Chartered Mathematician

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Chartered Mathematician (CMath) is a 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{{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}} for Chartered Mathematician registration is typically an accredited UK 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 granted to the IMA by the Privy Council. The profession of Chartered Mathematician is a 'regulated profession' under the European professional qualification directives.{{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}}