Chris Sangwin

Chris Sangwin grew up in Salisbury before reading Mathematics at Brasenose College, Oxford. He completed his PhD at the University of Bath before moving to the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham in 2000, where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. From 2000-2011 he was seconded half time to the UK Maths Stats and OR Network to promote learning and teaching of university mathematics. In 2006 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. His learning and teaching interests include (i) automatic assessment of mathematics using computer algebra, and (ii) problem solving using Moore method and similar student-centred approaches. He enjoys playing with mathematical puzzles, toys and games.