Past News and Events

BMO Round 1 high scores and markers’ report (18 December 2024, report added 19 December 2024)

The following BMO Round 1 candidates scored 56 or more out of 60. The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is also now available.

BMO Round 1 (22 November 2024)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken on 20 November; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by University of Bath Media Production. The problems were by Geoff Smith, Geoff Smith, Sam Bealing, Dominic Yeo, Sam Cappleman-Lynes, and Jeremy King, respectively.

UK MOG markers’ report and prize winners (23 October 2024)

The markers’ report for the 2024 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper, with statistics of results, is now available. The following participants scored 46 or more out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

Eligibility update (3 October 2024)

The BMO Executive Committee wishes to draw attention to three aspects of eligibility for IMO programme activities.

Hungary camp 2024/25

Invitations to the IMO winter camp in Hungary will continue to be issued based on the results of BMO1. However, from 2024 onwards, only pupils who have previously attended a BMO residential event (Oxford summer school, Cambridge spring selection camp, previous Hungary camp) will be eligible to attend the Hungary winter camp.

This change is partly necessitated by the timings of the marking weekend, and the deadline for confirming names on flight tickets.

The invitation policy to other events is unchanged. In particular, invitations to the main training and selection camp held in Cambridge in Spring 2025 will remain based on BMO (principally BMO2), with all participating pupils considered for an invitation.

Multiple countries’ IMO programmes

Increasing numbers of pupils have asked about the rules regarding participation in other countries’ olympiad activities. The key rules are, in outline, that in a given academic year any of:

1. Representing another country at any international maths competition;
2. Taking another country’s Team Selection Test;
3. Attending an event or programme (in person or online) that includes an IMO Team Selection Test (even if not sitting the paper itself);

means a pupil will not be eligible for the UK IMO team of that academic year, and will not be eligible for any training or selection events within that year’s UK IMO programme.

Pupils who expect to take a minor part in other countries’ olympiad programmes but wish to remain eligible for the UK IMO team are reminded to be cautious, and to contact bmo-chair@ukmt.org.uk if they are unsure whether their activities comply with this policy.

A longer version of this policy is available.

Eligibility for EGMO team

The UK participates in the annual European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad in April. The team is selected from female pupils who score highly on that year’s BMO (principally BMO2). In particular, candidates and their schools should be aware that leaving the gender box blank on the form may lead to a pupil missing out on selection.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (27 September 2024)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken on Wednesday. Solutions are also available.

IMO 2024 results (20 July 2024, press release added 26 July 2024)

The IMO 2024 papers were sat on 16 and 17 July in Bath. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained two gold, three silver and one bronze medals and a score of 162 out of 252, coming equal 6th out of 108 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 29 for Gold, 22 for Silver and 16 for Bronze. A press release is also available.

IMO 2024 problems (17 July 2024)

The IMO 2024 papers were sat on 16 and 17 July in Bath. The problems were submitted by Colombia, Indonesia, Australia, Poland, Hong Kong and Japan, respectively.

Mathematics Ashes results (13 July 2024)

The UK has won the 17th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 104 and Australia scoring a total of 81:

IMO team selected (27 May 2024)

The following six students have been selected as the UK team for IMO 2024, to be held in Bath, 11–22 July.

The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) and the Deputy Leader is Vesna Kadelburg (The Perse School). The first reserve is Zijie Guan (The Glasgow Academy).

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (30 April 2024)

The UK team at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 33 for gold, 23 for silver and 12 for bronze.

The problems were proposed by the UK (Tom Hillman), Romania, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.

EGMO results (15 April 2024)

The UK team in the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 16th out of 54 participating teams (9th out of 37 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 33 for gold, 22 for silver and 13 for bronze.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (14 April 2024)

The problems from the second paper at the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Tskaltubo, Georgia, are now available. The problems were submitted by Ukraine, Croatia and Luxembourg + Belgium, respectively.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (13 April 2024)

The problems from the first paper at the 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Tskaltubo, Georgia, are now available. The problems were submitted by Slovakia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (8 April 2024)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Varna, Bulgaria, 27 April–2 May. The team will be accompanied by Jamie Bell (University College, London) as Leader, Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) as Observer with Leader and Ina Hughes as Observer with Contestants. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (8 April 2024)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the following IMO squad of eleven was selected. These students will participate in further training and selection tests before the IMO team of six and the first reserve for the IMO in the UK are chosen.

The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) and the Deputy Leader is Vesna Kadelburg (The Perse School). The IMO will take place in Bath, 11–22 July.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (1 March 2024)

The UK participants in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 7th out of 14 teams in the team competition. The medal boundaries are 30 for gold, 25 for silver and 21 for bronze. The problems (day 1, day 2) are available, and were proposed by Israel, the United Kingdom (Will Steinberg), Russia, Iran, Denmark, and Iran, respectively.

BMO Round 2 high scores (13 February 2024)

The following BMO2 candidates scored 28 or more out of 40.

EGMO 2024 team (13 February 2024)

The 13th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held 11–17 April in Tskaltubo, Georgia. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Keisha Kwok (The Sacred Heart Language College). The Team Leader is Kasia Warburton and the Deputy Leader is Emily Beatty; Ava Yeo will be Observer with Contestants.

BMO Round 2 (26 January 2024)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken on Wednesday 24 January; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Richard Freeland, Sam Bealing, Gerry Leversha, and Ben Handley, respectively.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2024 UK participants (5 January 2024, staff added 9 January 2024)

Following the annual IMO Winter School held in Hungary, 27 December to 4 January, the students to represent the UK at the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have been selected as:

The leaders are Andjela Sarkovic (King’s College, Cambridge) and Harvey Yau (DPMMS, Cambridge). Mary Teresa Fyfe (formerly of Hutchesons’ Grammar School) is Observer with Contestants. The RMM will take place in Bucharest, 26 February to 2 March.

BMO Round 1 high scores and markers’ report (19 December 2023, New Zealand results added 22 January 2024)

The following BMO Round 1 candidates scored 57 or more out of 60. The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is also now available.

BMO Round 1 (17 November 2023)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken on 15 November; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Geoff Smith, Geoff Smith, Sam Bealing, Dominic Yeo, Richard Freeland, and Ben Handley, respectively.

UK MOG markers’ report and prize winners (24 October 2023)

The markers’ report for the 2023 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper, with statistics of results, is now available. The following participants scored 43 or more out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (29 September 2023)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken on Wednesday. Solutions are also available.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (24 September 2023)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Jamie Bell’s report on the 2023 olympiad.

Olympiad Mentoring Schemes (8 August 2023)

BMO EC is pleased that the Olympiad Mentoring Schemes are restarting for the academic year 2023/24.

• Students aiming to improve towards BMO2 level are welcome to sign up for the Olympiad Mentoring Scheme (OMS). All students will receive the monthly material but, depending on numbers, it may not be possible to offer all students a mentor. The form should be completed by a teacher at the applicant’s school.
• The Advanced Olympiad Mentoring Scheme (AOMS) is by invitation only, to students who attended the Hungary camp or the Cambridge camp in 2022/23 or who achieved a high score of at least 50/60 in BMO1 or 25/40 in BMO2. The form should be completed by the student.

