Chris Brignell

Chris is Deputy Director of the Observatory for Mathematics Education, and Associate Professor of Statistics in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Nottingham where he is Head of Mathematics Education and Scholarship. His research interests focus on national trends of participation and attainment in mathematics; pedagogical approaches and student engagement in higher education mathematics and statistics teaching; as well as interdisciplinary science education and education for sustainable development. He has over 20 years of experience of teaching statistics at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He co-wrote QAA’s subject benchmark statement for Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research and is on the Executive Committee for the national Academy for PhD Training in Statistics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and a member of their Education Policy Advisory Group and Teaching Statistics committee.