The IMA Strategy 2018 – 2023 (pdf) has been produced following Council’s Strategy Weekend in Birmingham in July 2017. As it was recognised at the 2017 Strategy Weekend that much of the previous IMA Strategy (2012 – 2016), which had been written up following the 2011 Strategy Weekend remained valid, it was agreed that the IMA Strategy 2018 – 2023 should be based on the previous version. Further details of this decision and the resultant mechanism to highlight updates are given in the ‘background’ section of the 2018 -2023 document. The IMA Strategy 2018 – 2023 document was reviewed by Chris Linton (IMA President, 2017) and Alistair Fitt (IMA President, 2018), with the IMA Executive Board giving its approval.
The strategy is set out in terms of a vision, a mission and a set of goals. For ease of reference the Vision and Mission statements are also included in this post.
IMA Vision
The IMA will increase its size, effectiveness and influence as a key mathematics institute in the United Kingdom.
As the professional and learned society for mathematicians working in academia, commerce, education, government and industry, it will be:
- A key organisation for advice on mathematical matters, for everyone from Government to the general public;
- The institute that all those with an interest in mathematics will wish to join;
- A driving force for society to appreciate the ubiquity, usefulness and enjoyment of mathematics.
IMA Mission
The IMA intends to benefit society through:
- Providing a suite of member focused services commensurate with its position as the principal professional and learned body for mathematics and its applications in the United Kingdom;
- Being a driving force for the use of mathematics in industry and commerce;
- Ensuring that the importance of mathematics is well represented to Government;
- Being a major contributor to the promotion of mathematics within the education systems of the United Kingdom, and helping further improve the quality of mathematics teaching, and the supply and support of mathematics teachers;
- Being an influencing voice for the use of mathematics in science, technology, engineering, economics and other fields of endeavour;
- Advancing its reputation as a major contributor to mathematics research initiatives;
- Engaging proactively at all levels with the full spectrum of the media and society for the promotion of mathematics in the UK;
- Adding value to the worldwide mathematics community by providing a range of services, conferences, publications and events that are fulfilling and beneficial for its membership and for mathematics;
- Promoting high standards of professional conduct for members;
- Regulating the Chartered Mathematician and Chartered Mathematics Teacher designations;
- Working with other mathematical organisations to develop a unified voice for mathematics in the UK;
- Collaborating with organisations in other countries to promote mathematics at an international