The schemes will start in early September. Applications received after Monday 28th August may not be prioritised for mentor allocation.

We will be contacting former A/OMS mentors shortly, as well as any volunteers who have expressed an interest in joining this programme. Further expressions of interest are welcome via UKMT’s volunteering manager [volunteering@ukmt.org.uk].

IMO 2023 report available (3 August 2023)

The reports on past IMOs now include Dominic Yeo’s report on IMO 2023.

IMO 2023 results (11 July 2023)

The IMO papers were sat on 8 and 9 July in Chiba, Japan. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained two gold, two silver and two bronze medals and a score of 167 out of 252, coming 13th out of 112 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 32 for Gold, 25 for Silver and 18 for Bronze.

IMO 2023 problems (9 July 2023)

The IMO 2023 papers were sat on 8 and 9 July in Chiba, Japan; the problems are available. The problems were submitted by Colombia, Portugal, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the Netherlands and the USA, respectively.

Mathematics Ashes results (5 July 2023)

The 16th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp, was tied; the results for the two teams were as follows, with each team scoring a total of 89:

IMO team selected (30 May 2023)

The following six students have been selected as the UK team for IMO 2023, to be held in Chiba, Japan, 2–13 July.

The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo (King’s College London), the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth (University of Oxford) and Ava Yeo will be Observer with Contestants. The reserves are Neil Prabhu (St Paul’s School) and Mikaeel Shah (Isleworth and Syon School).

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (11 May 2023, more information added 12 May 2023)

The UK team at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Antalya, Turkey have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 32 for gold, 31 for silver and 17 for bronze.

The problems were proposed by North Macedonia, UK (Sam Bealing), Greece and Romania.

EGMO results (17 April 2023)

The UK team in the 12th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming equal 11th out of 55 participating teams (equal 8th out of 38 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 38 for gold, 28 for silver and 16 for bronze.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad problems (16 April 2023)

The problems (day 1, day 2) from the 12th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, held yesterday and today in Portorož, Slovenia, are now available. The problems were submitted by Croatia, Slovakia, Australia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Israel, respectively.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (2 April 2023)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Antalya, Turkey, 8–13 May. The team will be accompanied by Jamie Bell (University College, London) as Leader, Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) as Observer with Leader and Ina Hughes as Observer with Contestants. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (2 April 2023)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the following IMO squad of ten was selected. These students will participate in further training and selection tests before the IMO team of six and the first reserve for the IMO in Japan are chosen.

The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo (King’s College London), the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth (University of Oxford) and Ava Yeo will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place in Chiba, Japan, 2–13 July.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (4 March 2023)

The UK participants in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 8th out of 15 teams in the team competition. The medal boundaries are 24 for gold, 18 for silver and 11 for bronze.

BMO Round 2 high scores (2 March 2023)

The following BMO2 candidates scored 35 or more out of 40.

EGMO 2023 team (24 February 2023)

The 12th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held 13–19 April in Portorož, Slovenia. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Julia Volovich (Hills Road Sixth Form College). The Team Leader is Kasia Warburton and the Deputy Leader is Emily Beatty.

BMO Round 2 (27 January 2023)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken on Wednesday. The problems were by Rhys Lewis (problem 1), Sam Bealing (problem 2), Dominic Yeo (problem 3) and András Hraskó (problem 4).

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2023 UK participants (5 January 2023)

Following the annual IMO Winter School held in Hungary, 27 December to 4 January, the students to represent the UK at the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have been selected as:

The Team Leader is Sam Bealing (Royal London) and the Deputy Leader is Geoff Smith (University of Bath and Wells Cathedral School); Mary Teresa Fyfe (formerly of Hutchesons’ Grammar School) is Observer with Contestants. The reserve is Hanks Chong (Concord College). The RMM will take place in Bucharest, 27 February to 4 March.

BMO Round 1 high scores and markers’ report (19 December 2022)

The following BMO Round 1 candidates scored 54 or more out of 60. The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is also now available.

BMO Round 1 (18 November 2022)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken on 16 November; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Stuart Haring, Tom Bowler, Gerry Leversha, Richard Freeland, Rhys Lewis and Andras Hrasko, respectively.

UK MOG markers’ report and prize winners (21 October 2022)

The markers’ report for the 2022 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper, with statistics of results, is now available. The following participants scored 50 out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls solutions (30 September 2022)

Solutions for the UK MOG paper are now available.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (29 September 2022)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are being prepared and will be published here when available.

Olympiad Mentoring Schemes pause (7 September 2022)

A number of UKMT activities are currently paused, including the Olympiad Mentoring Schemes. At UKMT, the volunteers (including mentors) and staff had been working hard to prepare for this year’s scheme and subsequently have prepared material for OMS and AOMS. We are hopeful to have an update from the Board of Trustees shortly on the possibility of these activities restarting either after the October half-term or after Christmas.

IMO 2022 results (14 July 2022)

The IMO papers were sat on 11 and 12 July in Oslo. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained one gold, three silver and two bronze medals and a score of 179 out of 252, coming 13th out of 104 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 34 for Gold, 29 for Silver and 23 for Bronze.

The IMO problems were submitted by France, the Netherlands, USA, Slovakia, Belgium and Serbia, respectively.

Mathematics Ashes results (9 July 2022)

The UK has won the 15th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of yesterday’s practice exam at the pre-IMO training camps; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 81 and Australia scoring a total of 72:

IMO team selected (31 May 2022)

After the selection camp held 28–30 May, the team of six for the IMO in Norway has been chosen as:

The first reserve is James Sarkies (Lawrence Sheriff School).

The Team Leader is Geoff Smith (University of Bath), the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth (University of Oxford) and Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) will be Observer with Leader. The IMO will take place in Oslo, 6–16 July.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (22 May 2022)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Robin Bhattacharyya’s report on the 2022 olympiad.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2022 student report (12 May 2022)

A competition diary written by the UK team members at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Cyprus is available here.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (7 May 2022)

The UK team at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Agros, Cyprus have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 31 for gold, 22 for silver and 12 for bronze. The problems were proposed by the UK (Dominic Yeo), Greece, Greece and the UK (Tommy Walker Mackay), respectively.

EGMO results (12 April 2022, press release added 19 April)

The UK team in the eleventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 14th out of 57 participating teams (9th out of 31 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 29 for gold, 22 for silver and 15 for bronze.

A competition diary written by the UK team members is available here. A UKMT press release is also available.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad problems (9 April 2022)

The problems (day 1, day 2) from the eleventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, held yesterday and today in Eger, Hungary with some teams taking part remotely, are now available. The problems were submitted by the Netherlands, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Romania, the USA and Australia, respectively; problem 3 is by Joe Benton and Dominic Yeo.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (4 April 2022)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Agros, Cyprus, 4–9 May. The team will be accompanied by Robin Bhattacharyya (Trent College) as Leader, Jamie Bell (University College, London) as Deputy Leader and Ina Hughes as Observer. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (4 April 2022)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, the following IMO squad of eleven was selected. These students will participate in further training and selection tests before the IMO team of six and the first reserve for the IMO in Norway are chosen.

