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Education & Pedagogy

The Education & Pedagogy group has interests in maths education at all levels, particularly focusing on interactivity, peer-assessment, mathematical cognition and development, and iterative feedback of teaching practice among many other things.

Members of the group

James Blowey

Academic student management and success via digital systems

Professor James Blowey

Ric Crossman

Decolonisation of mathematic; alternative assessments; feedback processes; disability support; maths anxiety

Richard Crossman

Sophy Darwin

Transition from school to university; the relation between mathematical intuition and deductive rigour; undergraduates as teachers; outreach and engagement, early-years maths

Sophy Darwin

Eimear Dunne

Accessibility in teaching; disability support; attainment gaps

Eimear Dunne

Dan Evans

Digital assessment; assessment and feedback processes; alternative assessments and development of mathematical communication skills

Dan Evans

Sam Fearn

Digital pedagogies and digital assessment; accessibility in teaching

Sam Fearn

Stephen Harrap

AI; digital assessment; feedback processes; student engagement; transition to university

Stephen Harrap

Andrew Krause

Interactive visualisations; alternative assessments; inclusive teaching and learning

Andrew Krause

Jamie Mason

E-assessment and student engagement with resources

Jamie Mason

Maciej Matuszewski

Automated e-assessment for undergraduate mathematics, student use of feedback

Maciej Matuszewski

Daniele Turchetti

Digital assessment, student engagement, outreach and science communication, statistical learning for pure mathematics and mathematics education

Daniele Turchetti

Clare Wallace

Peer assessment; digital assessment; development of mathematical writing skills; example use in mathematical education

Clare Wallace

Research Students

News from our department

  • Department celebrates outstanding postgraduate research achievements

    The Department of Mathematical Sciences is delighted to celebrate the success of our postgraduate researchers, whose recent awards recognise the exceptional quality of research, academic achievement and scholarly contribution taking place across the Department.
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  • Durham Symposium strengthens UK–Japan research links

    About 50 researchers from the UK, Japan, Mexico, China, and across Europe visited Durham University from 13–17 July for the Durham Symposium on Metric Geometry, Analysis and Probability. The five-day symposium, hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, brought together established and early-career researchers to share ideas, showcase recent advances, and identify new opportunities for future collaboration.
    Symposium participants sitting in lecture hall.
  • PGR Research Day 2026 celebrates postgraduate research in Mathematical Sciences

    Postgraduate researchers from across the Department of Mathematical Sciences came together on 12 May 2026 for this year’s PGR Research Day, an event celebrating the wide-ranging research being carried out by doctoral students in the department.
    PGR Research Day 2026 panel discussion

Durham Symposium strengthens UK–Japan research links

About 50 researchers from the UK, Japan, Mexico, China, and across Europe visited Durham University from 13–17 July for the Durham Symposium on Metric Geometry, Analysis and Probability. The five-day symposium, hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences, brought together established and early-career researchers to share ideas, showcase recent advances, and identify new opportunities for future collaboration.
Symposium participants sitting in lecture hall.

PGR Research Day 2026 celebrates postgraduate research in Mathematical Sciences

Postgraduate researchers from across the Department of Mathematical Sciences came together on 12 May 2026 for this year’s PGR Research Day, an event celebrating the wide-ranging research being carried out by doctoral students in the department.
PGR Research Day 2026 panel discussion

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