LMS Spitalfields Meeting & Hirst Lecture

The LMS is hosting the 2026 Spitalfields History of Mathematics Meeting and Hirst Lecture, comprising two lectures by Professor June Barrow-Green (The Open University) and Dr Brigitte Stenhouse (The Open University). This meeting will take place both in person and online.

The meeting features the Hirst Lecture 2026, given by the winner of the Joint LMS-BSHM Hirst Prize and Lectureship 2025, Professor June Barrow-Green.

The Hirst Prize and Lectureship for the History of Mathematics is awarded for contributions to the study of the history of mathematics. The prize is awarded in recognition of original and innovative work in the history of mathematics, which may be in any medium.

This prize is awarded jointly by the LMS and the British Society for the History of Mathematics.

For more information, and to register, please visit the LMS page.