The Team Leader is Geoff Smith (University of Bath), the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth (University of Oxford) and Dominic Yeo (King’s College London) will be Observer with Leader. The IMO will take place in Oslo, 6–16 July.

IMO training and selection camp (3 April 2022)

The annual IMO training and selection camp was held March 29 to April 3. After two years online, we were delighted to return to the usual residential format at Trinity College, Cambridge.

An announcement about selection will be released at noon on Monday 4 April.

EGMO 2022 team (24 February 2022)

The 11th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held 6–12 April in Eger, Hungary (in a hybrid format with some teams taking part remotely). The UK team (taking part in person in Eger) will be:

The reserve is Tatiana Mouzykantskii (Sevenoaks School). The Team Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England and the Deputy Leader is Kasia Warburton of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Olympiad training camps and competitions (21 February 2022)

The 2022 edition of the annual spring olympiad camp in Cambridge will be held in person at Trinity College. We will shortly be contacting students with high scores on BMO1 and BMO2 to invite them to this event.

The UK will also send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Cyprus, 4–9 May. Details will be confirmed soon, and the team will be selected after the training camp.

BMO Round 2 high scores and solutions (18 February 2022)

The following BMO2 candidates scored 20 or more out of 40. Solutions are also available.

BMO Round 2 (28 January 2022)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday. The problems were by Robin Bhattacharyya (problem 1), Sam Bealing (problem 2), Ed Kirkby (problem 3) and Dominic Yeo (problem 4).

BMO Round 1 high scores (12 January 2022, New Zealand results added 20 January 2022)

BMO Round 1 was marked remotely in December. The following candidates scored 43 or more out of 60.

BMO Round 1 markers’ report (10 January 2022)

The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is now available.

BMO Round 1 (4 December 2021)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken on 2 December; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Dominic Rowland (problems 1 and 3), Daniel Griller (problems 2 and 6), Stuart Haring and Maya Brock (problem 4) and Jeremy King (problem 5).

UK MOG report (7 November 2021)

The report for schools on the 2021 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper, with statistics of results, is now available.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (8 October 2021)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available.

IMO 2021 report available (24 September 2021)

The reports on past IMOs now include Dominic Yeo’s report on IMO 2021.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (10 September 2021)

The UK team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 35 for gold, 24 for silver and 16 for bronze.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad problems (8 September 2021)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad paper was sat today, with the UK team sitting the paper in Leeds. The problems were proposed by the UK (Aron Thomas), Greece, Serbia and the UK (Sam Bealing and Alexander Betts), respectively.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team (16 August 2021)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, organised by Cyprus and to be held online, 6–10 September, with the exam on 8 September. The UK team will be:

The Leader is Freddie Illingworth (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) and the Deputy Leader is Emily Beatty (Trinity College, Cambridge).

IMO 2021 results (23 July 2021)

The IMO papers were sat on 19 and 20 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained two gold and three silver medals and an Honourable Mention and a score of 131 out of 252, coming equal 9th out of 107 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 24 for Gold, 19 for Silver and 12 for Bronze. A press release about the UK performance is available.

The IMO problems were submitted by Australia, Canada, Ukraine, Poland, Spain and Austria, respectively.

IMO team selected (6 June 2021)

The UK team for IMO 2021 will be:

The first reserve is Tommy Walker Mackay (Stretford Grammar School). Congratulations to all students who participated in this year’s selection tests.

The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo (University of Oxford) and the Deputy Leader is Sam Bealing (Trinity College, Cambridge). The IMO will take place as a remote event, organised by Russia with the exams on 19 and 20 July.

IMO squad selected (20 April 2021)

Following the first round of selection tests, the squad of ten from which the team of six for IMO 2021 will be selected has been chosen as:

The IMO will take place 14–24 July, organised by Russia in a format to be determined.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2021 UK participants (20 April 2021)

The Romanian Master of Mathematics competition will be held online, 20–26 May. The students to represent the UK will be:

The team is led by Geoff Smith (University of Bath).

EGMO results (15 April 2021, press release added 16 April)

The UK team in the tenth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 5th out of 55 participating teams (3rd out of 37 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 21 for gold, 14 for silver and 8 for bronze. A UKMT press release is available.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad problems (13 April 2021)

The problems (day 1, day 2) from the tenth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, held as a virtual competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now available. The problems were submitted by Australia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Australia, Austria and Austria, respectively.

Olympiad training camps and IMO selection (6 March 2021)

The 2021 edition of the annual residential olympiad camp, normally hosted in Cambridge, was cancelled because of the ongoing UK restrictions. The 2020 edition of the annual summer school for students new to olympiads, normally hosted in Oxford, was also cancelled.

BMOS is currently planning an online event from April 6th to 9th as partial replacement for both of these cancelled residential activities. Invited students will be contacted shortly.

A first round of selection tests for the team to represent UK at IMO 2021, will be held on 17th and 18th April in an online format.

EGMO 2021 team (26 February 2021)

The 10th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, organised by Georgia, will be held 9–15 April. The UK team, taking part remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be:

The reserve is Rebekah Glaze of West Kirby Grammar School. The Team Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England and the Deputy Leader is Kasia Warburton of Trinity College, Cambridge.

BMO Round 2 high scores and solutions (19 February 2021)

BMO Round 2 was marked remotely over the period 6–7 February. The following candidates scored 20 or more out of 40. Solutions are also available.

BMO Round 2 (29 January 2021)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday. The problems were by Ivan Chan (problem 1), Dominic Rowland (problem 2), Freddie Illingworth and Dominic Yeo (problem 3) and Jeremy King (problem 4).

RMM 2021 selection (4 January 2021)

BMOS hopes to enter a UK team in the Romanian Master of Mathematics in late February 2021, likely to be held in an online format without travel requirements.

Top-scoring students from BMO1 will be invited shortly to take part in a selection test for the UK team. BMOS is hopeful that this can take place on Saturday 16th January. We are closely watching the developing situation about the return to UK secondary schools in January 2021, and we hope to contact invited students via their school in the coming days.

BMO Round 1 markers’ report (18 December 2020)

The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is now available.

BMO Round 1 high scores (16 December 2020)

BMO Round 1 was marked remotely over the period 5–12 December. The following candidates scored 39 or more out of 50.

BMO Round 1 (2 December 2020)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken on 26 November; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Daniel Griller, Tom Bowler, Daniel Griller, Nick Mackinnon, Dominic Yeo, Luke Pebody and Daniel Griller, respectively.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (5 November 2020)

The UK team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 32 for gold, 25 for silver and 20 for bronze.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad problems (1 November 2020)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad paper was sat today. The problems were proposed by the UK (Sam Bealing), Albania, Cyprus and North Macedonia, respectively.

UK MOG report (22 October 2020)

The report for schools on the 2020 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper, with statistics of results, is now available.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team (18 October 2020)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, organised by Romania and to be held online from 31 October to 5 November with the exam on 1 November. The UK team will be:

The Leader is Robin Bhattacharyya (Loughborough Grammar School) and the Deputy Leader is Kasia Warburton (Trinity College, Cambridge).

UK MOG solutions (15 October 2020)

Solutions for this year’s UK MOG paper are now available.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (9 October 2020)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken over the period 6–8 October. Solutions will be released on Thursday 15 October.

