematical Surveys'', '' Izvestiya: Mathematics'' and '' Sbornik: Mathematics'' (jointly with the

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and Turpion), and '' Transactions of the Moscow Mathematical Society'' (jointly with the

Books

The Society publishes two book series, th
''LMS'' ''Lecture Notes''
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''LMS'' ''Student Texts''
Previously it published a series of ''Monographs'' and (jointly with the

) 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) *

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(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

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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

References

External links

London Mathematical Society website

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