Mathematics at the University of Leicester

The London Mathematical Society has been informed that the University of Leicester is consulting over a proposal to reduce the size of its Pure Mathematics Group to be teaching only, in order to 鈥渕eet the rising market demand of artificial intelligence, computational modelling, digitalisation and data science鈥. The Society strongly opposes this proposal and believes it to be seriously flawed for the following reasons.

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新澳开奖President-Designate Appointed Next Director of INI

The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is delighted to learn that Professor Ulrike Tillmann FRS, 新澳开奖President-Designate, has been appointed as the next Director of the Isaac Newton Institute (INI). Professor Tillmann will become the seventh Director since the INI opened in 1992, following in the footsteps of Sir Michael Atiyah, Professor Keith Moffatt, Sir John Kingman, Sir David Wallace, Professor John Toland and current Director Professor David Abrahams. Her five-year appointment begins on 1 October 2021.

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新澳开奖Honorary Member Receives Top Honour

The London Mathematical Society (LMS) would like to congratulate Honorary Member Professor Cheryl Praeger (University of Western Australia) on being made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2021 Australia Day Honours List for 鈥榚minent service to mathematics and to tertiary education, as a leading academic and researcher, to international organisations, and as a champion of women in STEM careers鈥.

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The International Centre for the Mathematical Sciences is Seeking a Full-Time Director

Following a major increase in funding, ICMS seeks a full-time Director. This new role will be an exciting opportunity to drive the expansion of the institute, as well as shape and develop its future direction. The successful applicant will concurrently hold the position of Director of the ICMS and a permanent Maxwell Institute professorship in mathematical sciences. A job description is available here.  

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Reminder: David Crighton Medal 2021: Call for Nominations

The deadline for nominations for the David Crighton Medal in 2021 is 28 February. Details on how to submit a nomination are below.

The David Crighton Medal was established by the Councils of the 新澳开奖and IMA in 2002 in order to pay tribute to the memory of Professor David George Crighton FRS.  The silver gilt medal will be awarded to an eminent mathematician for services both to mathematics and to the mathematical community, who is normally resident in the mathematical community represented by the two organisations on the 1st January of the year of the award.

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