My blog is Travels in a Mathematical World.
Math/Maths Podcast: Peter Rowlett in the UK calls Samuel Hansen in the US and the pair discuss topical mathematics. A podcast from Pulse-Project.org.
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Travels in a Mathematical World Podcast is a set of 64 episodes of mathematicians speaking in their own words about their work, maths history and maths news.
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Visit my YouTube channel for videos on puzzles and maths history, as well as higher education maths curriculum talks.
Current
I am currently employed as:
Lecturer (Nottingham Trent University), 10/2012-present.
I have the following other roles and responsibilities:
STEM Ambassador, STEMNET, 05/2010-present.
[In 2010 I registered as a STEM Ambassador. Through this I have been involved with running mathematics stalls at the East Midlands Big Bang Fair in 2011 and 2012.]
Council member, The British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), 09/2009-present.
[In September 2009 I was co-opted to the BSHM Council and in October 2010 I was elected to Council.]
Committee member (currently: Chair), Institute of Mathematics and its Applications East Midlands Branch, 05/2007-present.
[Suggesting and organising talks and social events for the local IMA branch. I was Vice-Chair 2008-2012 and am Chair 2012-14.]
Past
Previously I have been employed as:
Lecturer (Keele University), 09/2012-01/2013.
Higher Education Curriculum Innovation Advisor (Maths, Stats and OR (MSOR) Network), 08/2010-09/2012.
Technology Enhanced Learning Officer (School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham), 03/2009-08/2010.
University Liaison Officer (Institute of Mathematics and its Applications), 01/2008-07/2010.
Project lead ("Accessibility in MSOR: LaTeX and Braille", Nottingham Trent University), 10/2007-12/2009.
Lecturer (Nottingham Trent University), 01/2008-06/2009.
Disability support (University of Nottingham), 05/2007-12/2008.
Writer, Maths Levelling Up Course (Institute of Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy, University of Nottingham), 11/2007-03/2008.
Web/educational developer (RSS Centre for Statistical Education), 03/2004-12/2007.
Researcher ("Use of Projects in Mathematics", University of Nottingham), 07/2004-09/2004.
Consultant Web Developer, Maths Careers website (Council for the Mathematical Sciences), 01/2004-03/2004.
Project Support Officer, MELEES (School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham), 07/2003-09/2003.
Project Support Officer, MELEES (School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham), 09/2002-12/2002.
I have previously held the following other roles and responsibilities:
Committee member, IMA Early Career Mathematicians Group Committee, 11/2010-11/2012.
[In 2012, I was Conference Leader for the Autumn Early Career Mathematician Conference at the University of Greenwich. Prior to this, I held a role as Chartership Leader (2010-12), which was to provide advice to encourage members to engage with their membership of the IMA.]
Volunteer, Marie Curie Cancer Care Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and East Staffordshire, 09/1999-11/2010.
[Various web, graphic design, computer maintenance, organising & assisting at fundraising events.]
External judge, Further Maths Network/Further Maths Support Programme and Rolls-Royce Poster Competition, 01/2009-01/2010.
[Judged poster competition for undergraduate students to prepare a poster to enthuse a school audience about mathematics (2009 and 2010).]
Chair, Accessing Maths, Stats and OR (AccessMSOR), a Working Group of the Higher Education Academy Maths, Stats and OR Network, 02/2008-12/2009.
[Working group looking into issues around supporting disabled students in MSOR subjects. (MSOR Network Accessibility webpage)]
Co-organiser, E-Learning in Mathematical Subjects (ELMS), 11/2005-05/2009.
[Organise research seminars, development and maintenance of ELMS website, some video recording, editing. Information on recent ELMS talks are also published, see the Publications page.]
Co-ordinator, "MathML/XML Series" in MSOR Connections, 11/2005-02/2008.
[Co-ordinate and contribute to a regular feature in the Higher Education Academy Maths, Stats and OR Network Connections Newsletter: "MathML/XML Series" (MSOR Connections webpages).]
Student representative, College Research Degrees Committee, Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University, 01/2006-12/2007.
[I represented research students from my School at this College (cf. Faculty) level committee meeting.]
Student representative, Course Committee, MSc Engineering Multimedia, Nottingham Trent University, 01/2003-12/2003.
[Representing students on my course to the Course Committee meeting.]






