Professor Amanda Turner
Professor, University of Leeds
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PhD: University of Cambridge, 2007
Previous appointments: Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University (2007-2022); Visiting Professor, University of Geneva (2018-2020), College Teaching Fellow, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge (2006-2007);
Research interests: Probability, complex analysis and mathematical physics, with a specific interest in random growth models.
аĿª½±service: Member of Council since 2020, Research Grants Committee since 2017 and Publications Committee since 2018; Editorial Advisor for the аĿª½±journals since 2016.
Additional information: Founding member of the Applied Probability Section of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), Vice Chair (2012-2014) and Chair (2014-2016). Member of Nominations Committee of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) (2018-2022).
Personal statement: My first term as a Council member coincided with the Covid crisis, which imposed profound changes on the mathematical community. I see the аĿª½±as a centre of the mathematical community within the UK, and as a natural body within which to share good practice and resources, and to address the challenges faced by PhD students, early career researchers and minority groups. I therefore use my position over the last two years to push for changes which support the community in becoming more diverse and sustainable. As a member of Council, the аĿª½±Covid Working Group, the Research Grants Committee and the Publications Committee, I have worked hard to ensure that the аĿª½±resources are deployed in a way which benefits all members of the community. However, I believe that still more can be done to engage directly with minority groups and early-career mathematicians to find out their opinions and how they can be best served by the LMS. As a member of Council, I will continue to ensure that groups across all career stages and all branches of mathematics are consulted and listened to as we face new challenges and opportunities.