Category: Publications

Wed 19 May 2021Governance

IMA Annual Report 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. January and February were typical, after which we began to […]

Mon 12 Apr 2021Mathematics Today

I read with fascination Michael Sewell’s article describing a ‘Coffee break problem’ [1]. It reminded me of a problem that […]

Mon 12 Apr 2021Mathematics Today

It’s the sort of question about which books are written and movies are made. It’s even the sort of question, […]

Mon 12 Apr 2021Mathematics Today

Growing up, we read about heroes in science and mathematics whose breakthrough ideas led to innovations. Unnoticed by many is […]

Mon 12 Apr 2021Mathematics Today

Recently I watched a very interesting and well-evidenced documentary film about Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, 1914–2000) on […]

Wed 10 Mar 2021Council

The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) exists to support the advancement of mathematical knowledge and its applications and to […]

Fri 12 Feb 2021Mathematics Today

Reflecting on four years of writing these West Country musings and inspired by a favourite round of a long-running TV […]

Fri 12 Feb 2021Mathematics Today

Being asked to write about my favourite area of mathematics for this editorial posed two initial problems: firstly what topic […]

Fri 12 Feb 2021Mathematics Today

Congratulations to new IMA Councillor, Professor Sara Lombardo FIMA (Loughborough University), and Professor Apala Majumdar FIMA (University of Strathclyde), who […]

Sat 12 Dec 2020Mathematics Today

In ancient Chinese mythology, it is said that the god Shennong once consumed some 72 different herbs, many of which […]