The IMA is the professional and learned society for mathematicians. We support the advancement of mathematical knowledge and its applications and we engage with Parliament and other organisations to promote mathematical culture for the public good.

We run a diverse programme of conferences including our Early Career Mathematicians group’s Autumn conference for students, postgraduates and recent graduates in business and industry. We publish eight journals, your university will have subscriptions so you can access these. We award chartered registration as Chartered Mathematician, Scientist or Mathematics Teacher

Associate Membership

As a holder of a degree in the mathematical sciences you are eligible to apply for Associate Membership of the IMA which carries the designatory (post-nominal) letters AMIMA.

Joining is easy: just click on the myIMA tab, create an account and follow ‘Join Us’ process. As an AMIMA, you can start working towards registration as a Chartered Mathematician (CMath) or Chartered Scientist (CSci) . For more information, please visit the Chartered Mathematician and Initial Professional Development pages.

As a member of the IMA, you will receive the members’ magazine, Mathematics Today six times per year, the right to vote at the AGM and in the IMA Council elections and discounted fees for IMA events and the eligibility to apply for one of our Small Grants for individual activities which will support your research. You will also receive communications about local branch events.

University Liaison

Jenny May Roberts is our Membership Development Executive, responsible for University Liaison and student engagement. As well as raising awareness of the IMA with the postgraduate student population, she will also support postgraduate conferences and careers events which includes the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium, which is sponsored by the IMA.

Joint IMA-SIAM Chapters

The IMA has agreed with SIAM UKIE on the mutual support of Joint Student Chapters. Joint chapters are eligible to apply for a grant of £400 to support their activities. For further details, please contact Jenny May Roberts. Where possible we will attend your annual student meetings and we have copies of the IMA 50th anniversary book, 50 Visions of Mathematics for student poster or presentation prizes at the meetings. We are also pleased to offer financial support to the annual SIAM UKIE annual student conference.

UKIE SIAM-IMA Student Chapters

Grants

Grants are available for individual activities which will support your research.  Please visit the Small Grants page.

Talks and other events

You can find local events from the Branches section, where the IMA has a Branch which is local to them. Events are typically free to attend.

You might be interested in conferences & events run by the IMA Early Career Mathematicians Committee.

Publications

As well as a range of research journals, the IMA publishes Mathematics Today, a general interest mathematics publication containing articles, reviews, reports and other news on developments in mathematics and its applications. Institute members receive six issues per year as part of their membership subscription. Find out more in the Publications section.

Pursuing a PhD

Finding funding for PhD can be difficult, there is a little research council money. Unfortunately, the IMA does not have the resources to fund research itself, no matter how worthy the topic or the researcher. Mathematicians need to be flexible in their search for funded PhD options. Looking more broadly, under Engineering or Biology and medical science listings as well as the Maths and Computing ones may yield interesting opportunities to take your maths in a new direction.

Find a PhD is an excellent resource covering MSc and Postdoc opportunities as well as PhD and include help and advice to support you in the application process.