Paul Glaister

Paul Glaister is a British mathematician, the UK representative to the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, the President of the 153 year old Mathematical Association and former Chair of the Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom, a body which set up the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education along with the Royal Society, and comprises 31 bodies representing mathematics education in the UK; an External Expert for Ofqual and for the Standards and Testing Agency within the Department for Education; of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications; and works closely with the Education Development Trust in a number of areas in mathematics education. He is a at the University of Reading. His contributions have been across the areas of computational fluid dynamics, numerical analysis, applied mathematics, mathematics education, and science education.
Glaister was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to education.