IMO 2020 results (27 September 2020, press release added 29 September)

The IMO papers were sat on 21 and 22 September. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained one gold, four silver and one bronze medal and a score of 167 out of 252, coming 9th out of 105 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 31 for Gold, 24 for Silver and 15 for Bronze. The following press release is now available.

The IMO problems were submitted by Poland, Belgium, Hungary, India, Estonia and Taiwan, respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2020 problems (23 September 2020)

The IMO 2020 papers were sat on 21 and 22 September in exam centres around the world; the problems are available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (1 October 2020)

Australia has won the 13th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of the last joint pre-IMO practice exam; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 87 and Australia scoring a total of 93:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Cyberspace Mathematical Competition (22 July 2020)

The inaugural Cyberspace Mathematical Competition was held on 13th and 14th July 2020. This invitational online contest was organised by the Mathematical Association of America and the Art of Problem Solving. The UK team of eight students in Years 11 and 12 was chosen based on the results of the virtual selection tests in April.

The problems of the contest can be found here.

The UK team placed 11th out of 75 participating countries and our students achieved the following excellent individual results (out of the maximum 56 marks):

Congratulations to all students involved for some impressive solutions to the problems of this contest, and thanks to Dr Vesna Kadelburg for leading the UK team’s participation, and to the co-leaders Emily Beatty, Joe Benton, Robin Bhattacharyya, Kasia Warburton and Dr Dominic Yeo who assisted with marking.

Recent IMO programme activity, and IMO team selected (1 June 2020, updated 5 June)

The 2020 edition of the annual residential olympiad camp, due to be hosted at Trinity College, Cambridge, was cancelled because of the UK’s Coronavirus lockdown. In its place, BMOS organised a virtual camp, held April 6th to April 9th, for the twenty-six invited students, with lectures and problem-solving sessions delivered via video-conferencing software by a team of twelve volunteers. Following this, two rounds of selection tests were conducted online during the weekends of 25th April and 30th May. Based on these results, the students to represent UK at IMO 2020 are:

The reserves are:

Congratulations to all students who qualified for these final rounds, and thanks to their parents and guardians for supporting the exams, and to our team of volunteers for setting and marking the papers, and leading discussions with the students. Thanks also are due to Oxford Asset Management for their support of the UK IMO programme in 2019–2020.

IMO 2020, originally planned for St. Petersburg, will now be hosted by Russia in an online format. The two papers will be sat on September 21st and 22nd. BMOS hopes that it will be possible for the UK team and their leaders to be together in one venue for IMO 2020, and we will offer updates and further details when the possibilities are more clear.

EGMO results (21 April 2020)

The UK team in the ninth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 5th out of 53 participating teams (4th out of 39 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 26 for gold, 18 for silver and 11 for bronze.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad problems (18 April 2020)

The problems (day 1, day 2) from the ninth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, held as a virtual competition because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now available. The problems were submitted by Australia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovakia, the United Kingdom and Denmark, respectively; problem 5 is by Agnijo Banerjee.

IMO training and selection camp cancelled (16 March 2020)

The Cambridge IMO camp, scheduled for 31 March to 5 April, has been cancelled, as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Obviously this is a great shame for the invited students and the volunteer staff. Our thoughts are also with all students, volunteers and their families who might be facing challenges or uncertainty this week and over the coming period. BMO will be in touch with affected students as and when it becomes more clear what form IMO programme activities can reasonably take for the rest of this academic year.

IMO training and selection camp and COVID-19 (11 March 2020)

The UK IMO training and selection camp is scheduled to be held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 31 March–5 April. The UKMT is keeping the situation and government advice under continuous review, and liaising with Trinity College. We will update students and parents as soon as possible if changes to the camp become necessary. We are working on contingency plans for some of the camp programme, including selection tests, to be delivered remotely.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (1 March 2020)

The UK participants in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 5th out of 19 teams in the team competition. The medal boundaries are 29 for gold, 24 for silver and 18 for bronze. Problem 2, a UK submission, is by Dominic Yeo.

EGMO 2020 team (13 February 2020)

The 9th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, 15–21 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Shuqi Huang of Westminster School. The Team Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England and the Deputy Leader is Kasia Warburton of Trinity College, Cambridge.

BMO Round 2 high scores (12 February 2020)

BMO Round 2 was marked in London on 8 February. The following candidates scored 25 or more out of 40.

BMO Round 2 (31 January 2020)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday. The problems were by Sam Maltby, Sam Bealing, Dominic Yeo and Jeremy King, respectively.

IMO 2019 lecture video available (16 January 2020)

Video of Jeremy King’s IMO lecture at Central Hall Westminster is now available.

BMO Round 1 markers’ report (11 January 2020)

The markers’ report on BMO1, with discussions of different approaches to the problems, is now available.

Walter Hayman (8 January 2020)

Professor Walter Hayman FRS, who co-founded the British Mathematical Olympiad together with his late wife Margaret, has died on 1 January. For more information on his career, see the notice from the London Mathematical Society.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2020 UK participants (5 January 2020)

Following the annual IMO Winter School held in Hungary, 27 December to 4 January, the students to represent the UK at the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have been selected as:

The team is led by James Gazet (St. Paul’s School), Freddie Illingworth (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) and Georgina Majury (Peterhouse, Cambridge). The RMM will take place in Bucharest, 26 February–2 March.

BMO Round 1 high scores (13 December 2019)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 6–8 December. The following candidates scored 50 or more out of 60.

BMO Round 1 marked (9 December 2019)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 6–8 December. Data entry is currently ongoing. Invitations to the IMO winter camp in Hungary will be issued later this week, and the list of high-scoring students will appear on this site.

BMO Round 1 (30 November 2019)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit. The problems were by Nick MacKinnon, Tom Bowler, Daniel Griller, Daniel Griller, Dominic Rowland and Sam Bealing, respectively.

UK MOG markers’ report and prize winners (5 November 2019)

The markers’ report for the 2019 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper is now available, including extended discussions of the problems and the approaches taken by candidates. The following participants scored 46 or more out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (9 October 2019)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 19–20 October.

IMO 2019 results (19 July 2019)

The IMO papers were sat on 16 and 17 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained one gold, two silver and three bronze medals and a score of 149 out of 252, coming 20th out of 112 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 31 for Gold, 24 for Silver and 17 for Bronze.

The achievements of this year’s UK olympiad teams will be celebrated at Central Hall Westminster on Monday 23 September, when Dr Jeremy King will give the 42nd annual IMO lecture.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2019 problems (17 July 2019)

The IMO 2019 papers were sat on 16 and 17 July in Bath; the problems are available. The problems were submitted by South Africa, Ukraine, Croatia, El Salvador, USA and India respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (13 July 2019)

Australia has won the 12th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp in Bath; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 77 and Australia scoring a total of 104:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO team selected (28 May 2019)

After the training camp held in Leeds, 26–28 May, the team of six for the IMO in the UK has been chosen as:

The reserves are:

The Team Leader is Dr Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford and the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The IMO will take place in Bath, 11–22 July.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (8 May 2019)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Dominic Rowland’s report on the 2019 olympiad.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (4 May 2019)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad paper was sat on Thursday in Chişinău, Moldova. The UK team have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 31 for gold, 27 for silver and 15 for bronze.

