The London Mathematical Society
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| The London Mathematical Society | |
|---|---|
| Name | The London Mathematical Society |
| Type | Learned society |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Headquarters | London |
| Region served | United Kingdom |
| President | (see Governance and Organization) |
| Website | (not included) |
The London Mathematical Society is a learned society for mathematicians founded in 1865. It promotes mathematical research and scholarship through publications, meetings, grants, and prizes, interacting with institutions such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, King's College London, and University College London. The Society has connections with national and international bodies including Royal Society, European Mathematical Society, American Mathematical Society, International Mathematical Union, and Royal Statistical Society.
History
The Society was established in 1865 following meetings in London with participants from bodies like University College London, King's College London, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Trinity College, Cambridge, and St John's College, Oxford. Early officers included figures associated with Royal Society and authors linked to journals such as Proceedings of the Royal Society and publishers like Macmillan Publishers and Taylor & Francis. Over decades the Society adapted during events such as First World War, Second World War, Cold War, and collaborations with organizations tied to European Union research frameworks and initiatives led by British Academy and Wellcome Trust.
Governance and Organization
The Society is governed by a Council and an elected President drawn from senior academics at institutions like University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester, University of Warwick, University of Bristol, and University of Glasgow. Administrative functions have links with bodies such as Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Companies House, Charity Commission for England and Wales, and grant-making partners including Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Arts and Humanities Research Council. Committees oversee editorial boards, meetings, grants, and outreach, interfacing with university departments at Queen Mary University of London, Durham University, Newcastle University, and research centres like Isaac Newton Institute and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques.
Publications and Journals
The Society publishes journals, monographs, and bulletins in fields practiced at institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University, and École Normale Supérieure. Flagship journals have editorial boards composed of scholars connected to University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Yale University, and Cornell University. Publications collaborate with publishers and distributors including Cambridge University Press, Springer Science+Business Media, Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, and Oxford University Press for international dissemination. The Society's output complements proceedings from conferences held at venues like Royal Institution, Royal Society, British Library, Barbican Centre, and research meetings at institutes such as Fields Institute, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, and CIMAT.
Prizes, Grants, and Awards
The Society awards medals, prizes, and grants named in association with donors and mathematicians connected to entities like Royal Society, Newton, Cambridge University, Oxford University, and philanthropies such as Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome Trust. Competitive schemes support early-career researchers from departments at Imperial College London, University of Warwick, University of Oxford, and international visitors from Institute for Advanced Study, Max Planck Society, CNRS, and Forschungszentrum Jülich. Prizes reflect legacies associated with mathematicians linked to G. H. Hardy, John Edensor Littlewood, Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace, and institutions such as Trinity College, Cambridge and Bletchley Park.
Meetings, Lectures, and Outreach
The Society organizes regular meetings, specialist conferences, and lecture series held at venues like Royal Society, Royal Institution, University College London, Imperial College London, and regional hubs including Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Public lectures and schools connect with cultural institutions such as British Museum, Science Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and media partners including BBC and The Times. Outreach programmes engage teachers and students through collaborations with Department for Education, Maths Hubs, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, and festivals like Cheltenham Science Festival and Brighton Science Festival.
Membership and Notable Fellows
Membership includes research mathematicians, educators, and students associated with universities and institutes such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, University of Warwick, University of Manchester, Durham University, King's College London, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, and international centres like Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley. Notable fellows and presidents historically have had links to figures and institutions connected with Isaac Newton, G. H. Hardy, John von Neumann, Alan Turing, Mary Cartwright, Emmy Noether, Srinivasa Ramanujan, George Green, Ada Lovelace, James Clerk Maxwell, and academic bodies including Royal Society, British Academy, American Mathematical Society, and the International Mathematical Union.