Mathematics Education

• Professor Chris Saker teaches both university mathematics and pre-university mathematics, and he supervises undergraduate students’ projects in maths education. He is a long-standing important member of the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme, a government-funded initiative aiming to increase participation in Core Maths, AS/A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics. He conducts research with a team including Dr Alexei Vernitski, Professor Berthold Lausen and Alexander Partner studying the benefits of these level 3 maths qualifications.
• Dr Alexei Vernitski’s teaching of mathematics is inspired by Jo Boaler's approach known as “mathematical mindsets”, which asserts that learning mathematics needs to be a liberating experience and to be based on whatever experience with shapes and patterns the learner has from their everyday life. Dr Vernitski with his collaborators across 3 departments of the University of Essex and a PhD student test the benefits of this approach to learning.

We are always interested in welcoming new postdoctoral researchers and PhD students through external competitive funding. If you are interested in applying for one of the opportunities at Essex, you can contact a researcher working in your area of interest or get in touch with the Theme Lead (see below).