EGMO results (11 April 2019)

The UK team in the eighth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming equal 5th out of 50 participating teams (equal 4th out of 36 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 29 for gold, 21 for silver and 16 for bronze.

Yuka has been added to the squad of eleven from which the team of six for the IMO in Bath will be selected at the Leeds camp.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (10 April 2019)

The problems from the second paper at the eighth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Kyiv, are now available. The problems were submitted by Poland, the Netherlands and the UK respectively; problem 6 is by Joe Benton.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (9 April 2019)

The problems from the first paper at the eighth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Kyiv, are now available. The problems were submitted by the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Poland respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (7 April 2019, staff updated 26 April 2019)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Chişinău, Moldova from 30 April to 5 May. The team will be accompanied by Dominic Rowland of Winchester College (Leader) and Dr Ava Yeo of the Francis Crick Institute (Deputy Leader). After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 2–7 April, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (7 April 2019)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 2–7 April, the squad of ten from which the team of six and four reserves for the IMO in the UK will be selected has been chosen as:

(Patrick subsequently withdrew from the IMO squad after being selected for the UK team for the International Physics Olympiad.)

The Team Leader is Dr Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford and the Deputy Leader is Freddie Illingworth of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The IMO will take place in Bath, 11–22 July. The final team will be selected at the Leeds camp held 26–28 May.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2019 report available (17 March 2019)

The Romanian Master of Mathematics information now includes Gabriel Gendler’s report on RMM 2019.

Christopher Bradley elegance prize (5 March 2019)

The Christopher Bradley elegance prize has been awarded to Yuka Machino (Millfield School), Ang Boon Han Nathaniel (Anglo Chinese Independent School) and Timothy Wallace (Hampton School) for their solutions to BMO2 problem 1.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (24 February 2019)

The UK participants in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 16th out of 24 teams in the team competition. The medal boundaries are 37 for gold, 30 for silver and 24 for bronze.

EGMO 2019 team (12 February 2019)

The 8th European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, 7–13 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Lily Kearney of Exeter Mathematics School. The Team Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England and the Deputy Leader is Kasia Warburton of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

BMO Round 2 (25 January 2019)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday.

BMO Round 1 marked (7 January 2019)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 7–9 December. Gold medals are awarded for scores of 48 or more, silver medals for scores of 41 to 47, bronze medals for scores of 35 to 40, certificates of distinction for scores of 22 and above, certificates of merit for scores of 9 to 21. The report for schools, with statistics on results, is also available.

The BMO2 qualifying cut-off scores are 35 for students in year 13 (England and Wales), year S6 (Scotland), year 14 (Northern Ireland); 32 for students in year 12 (England and Wales), year S5 (Scotland), year 13 (Northern Ireland); 29 for students in year 11 (England and Wales), year S4 (Scotland), year 12 (Northern Ireland); and 26 for students in lower school years. Scoring at least the cut-off on BMO1 gives free entry to BMO2 provided that the candidate is eligible to represent the UK at the IMO. Any participant in BMO1 may enter BMO2 by paying the entry fee. BMO2 will take place on 24 January.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2019 UK participants (5–8 January 2019)

Following the annual IMO Winter School held in Tata, Hungary, 27 December to 4 January, the students to represent the UK at the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have been selected as:

The Team Leader is Gabriel Gendler (HUJI) and the Deputy Leader is James Gazet (St. Paul’s School); Georgina Majury (Peterhouse, Cambridge) is Observer with Contestants. The reserves are Yuhka Machino (Millfield School) and Thomas Pelling (Bedford School). The RMM will take place in Bucharest, 20–25 February.

BMO Round 1 (1 December 2018)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit.

IMO 2018 lecture video available (9 November 2018)

Video of Ursula Martin’s IMO lecture at the Science Museum is now available.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls markers’ report (28 October 2018)

The markers’ report for the 2018 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper is now available, including extended discussions of the problems and the approaches taken by candidates.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (3 October 2018)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 13–14 October.

IMO 2018 report available (9 August 2018)

The reports on past IMOs now include Geoff Smith’s report on IMO 2018.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2018 Deputy Leader’s report by Dominic Yeo available (5 August 2018)

A report on IMO 2018 by Deputy Leader Dominic Yeo is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2018 results (12 July 2018)

The IMO papers were sat on 9 and 10 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained one gold and four silver medals and an Honourable Mention and a score of 161 out of 252, coming 12th out of 107 participating countries. The medal boundaries were 31 for Gold, 25 for Silver and 16 for Bronze.

The achievements of this year’s UK olympiad teams will be celebrated at the Science Museum on Monday 24 September, when Professor Ursula Martin CBE will give the 41st annual IMO lecture.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2018 problems (10 July 2018)

The IMO 2018 papers were sat on 9 and 10 July in Romania; the problems are available. The problems were submitted by Greece, Slovakia, Iran, Armenia, Mongolia and Poland respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (6 July 2018)

Australia has won the 11th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp in Budapest; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 98 and Australia scoring a total of 99:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (3 July 2018)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Dominic Yeo’s report on the 2018 olympiad.

IMO team selected (30 May 2018)

After the training camp held at Tonbridge School, 26–30 May, the team of six for the IMO in Romania has been chosen as:

The reserves are:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dr Dominic Yeo of the Technion. Dr Rosie Cretney (University of Oxford) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 3–14 July.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

David Monk receives Paul Erdős Award (14 May 2018)

Congratulations to David Monk on being awarded the Paul Erdős Award by the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (10 May 2018)

The UK team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Belgrade, Serbia have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 40 for gold, 29 for silver and 15 for bronze.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad problems (10 May 2018)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad paper was sat yesterday. Problem 2, a UK submission, is by Jeremy King.

EGMO results (14 April 2018)

The UK team in the seventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 3rd out of 52 participating teams (2nd out of 36 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 32 for gold, 22 for silver and 15 for bronze.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (12 April 2018)

The problems from the second paper at the seventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Florence, are now available. The problems were submitted by the Netherlands, Poland and the Netherlands respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (11 April 2018)

The problems from the first paper at the seventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Florence, are now available. The problems were submitted by Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

IMO squad selected (9 April 2018)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge from 4 to 9 April, the squad of eight from which the team of six and two reserves for the IMO in Romania will be selected has been chosen as:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dr Dominic Yeo of the Technion. Dr Rosie Cretney (University of Oxford) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 3–14 July. The final team will be selected at the Tonbridge training camp held 26–30 May.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (9 April 2018)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 7–12 May. The Team Leader is Dr Dominic Yeo of the Technion, the Deputy Leader is Dr Vesna Kadelburg (The Perse School) and Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 4–9 April, the team has been selected as follows.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (26 February 2018)

The UK participants in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming equal 7th out of 20 teams in the team competition. The medal boundaries are 29 for gold, 22 for silver and 19 for bronze.

