Editing Chartered Mathematician (section)

{{Short description|UK professional qualification}}
'''Chartered Mathematician''' ('''CMath''') is a [[professional certification|professional qualification]] in [[Mathematics]] awarded to professional practising mathematicians by the [[Institute of Mathematics and its Applications]] (IMA) in the [[United Kingdom]].

Chartered Mathematician is the IMA's highest professional qualification; achieving it is done through a rigorous peer-reviewed process.

The required standard<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Chartered Mathematician Designation|url=https://ima.org.uk/becoming-chartered/chartered-mathematician-designation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405232807/https://ima.org.uk/becoming-chartered/chartered-mathematician-designation/ |archive-date=2021-04-05 |website=IMA|language=en-GB}}</ref> for Chartered Mathematician registration is typically an accredited UK [[Master of Mathematics|MMath degree]], at least five years of peer-reviewed professional practise of advanced Mathematics, attainment of a senior-level of technical standing, and an ongoing commitment to Continuing Professional Development.

A Chartered Mathematician is entitled to use the post-nominal letters '''CMath''', in accordance with the [[Royal charter|Royal Charter]] granted to the IMA by the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].  The profession of Chartered Mathematician is a 'regulated profession' under the [[European professional qualification directives]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Regulated profession - Chartered Mathematician (United Kingdom)|url=https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regprof/index.cfm?action=regprof&id_regprof=7705|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114082841/http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regprof/index.cfm?action=regprof&id_regprof=7705 |archive-date=2016-11-14 |website=ec.europa.eu}}</ref>