A B O U T L I M S
What we are
The London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) is Britain’s first private institute for theoretical scientific research. It gives
scientists the support and freedom to do what they do best: make fundamental
discoveries.
Seminar/coffee room blackboard.
Why we are necessary
Despite having twice as many Nobel prizes per capita as any other country, until
recently the UK did not have an elite institute for theoretical research,
unlike America and France. Founded two years ago, LIMS attracts the world’s best scientists and enables them to focus on their research without teaching
and administrative commitments.
Lord May, former head of the Royal Society.
What we do
What we work on LIMS’ scientists work in all areas of theoretical physics, mathematics and
quantitative biology. Current interests include, but are not limited to:
Where we publish LIMS’ scientists have published their discoveries in the world’s leading scientific journals, including Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters, and their work has been reviewed in the Daily Telegraph, New York Times, Financial Times, Nature, New Scientist and the BBC World Service.
Whom we benefit
World LIMS aims to be a world leader in scientific research, and pushes the boundary
of human knowledge by making its findings publicly available in the leading
international scientific journals. LIMS hires and collaborates with the most
promising scientists from inside and outside the UK.
UK Fundamental advances in our understanding of the universe, technology and life
are essential to our nation’s security, prosperity and health, as well as part of a longstanding British
tradition of leadership in scientific discovery. LIMS is a national centre of
excellence for researchers across the UK.
London London is already a world hub in finance, business and art. LIMS contributes to
the city’s scientific pre-eminence by attracting the world’s leading researchers, liaising with London’s universities (Imperial, King’s College and UCL), and generating local spin-off technologies.
New scientists LIMS also trains the next generation of scientists through its programme of
postdoctoral research assistants and visiting graduate students, as well as
summer undergraduate research fellowships (SURFs) and work experience for
secondary school students.
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