EGMO 2018 team (12 February 2018)

The seventh European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Florence, Italy, 9–15 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Yuhka Machino of Millfield School. The Team Leader is Jo Caisová of Mayfield Primary School, Cambridge and the Deputy Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

BMO Round 2 marked (5 February 2018)

BMO Round 2 was marked in London on 3 February. The following candidates scored 25 or more out of 40.

BMO Round 2 (26 January 2018)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2018 UK participants (5 January 2018)

The UK will compete in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition in 2018, to be held in Bucharest, 21–26 February. The Team Leader will be Alexander Betts (King’s College London) and the Deputy Leader will be James Gazet (St. Paul’s School); Mary Teresa Fyfe (formerly of Hutchesons’ Grammar School) will be Observer with Contestants. The following students will represent the UK (the four students who form part of the team competition will be determined after BMO2):

BMO Round 1 marked (3 January 2018, report added 4 January 2018, New Zealand results added 19 January 2018)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 8–10 December. (Some candidates from other countries also sat the paper, with their scripts being marked using the same mark schemes, and high scores from those countries are also indicated below when available.) The following candidates scored 58 or more out of 60. Gold medals are awarded for scores of 59 or more, silver medals for scores of 50 to 58, bronze medals for scores of 42 to 49, certificates of distinction for scores of 28 and above. The report for schools, with statistics on results, is also available.

The BMO2 qualifying cut-off scores are 47 for students in year 13 (England and Wales), year S6 (Scotland), year 14 (Northern Ireland); 42 for students in year 12 (England and Wales), year S5 (Scotland), year 13 (Northern Ireland); 37 for students in year 11 (England and Wales), year S4 (Scotland), year 12 (Northern Ireland); and 35 for students in lower school years. Scoring at least the cut-off on BMO1 gives free entry to BMO2 provided that the candidate is eligible to represent the UK at the IMO. Any participant in BMO1 may enter BMO2 by paying the entry fee. BMO2 will take place on 25 January.

IMO 2017 lecture video available (19 December 2017)

Video of Vicky Neale’s IMO lecture at the Science Museum is now available.

BMO Round 1 (2 December 2017)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit.

UK MOG prize winners (2 November 2017)

The following participants in the UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) scored 40 or more out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls markers’ report (28 October 2017)

The markers’ report for the 2017 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper is now available, including extended discussions of the problems and the approaches taken by candidates.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (6 October 2017)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 14–15 October.

IMO 2017 report available (8 August 2017)

The reports on past IMOs now include Geoff Smith’s report on IMO 2017.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2017 press release (25 July 2017)

A press release about the UK performance at IMO 2017 is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2017 results (21 July 2017)

The IMO papers were sat on 18 and 19 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained three Gold and two Bronze medals and an Honourable Mention and a score of 130 out of 252, coming equal 9th out of 111 participating countries. The medal boundaries were for 25 for Gold, 19 for Silver and 16 for Bronze.

The achievements of this year’s UK olympiad teams will be celebrated at the Science Museum on Monday 25 September, when Professor Ursula Martin CBE will give the 40th annual IMO lecture.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2017 problems (19 July 2017)

The IMO 2017 papers were sat on 18 and 19 July in Brazil; the problems are available. The problems were submitted by South Africa, Albania, Austria, Luxembourg, Russia and the USA respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (16 July 2017)

The UK has won the 10th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of yesterday’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp in Itaipava; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 83 and Australia scoring a total of 63:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO team selected (31 May 2017)

After the training camp held at Tonbridge School, 27–31 May, the team of six for the IMO in Brazil has been chosen as:

The reserves are:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the Technion. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 12–23 July.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (19 May 2017)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Dominic Rowland’s report on the 2017 olympiad.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (6 May 2017)

The UK team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Ohrid, Macedonia have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 39 for gold, 31 for silver and 16 for bronze.

Sam has been added to the squad of ten from which the team of six and four reserves for the IMO in Brazil will be selected at the Tonbridge camp.

EGMO results (10 April 2017)

The UK team in the sixth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming equal 8th out of 44 participating teams (equal 6th out of 33 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 30 for gold, 19 for silver and 11 for bronze.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (9 April 2017)

The problems from the second paper at the sixth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Zürich, are now available. The problems were submitted by Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (8 April 2017)

The problems from the first paper at the sixth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Zürich, are now available. The problems were submitted by Israel, the Netherlands and Hungary respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (3 April 2017)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Ohrid, Macedonia from 2–7 May. The Team Leader is Dominic Rowland (Winchester College) and the Deputy Leader is Jill Parker, formerly of the University of Bath; Dr Gerry Leversha, formerly of St Paul’s School, will be Observer with Leader. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 30 March–3 April, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (3 April 2017)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge from 30 March to 3 April, the squad of nine from which the team of six and three reserves for the IMO in Brazil will be selected has been chosen as:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the Technion. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 12–23 July. The final team will be selected at the Tonbridge training camp held 27–31 May.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2017 report available (15 March 2017)

The Romanian Master of Mathematics information now includes Dominic Yeo’s report on RMM 2017.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (26 February 2017)

The UK team in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 2nd out of 19 teams in the team competition (determined by the sum of the top three scores from each team as per the competition rules). The medal boundaries are 32 for gold, 24 for silver and 18 for bronze.

Romanian Master of Mathematics (25 February 2017)

The problems (day 1, day 2) from this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics competition, sat yesterday and today, are now available

EGMO 2017 team (10 February 2017)

The sixth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Zürich, Switzerland, 6–12 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Emily Beatty of King Edward VII School, Sheffield. The Team Leader is Jo Harbour of Mayfield Primary School, Cambridge and the Deputy Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England; Kasia Warburton (Trinity College, Cambridge) will be Observer with Contestants.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

Christopher Bradley elegance prize (8 February 2017)

The Christopher Bradley elegance prize is awarded to Harvey Yau (Ysgol Dyffryn Taf), for his solution of BMO2 problem 1.

Brian Wilson (7 February 2017)

RIP Brian Wilson, BMOS volunteer, of RHBNC (now Royal Holloway University of London). Brian died on Saturday February 4th. He was a longstanding widely respected and much loved colleague who had an infectious smile and a profound commitment to mathematics and mathematics competitions.

Details of the time and place of Brian’s cremation on March 1st may be obtained on application to the chair of BMOS, Geoff Smith (G.C.Smith@bath.ac.uk).

BMO Round 2 marked (5 February 2017, late scores added 20 and 23 February, New Zealand scores added 9 March)

BMO Round 2 was marked in London on 4 February. Invitations to the Trinity training camp will be sent shortly to selected candidates eligible to represent the UK at the IMO, and details of marks will be sent to schools. The following candidates scored 21 or more out of 40. (Some candidates from other countries also sat the paper, with their scripts being marked using the same mark schemes, and high scores from those countries are also indicated below when available.)

BMO Round 2 (27 January 2017)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2017 team (6 January 2017, staff updated 26 January)

The UK will compete in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition in 2017, to be held in Bucharest, 22–27 February. The Team Leader will be Dominic Yeo (Technion) and the Deputy Leader will be James Gazet (Eton College); Mary Teresa Fyfe (formerly of Hutchesons’ Grammar School) will be Observer with Contestants. The UK team will be:

The reserve will be Nathan Creighton (Mossbourne Community Academy).

