Matt Parker is awarded 2020 Christopher Zeeman Medal

We are delighted to announce that the IMA-аĿª½±2020 Christopher Zeeman Medal has been awarded by the Councils of both societies to Matt Parker. The Christopher Zeeman Medal is the UK award dedicated to recognising excellence in the communication of mathematics.  The following citation describes Matt’s exceptional work in this field.

There are few people in history who have done more to improve the public perception of the subject, and few alive who have a wider reach or who have done more to support other mathematics communicators.

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Abel Prize 2021: call for nominations

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has issued a call for nominations of candidates for the Abel Prize 2021.

The Abel Prize, which amounts to NOK 7.5 million, recognises outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics, including mathematical aspects of computer science, mathematical physics, probability, numerical analysis and scientific computing, statistics and applications of mathematics in the sciences.

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аĿª½±Prize Winners 2020

The 2020 аĿª½±Prize winners were announced at the Society Meeting on Friday 26 June 2020. The аĿª½±extends its congratulations to this year’s prize winners and for their continued contributions to mathematics.

Professor Martin Liebeck of Imperial College London is awarded the Pólya Prize for his profound and prodigious contributions to group theory, particularly the subgroup structure of simple groups and probabilistic group theory. See the full citation here.

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