Westward Ho! The Heart of the Matter
Mathematics Today
The so-called Bristol heart scandal in the mid 1990s was a watershed moment for the collection and analysis of medical […]
Unscrambling the Infinite: Can we Compute Spectra?
Mathematics Today
Matthew Colbrook was awarded the 2021 IMA Lighthill–Thwaites Prize at the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC), ‘for his simply explained […]
Mathematics and Ethics
Mathematics Today
Occasionally I’m asked to lead a workshop with students on professionalism. I always find it interesting and stimulating to discuss […]
Urban Maths in the Countryside: Mathematics and Architecture in a Village
Mathematics Today
I grew up in rural East Suffolk, and the village of Bramfield is around 10 minutes’ drive from my childhood […]
IMA Annual Report, AGM 2021 Notice and Voting
Governance
IMA Annual Report 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. January and February were typical, after which we began to […]
Musical Polygons
Mathematics Today
I read with fascination Michael Sewell’s article describing a ‘Coffee break problem’ [1]. It reminded me of a problem that […]
Mathematical Wishes
Mathematics Today
It’s the sort of question about which books are written and movies are made. It’s even the sort of question, […]
Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference 2020
Mathematics Today
Growing up, we read about heroes in science and mathematics whose breakthrough ideas led to innovations. Unnoticed by many is […]
Historical Notes: The Fantastic Lives of Hedy Lamarr
Mathematics Today
Recently I watched a very interesting and well-evidenced documentary film about Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, 1914–2000) on […]
Mathematics at Leicester: Letter to Professor Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Leicester
Council
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) exists to support the advancement of mathematical knowledge and its applications and to […]