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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 3h

📢 Calling all Early Career Researchers!

Join our expert panel for a free online workshop series that will cover the basics of applying for academic jobs.

Session 1 starts Thursday 16 October at midday (GMT).

For further details and to register ➡️ lms.ac.uk/events/CDP-1

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 1d

Celebrate mathematics with the LMS community at this year’s AGM!

Open to all, the event features the Presidential Address by Professor Jens Marklof FRS and a Supporting Lecture by Professor Laura Monk (University of Bristol).

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-a...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 2d

🇮🇳 Our final Global Meeting will take place in Mumbai from 10-14 November on Geometry and Dynamics and kindly hosted by our friends at @tifr.res.in

For more details 👇
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CGD2025

The School of Mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai is excited to host a conference on Geometry & Dynamics from November 10 to 14, 2025. The week-long program will…

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 3d

✨ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗠𝗦! ✨

If you are considering joining the LMS and enjoying the many benefits, don't forget to fill in the application so it can be presented at our next Society Meeting on 21 November.

Next deadline: 17 November

Full details ➡️ t.co/4c0dj7GfW9

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 4d

The Campaign for Mathematical Sciences and the INI are hosting a community event from 17-18 Nov to talk about mathematics higher education, hear exciting ideas be put forward, share best practice and network with interested colleagues.

For further details 👇
gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm154/

The Future of Mathematics Higher Education - Newton Gateway to Mathematics

The mathematical sciences and their applications are ever expanding. There has been no time in history where they had more to contribute to society than now....

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for the 2025 Mary Cartwright Lecture with Weini Huang (QMUL), taking place online on 7 November from 13:00 (GMT).

The lecture aims to celebrate the achievements of distinguished women mathematicians.

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/mary-...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 6d

The call for proposals for the 2025/26 Higher Education Teaching and Learning Workshop Series is now open!

Apply for funding to host in-person workshops focused on teaching and learning within maths.

@ima-maths.bsky.social @royalstatsoc.bsky.social

Further details 👇
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Higher Education Teaching and Learning Workshop Series 2025/26

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Royal Statistical Society, and the London Mathematical Society are pleased to announce the return

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 6d

Just 2️⃣ weeks left to apply for our new Diversity and Inclusion Fund, providing financial backing to events championing EDI, as well as grant programmes offering direct support to women and under-represented groups in mathematics.

Deadline: 22 Oct

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/grants/lms-i...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 6d

💻🧪 Just 2️⃣ weeks left to apply for our Computer Science Small Grant, where grants of up to £1,000 are available to support collaborative research at the interface of mathematics and computer science.

Deadline: 22 October

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/grants/compu...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 9d

Just 1️⃣ month to go until the e the next LMS/BCS-FACS online seminar with Jeremy Avigad (@cmu.edu).

🗓️ Thu 6 Nov 2025
⏰ 19:00 (GMT)
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free entry, all welcome!

Co-hosted with @wearebcs.bsky.social.

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-b...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

We end the 2025 Black Heroes of Mathematics conference with a panel event, expertly chaired by Nira Chamberlain.

Registration is still open so you can join us on Zoom ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

The final talk for this year's BHoM is from Mark Richards titled 'From Air Quality to STEM Equity'

You can still join us on Zoom, just register for the link ➡️ t.co/yjwoSCLHXS

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Our next speaker is Jordan Marajg (plus 11 year old Jordan on the slide) on 'A mathematician's perspective on modelling a spacetime scattering problem'.

Join us on Zoom ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Day 2 of Black Heroes of Mathematics 2025 is well underway.

The second talk by Flavia K. Santos titled 'Scoping Maths Anxiety in Our Community - Updated' has just started.

You can join us right now, just register for the Zoom link ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Our call for nominations for the Hardy Lectureship 2025 is open!

Nominate a distinguished mathematician based outside of the UK to give a series of lectures within the UK.

Previous Hardy Lecturers incl. Emily Riehl, Eva Miranda, Nalini Joshi.

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lectu...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Applications are open for the next round of Inclusion and Diversity grants, providing financial backing to events championing EDI and grant programmes offering direct support to women and under-represented groups in mathematics.

Deadline: 22 Oct

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/grants/lms-i...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 13d

Honoured to have Johnny Houston and Asamoah Nkwanta give 'A Special Presentation on Elbert Cox & The National Association of Mathematics' as the closing of Day 1 of this year's Black Heroes of Mathematics.

Register for Day 2 now ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Terika Harris is our next speaker on 'Dudley Weldon Woodard and his involvement in the establishment of the graduate program in mathematics at Howard University'

You can join us right now, just register for the Zoom link ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 14d

Black Heroes of Mathematics 2025 is well underway. The second talk by Clotilde Djuikem titled 'From a village in Cameroon to mathematical research' has just started.

You can join us right now, just register for the Zoom link➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/black...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 19d

The Government Office for Science has updated its Directory of Academic and Policy Exchange Schemes. This resource lists current exchange schemes from policy to academia and academia to policy across all career stages.

Further details ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/news/academi...
www.gov.uk/government/p...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 20d

The 2025 Joint LMS/IMA conference takes place TODAY

''Securing the Twenty-First Century Internet' brings together experts from mathematics and cybersecurity to highlight current research developments in area.

Join us online ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-i...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 20d

The 2025 Joint LMS/IMA conference takes place TOMORROW!

''Securing the Twenty-First Century Internet' brings together experts from mathematics and cybersecurity to highlight current research developments in area.

Register now ➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-i...

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 22d

This year, Ada Lovelace Day will be marked at Houses of Parliament, at 15:00 on Thursday 16 October, with talks from lizzicollinge.bsky.social and samanthaniblett.bsky.social.

The event is free and open to the public. Click below to register 👇
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Westminster Hall Debate: Ada Lovelace Day and support for women in STEM – Ada Lovelace Day

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London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 22d

💻🧪 There's 1️⃣ month left to apply for a Computer Science Small Grant, where grants of up to £1,000 are available to support collaborative research at the interface of mathematics and computer science.

Deadline: 22 October

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/grants/compu...

London Mathematical Society @londmathsoc.bsky.social · 23d

One month left to apply for our new Diversity and Inclusion Fund, providing financial backing to events championing EDI, as well as grant programmes offering direct support to women and under-represented groups in mathematics.

Deadline: 22 October

➡️ www.lms.ac.uk/grants/lms-i...

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