Neil Saunders is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the City, University of London. His research focuses on geometric and combinatorial aspects of representation theory – the study of abstract symmetry. He also has interests in music, language, AI and philosophy of mind.

He has taught a broad range of mathematical subjects for students in a range of disciplines from engineering, economics and data science.

Neil has a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of Sydney and has worked as a research fellow at the University of Bristol, the EPFL in Switzerland and at City University of London.

Neil has published in research educational journals on mathematics education and is a referee for the London Review of Education.

He is recognised as a Senior Fellow of Advance HE for sustained leadership in mathematics education in the UK.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Senior Lecturer, City, University of London
  • 2017–2024
    Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich
  • 2016–2017
    Postdoctoral research fellow, City, University of London
  • 2015–2016
    Postdoctoral research fellow, EPFL Switzerland
  • 2012–2015
    Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Bristol
  • 2011–2012
    Associate lecturer, The University of Sydney

Education

  • 2011 
    University of Sydney, Pure Mathematics
  • 2006 
    University of Sydney, BSc Advanced Mathematics

Contact Neil for

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  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision