The Council for the Mathematical Sciences (CMS) was established in 2001 by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society to provide a forum: 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ... The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is the leading mathematical society in England. ... The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK. Founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London, it became the Royal Statistical Society in 1887. ...

• to represent the interests of mathematics to government, research councils and other public bodies;
• to promote good practice in the mathematics curriculum and its teaching and learning at all levels and in all sectors of education;
• to respond coherently and effectively to proposals from government and other public bodies which may affect the mathematical community;
• to work with other bodies such as the Joint Mathematical Council and HoDoMS.

Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... The Research Councils of the UK are government agencies responsible for particular areas of science and technology. ... Mathematics education is the study of practices and methods of both the teaching and learning of mathematics. ...

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