BMO Round 1 marked (19 December 2016, New Zealand results added 22 December 2016)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 9–11 December. (Some candidates from other countries also sat the paper, with their scripts being marked using the same mark schemes, and high scores from those countries are also indicated below when available.) The following candidates scored 51 or more out of 60.

UK MOG prize winners (17 December 2016)

The following participants in the UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) scored 30 or more out of 50 and have been awarded book prizes.

BMO Round 1 (3 December 2016)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are temporarily available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (12 October 2016)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available; these will be expanded after marking. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 22–23 October.

IMO 2016 lecture slides available (6 October 2016)

The slides from Zuming Feng’s IMO lecture at the Science Museum are now available. A short version is available as well.

IMO 2016 report available (13 August 2016)

The reports on past IMOs now include Geoff Smith’s report on IMO 2016.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2016 Deputy Leader’s report by Dominic Yeo available (28 July 2016)

A report on IMO 2016 by Deputy Leader Dominic Yeo is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2016 press release (15 July 2016)

A press release (PDF, Word) about the UK performance at IMO 2016 is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2016 results (14 July 2016)

The IMO papers were sat on 11 and 12 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained 2 Gold and 4 Silver medals and a score of 165 out of 252, coming 7th out of 109 participating countries. The medal boundaries were for 29 for Gold, 22 for Silver and 16 for Bronze.

The achievements of this year’s UK olympiad teams will be celebrated at the Science Museum on Monday 26 September, when Dr Zuming Feng will give the 39th annual IMO lecture, on “From classroom to contest”.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2016 problems (12 July 2016)

The IMO 2016 papers were sat on 11 and 12 July in Hong Kong; the problems (day 1, day 2) are available. The problems were submitted by Belgium, Australia, Russia, Luxembourg, Russia and the Czech Republic respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (8 July 2016)

The UK has won the 9th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp in Tagaytay; the results for the two teams were as follows, with the UK scoring a total of 82 and Australia scoring a total of 74:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO team selected (1 June 2016)

After the training camp held at Tonbridge School, 28 May–1 June, the team of six for the IMO in Hong Kong has been chosen as:

The reserves are:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 6–16 July.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (21 May 2016)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Dominic Yeo’s report on the 2016 olympiad.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2016 student report (16 May 2016)

An unofficial report on the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2016 from the student perspective, by UK team member Michael Ng, is now available.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (8 May 2016)

The UK team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Tirana, Albania have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10). The medal cut-offs were 32 for gold, 30 for silver and 17 for bronze.

Michael has been added to the squad of ten from which the team of six and four reserves for the IMO in Hong Kong will be selected at the Tonbridge camp:

EGMO results (14 April 2016)

The UK team in the fifth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 7th out of 39 participating teams (6th out of 31 official European teams). The medal boundaries are 27 for gold, 17 for silver and 11 for bronze.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (13 April 2016)

The problems from the second paper at the fifth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Bușteni, are now available. The problems were submitted by Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the Netherlands respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (12 April 2016)

The problems from the first paper at the fifth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Bușteni, are now available. The problems were submitted by the Netherlands, Belarus and Mexico respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (4 April 2016)

The UK has been invited as a guest nation to send a team to the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Tirana, Albania from 5–10 May. The Team Leader is Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford and the Deputy Leader is Dr Gerry Leversha, formerly of St Paul’s School; Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge, 31 March–4 April, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (4 April 2016)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge from 31 March to 4 April, the squad of nine from which the team of six and three reserves for the IMO in Hong Kong will be selected has been chosen as:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 6–16 July. The final team will be selected at the Tonbridge training camp held 28 May–1 June.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (29 February 2016)

The UK team in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 2nd out of 20 teams in the team competition (determined by the sum of the top three scores from each team as per the competition rules). The medal boundaries are 23 for gold, 17 for silver and 13 for bronze.

Romanian Master of Mathematics Day 2 (29 February 2016)

The problems from the second paper at this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics competition, sat on Saturday, are now available

Romanian Master of Mathematics Day 1 (27 February 2016)

The problems from the first paper at this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics competition, sat yesterday, are now available

Christopher Bradley elegance prize (15 February 2016)

The Christopher Bradley elegance prize is awarded to Warren Li (Eton College), Neel Nanda (Latymer School) and Alevtina Studenikina (Cheltenham Ladies’ College), for particularly beautiful solutions of BMO2 problem 3.

EGMO 2016 team (12 February 2016)

The fifth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Bușteni, Romania, 10–16 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Clarissa Costen of Altrincham Grammar School for Girls. The Team Leader is Jo Harbour of Mayfield Primary School, Cambridge and the Deputy Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

BMO Round 2 marked (7 February 2016, New Zealand results added 12 February 2016)

BMO Round 2 was marked in London on 6 February; 12 candidates in New Zealand also sat the paper, their scripts were marked in New Zealand using the same mark schemes as used in the UK, and such candidates are marked “(NZ)” below. Invitations to the Trinity training camp will be sent shortly to selected candidates eligible to represent the UK at the IMO, and details of marks will be sent to schools. The following candidates scored 11 or more out of 40.

BMO Round 2 (29 January 2016)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2016 team (8 January 2016)

The UK will compete in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition in 2016, to be held in Bucharest, 24–29 February. The Team Leader will be Alexander Betts (University of Oxford) and the Deputy Leader will be James Gazet (Eton College); Sally Anne Huk (formerly of Bancroft’s School) will be Observer with Contestants. The UK team will be:

The reserve will be Michael Ng (Aylesbury Grammar School).

BMO Round 1 marked (17 December 2015)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 11–13 December. The following candidates scored 45 or more out of 60.

BMO Round 1 (28 November 2015)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are temporarily available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls markers’ report (21 October 2015)

The markers’ report for the 2015 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper is now available, including extended discussions of the problems and the approaches taken by candidates.

UK MOG marked (19 October 2015)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) was marked on 10–11 October in Cambridge. The following candidates scored 45 or more out of 50. Results will be received by schools after half-term.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (30 September 2015)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions are also available; these will be expanded after marking. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 10–11 October.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad report available (2 September 2015)

The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad information now includes Alexander Betts’s report on the 2015 olympiad.

IMO 2015 student report by Lawrence Hollom available (7 August 2015)

An unofficial report on IMO 2015 from the student perspective, by UK team member Lawrence Hollom, is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2015 report available (29 July 2015)

The reports on past IMOs now include Geoff Smith’s report on IMO 2015.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2015 Deputy Leader’s report by Dominic Yeo available (26 July 2015)

A report on IMO 2015 by Deputy Leader Dominic Yeo is now available.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2015 results (14 July 2015)

The IMO papers were sat on 10 and 11 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained four Silver and one Bronze medals and one Honourable Mention and a score of 109 out of 252, coming 22nd out of 104 participating countries. The medal boundaries were for 26 for Gold, 19 for Silver and 14 for Bronze.

