About

I'm a mathematician working at the University of Leeds.

Academic qualifications

• BSc (Hons) First Class Mathematics University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
• MSc Mathematics Warwick University.
• PhD Mathematics Warwick University. Thesis Title: Local Topology of Complex Analytic Maps. Supervisor: Prof. David Mond.
• PGCHE Middlesex University.

Career

• 1994-1996, Research Associate to Prof. J.W. Bruce in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool University.
• 1996-1998, Lecturer in Mathematics, Middlesex University.
• 1998-2000, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Middlesex University.
• 2000-2005, Lecturer in Pure Mathematics University of Leeds.
• 2005-Present, Senior Lecturer in Pure Mathematics University of Leeds.

Books

I have three books available:

• How to Think Like A Mathematician, 2009.
• Variational Problems in Differential Geometry, London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, edited by Roger Bielawski, Kevin Houston, Martin Speight, 2011.
• Real and Complex Singularities, edited by Victor Goryunov, Kevin Houston, Roberta Wik-Atique, 20012.

Details can be found on my books page.

Recent and current activity

Currently I am

• a member of the LMS Education Committee
• a University Teaching Fellow,
• an associate editor for The Journal of Singularities,
• BSc Mathematics coordinator for the School of Mathematics,

I'm also doing the usual academic tasks of writing papers, reviews, grant applications, etc.

Previous activity

I have been

• an external examiner for Oxford Brookes University (2010 -- 2014),
• an external examiner for the Open University (2012 -- 2014),
• a Holgate lecturer for the LMS.

Media experience

I have appeared on

• BBC News Channel
• BBC Radio Leeds (Tau day, Vorderman review of mathematics, maths busking, review of the papers)
• BBC Radio Three Counties
• BBC Radio Scotland
• Phantom Radio, Dublin

and have been interviewed by the Guardian, the Times and BBC online, as well as contributing a blog post to Times online.