Professor John Toland from the University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences has been elected to the executive committee of the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
The IMU is an international non-governmental scientific organization which aims to promote international cooperation in mathematics.
One of the most famous prizes in Mathematics is the IMU’s highest honour - the Fields medal – which recognises the outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.
Professor Toland said: “I was delighted to have been nominated by the UK as a candidate for its executive committee and even more so to have been elected in Bangalore in August.”