The team leaves Chiang Mai on Thursday 16 July and arrives back in the UK on Friday 17 July. The achievements of this year’s UK olympiad teams will be celebrated at the Royal Society on Monday 21 September, when Professor Adam McBride OBE will give the 38th annual IMO lecture, on “Mathematical Challenges”.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO 2015 problems (11 July 2015)

The IMO 2015 papers were sat on 10 and 11 July in Chiang Mai; the problems are available. The problems were submitted by the Netherlands, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece, Albania and Australia respectively.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Mathematics Ashes results (7 July 2015)

The 8th Mathematics Ashes competition, decided on the results of today’s practice exam at the joint pre-IMO training camp in Putrajaya, was tied; the results for the two teams were as follows, with each team scoring a total of 84:

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

IMO team selected (27 May 2015)

After the training camp held at Tonbridge School, 23–27 May, the team of six for the IMO in Chiang Mai, Thailand has been chosen as:

The two reserves are:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 4–16 July.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad results (6–7 May 2015)

The United Kingdom and Ireland team in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Athens, Greece have achieved the following scores (each question marked out of 10), coming 15th out of 21 participating (member and guest) countries. The medal cut-offs were 31 for gold, 24 for silver and 12 for bronze. The problems are available.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad results (18 April 2015)

The UK team in the fourth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad have achieved the following results, coming 12th out of 30 participating teams. The medal boundaries are 26 for gold, 20 for silver and 11 for bronze.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 2 (17 April 2015)

The problems from the second paper at the fourth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Minsk, are now available. The problems were submitted by Japan, the Netherlands and Ukraine respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad Day 1 (16 April 2015)

The problems from the first paper at the fourth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, sat today in Minsk, are now available. The problems were submitted by Luxembourg, Turkey and the USA respectively.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad team selected (30 March 2015, staff updated 10 April 2015)

A United Kingdom and Ireland guest team will compete in the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, to be held in Athens, Greece from 3–8 May. The Team Leader is Alexander Betts of the University of Oxford and the Deputy Leader is Dr Gerry Leversha, formerly of St Paul’s School; Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. After the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge from 26–30 March, the team has been selected as follows.

IMO squad selected (30 March 2015)

At the training camp held at Trinity College, Cambridge from 26–30 March, the squad of eight from which the team of six and two reserves for the IMO in Chiang Mai, Thailand will be selected has been chosen as:

The Team Leader is Dr Geoff Smith of the University of Bath and the Deputy Leader is Dominic Yeo of the University of Oxford. Jill Parker (formerly of the University of Bath) will be Observer with Contestants. The IMO will take place from 4–16 July. The final team will be selected at the Tonbridge training camp held 23–27 May.

Our thanks to this year’s IMO supporter, Oxford Asset Management.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2015 report available (5 March 2015)

The Romanian Master of Mathematics information now includes Dominic Yeo’s report on RMM 2015.

Romanian Master of Mathematics results (1 March 2015)

The UK team in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition have achieved the following results, coming 4th out of 17 teams in the team competition (determined by the sum of the top three scores from each team as per the competition rules). The medal boundaries are 32 for gold, 27 for silver and 22 for bronze.

Romanian Master of Mathematics Day 2 (1 March 2015)

The problems from the second paper at this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics competition, sat yesterday, are now available. Problem 4 was submitted by Russia and problems 5 and 6 by Bulgaria.

Romanian Master of Mathematics Day 1 (28 February 2015)

The problems from the first paper at this year’s Romanian Master of Mathematics competition, sat yesterday, are now available. Problems 2 and 3 were UK submissions, by Jeremy King and Lex Betts respectively; problem 1 was from Peru.

EGMO 2015 team (8 February 2015)

The fourth European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad will be held in Minsk, Belarus, 14–20 April. The UK team will be:

The reserve is Clarissa Costen of Altrincham Girls’ Grammar School. The Team Leader is Jo Harbour of Mayfield Primary School, Cambridge and the Deputy Leader is Jenny Owladi of the Bank of England.

Our thanks to Man Group for their support of the EGMO team.

BMO Round 2 marked (8 February 2015)

BMO Round 2 was marked in London on 7 February. (Some candidates from other countries also sat the paper, with their scripts being marked using the same mark schemes, and high scores from those countries will be added below when available.) Invitations to the Trinity training camp will be sent shortly to selected candidates eligible to represent the UK at the IMO, and details of marks will be sent to schools. The following candidates scored 20 or more out of 40.

The Christopher Bradley elegance prize is not awarded.

BMO Round 2 (30 January 2015)

This year’s BMO Round 2 paper was taken yesterday.

Romanian Master of Mathematics 2015 team (8 January 2015)

The UK will compete in the Romanian Master of Mathematics competition in 2015, to be held in Bucharest, 25 February–1 March. The Team Leader will be Dominic Yeo (University of Oxford) and the Deputy Leader will be James Gazet (Eton College). The UK team will be:

BMO Round 1 marked (12–14 December 2014)

BMO Round 1 was marked in Cambridge on 12–14 December. (Some candidates from other countries also sat the paper, with their scripts being marked using the same mark schemes, and high scores from those countries are also indicated below when available.) The following candidates scored 51 or more out of 60.

BMO Round 1 (29 November 2014)

This year’s BMO Round 1 paper was taken yesterday; video solutions are temporarily available online. Production facilities for the video were donated by the University of Bath Audio Visual Unit.

BMO1 2013/2014 Solutions (13 November 2014)

To assist candidates preparing for this year’s BMO Round 1, video solutions to last year’s paper are again available online.

BMO1 for 2014/2015 will be sat on 28 November. Because of candidates sitting the paper in different time zones, an embargo on public discussion of the paper will apply until the problems and solutions appear on this site the following morning.

UK MOG prize winners (24 October 2014)

The following participants in the UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) have been awarded book prizes.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls extended solutions (19 October 2014)

The solutions to the 2014 UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls paper now include extended discussions of the problems and the approaches taken by candidates.

UK MOG marked (17 October 2014)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) was marked on 4–5 October in Cambridge. The following candidates scored 31 or more out of 50. Results will be received by schools after half-term.

IMO 2014 student report by Gabriel Gendler available (28 September 2014)

An unofficial report on IMO 2014 from the student perspective, by UK team member Gabriel Gendler, is now available.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls solutions (26 September 2014)

Solutions to the UK MOG 2014 paper are now available; these will be expanded after marking.

Royal Society celebration (25 September 2014)

The 2014 olympiad teams’ achievements were celebrated at the Royal Society on Thursday 25 September; Professor Bernard Silverman FRS gave the 37th annual IMO lecture, on “Mathematics and Science in the Home Office”.

UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (24 September 2014)

The UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls (UK MOG) paper was taken yesterday. Solutions will appear later. The paper will be marked on the weekend of 4–5 October.

IMO 2014 Deputy Leader’s report by Dominic Yeo available (7 August 2014)

A report on IMO 2014 by Deputy Leader Dominic Yeo is now available.

IMO 2014 report available (23 July 2014)

The reports on past IMOs now include Geoff Smith’s report on IMO 2014.

IMO 2014 results (11 July 2014)

The IMO papers were sat on 8 and 9 July. The results of the UK team members are shown below. We obtained four Silver and two Bronze medals and a score of 142 out of 252, coming 20th out of 101 participating countries. The medal boundaries were for 29 for Gold, 22 for Silver and 16 for Bronze.