News

Professor Sir John Ball elected new president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

ICMS offers warmest congratulations to our good friend Professor Sir John Ball, FRS, FRSE on the news of his election to the role of President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Sir John takes office in April 2022.

New administrative staff at ICMS

As ICMS continues to grow and take on more work supporting the UK mathematical sciences community we have needed to expand and change our administrative team . We have recently welcomed four new members of staff to our team.

Meet our new Director, Minhyong Kim

As our new Director, Minhyong Kim, arrives in Edinburgh to start his term of office we took the opportunity to ask a few questions to find out about him, his mathematics and his plans for ICMS.

A Letter From Our Scientific Director, Paul Glendinning

In September my five year term as Scientific Director of ICMS comes to an end. This has not been the final year I would have wished for; we have all experienced personal challenges and extra professional demands.

ICMS Appoints New Director

ICMS is pleased to announce that Professor Minhyong Kim has been appointed as Director of the ICMS and Sir Edmund Whittaker Professor of Mathematical Sciences at both Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, with effect from September 2021.

ICMS Supporting BMC-BAMC Glasgow 2021

ICMS are supporting the 2021 British Mathematical Colloquium (BMC) and the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC) from 6-9 April.

Paul Glendinning Named RSE Fellow

Professor Paul Glendinning, ICMS Scientific Director and professor of applied mathematics at the University of Manchester, has been announced as a 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

ICMS Awarded £5 Million

The funding is part of a £300 million Government investment in the Mathematical Sciences

Job: Director, International Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Following a major increase in funding, ICMS seeks a full-time Director. This new role will be an exciting opportunity to drive the expansion of the institute, as well as shape and develop its future direction. The successful applicant will concurrently hold the position of Director of the ICMS and a permanent Maxwell Institute professorship in mathematical sciences.

Christmas Closure

All ICMS staff will be on holiday from 23rd December to 5th January. We send our best wishes to the mathematical sciences community and hope that - in this strangest of years - you get a much needed break, and usher in the New Year joyfully!