Mathematician:Celia Mary Hoyles

Mathematician
British mathematician, educationalist, academic and (at one point in her career) a TV presenter.

Nationality
British

History

 * Born: 18 May 1946
 * 2003: Awarded the first Hans Freudenthal Medal by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction for her work in mathematics education
 * 2004: Awarded an OBE for services to education
 * 2004 to 2007: Government Chief Adviser for Mathematics
 * 2007 to 2013: Director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
 * 2010: Awarded the first Kavli Education Medal by the Royal Society for her research in mathematics education
 * 2014: Awarded a DBE in recognition of her service as Director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
 * 2014 -- 2015: President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications

Publications and other work

 * Late 1980s: co-presenter of Fun and Games, a prime time television quiz show about mathematics


 * 2010: Improving Mathematics at Work: The Need for Techno-Mathematical Literacies (with, and )