Annual Report

The 2010 Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Annual Report.

Executive Director's Introduction

2010 was a very successful year for the Institute with major progress in a number of areas of our work for mathematics.

Our research brief was supported by the high quality of our journals, our comprehensive conference programme and the representations for mathematics that we make to the research and the funding Councils. We joined colleagues from across the STEM disciplines to argue for research funding, and were most pleased with the resultant ‘flat cash’ award for England. We hope that similar good news will be forthcoming for Scotland in 2011.

To complement our research activity we compiled a series of Mathematics Matters case studies to show to politicians, officials and scientists the substantial way that mathematics empowers society and our economy. The case studies were launched at the House of Lords in April 2011. Council has funded a second tranche of case studies to be produced in 2011.

The Chartered Mathematics Teacher designation, which was launched at the NCETM conference in Nottingham on 1 December 2009, has bedded down well in 2010 and is now available to all teachers who wish to use the designation to recognise their professionalism and their contribution to society.

The Professional Affairs Committee, which advances the interests of mathematics in industry and commerce, has maintained our professional development schemes and our relations with employers of mathematicians. 2010 has seen a good number of members increasing the recording of their CPD as part of their commitment to the Chartered Scientist designation.

The IMA has been awarded the contract as the mathematics learned society in the National HE STEM Programme which is for us the sequel to the more maths grads project. This project has allowed us to support mathematics within this cross-disciplinary programme, and to encourage many mathematics departments to apply for funding for widening participation, employer engagement, and with colleagues from the MSOR and sigma to advance curriculum development and mathematics support in universities. This major project is a complement to our routine activities in support of mathematics education.

Council also decided to refresh our corporate image, leading to a new look to many of our publications at the end of 2010, and a rebuild of our website which was re-launched earlier in 2011.

Our leading work on the MathsCareers.org.uk website has continued to pay dividends. The site is now the leading STEM careers website in the UK with more than 10,000 visitors per month.

I hope that you enjoy reading the full report which can be downloaded below.

DAVID YOUDAN
Executive Director

Annual Report

Executive Director's Introduction

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