Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
| Formation | 1964 |
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| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
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Key people
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Dame Celia Hoyles (President) David Youdan (Executive Director) |
| Website | www.ima.org.uk |
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics (the other main one being the London Mathematical Society).
The IMA aims to advance mathematics and its applications, promote and foster research and other enquiries directed the advancement, teaching and application of mathematics, to seek to establish and maintain high standards of professional conduct for members and to seek to promote, encourage and guide the development of education and training in mathematics.
In 1959, the need for a professional and learned body for mathematics and its applications was recognised independently by both Sir James Lighthill and a committee of the heads of the mathematics departments of several colleges of technology together with some interested mathematicians from universities, industry and Government research establishments. After much discussion, the name and constitution of the institute was confirmed in 1963 and the IMA was approved as a company limited by guarantee in 1964.
There have been 24 presidents of the IMA since Sir James Lighthill. The list of presidents has included, Professor George Alfred Barnard, Professor Charles Coulson, Sir Hermann Bondi, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards, Sir Harry Pitt, Professor Lord Julian Hunt, Professor David Crighton, Professor John McWhirter, Professor Tim Pedley, Professor Peter Grindrod, and Professor David Abrahams.
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