LIMS building

New building donated

In addition to its original premises at 22 South Audley St, the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences recently acquired a stand-alone, five-floor building in Mayfair. Originally a mid-18th-century house, the building is the oldest on its block and is Grade II* listed. The ground floor of the Institute is a seminar room and the top floor has overnight guest rooms for Fellows and visiting scientists. Pictures of the building and its restoration, taken by Sebastian Ahnert, can be found here.

Library

LIMS possesses a modest collection of scientific books and subscribes to the leading scientific journals. The London Library, the world's largest independent lending library, is 1.0 miles away, and the British Library is 1.7 miles away.

Nearby universities

Close by the Institute are a number of the UK's leading universities, including University College London (1.5 miles away), Imperial College (1.8 miles away) and King's College (2.2 miles away).

Computing and calculating

The Institute provides Macintosh computers (or PCs at their discretion) for all its members and has 70 feet of custom-built blackboards, the longest of which is 17 feet.

Miscellaneous

About 50 yards from the Institute is Mount Street Gardens, a small, quiet park where members can work out-of-doors. Mayfair is home to London's grandest hotels, but more modestly priced hotels can also be found close by. The local pubs are the Audley and the Punch Bowl, and many more pubs are with a few minutes walk; a map and details can be found here.