Key details
Tony Mann
Director, Greenwich Maths Centre
After postgraduate research on group theory, Tony Mann worked as a software engineer and mathematical modeller in the electricity supply industry before entering the teaching profession. At the University of Greenwich he has taught software engineering, digital media, and many different topics within the field of mathematics.
Tony's interests include the history of mathematics, public engagement, and diversity in mathematics. He organised events for the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the national Festival of Mathematics and its Applications at Greenwich in 2017 and 2019 as well as academic workshops, conferences, and outreach events. He has been involved with the British Science Festival for more than fifteen years, organising and occasionally presenting mathematics events.
As Visiting Professor of Computing Mathematics at Gresham College (2021-2015) Tony delivered ten public lectures on topics at the intersection of computing and mathematics.
With the late Peter Neumann OBE and Julia Tompson, he edited The Collected Papers of William Burnside (OUP, 2004), and with Raymond Flood and Mary Croarken, edited Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich (CRC Press, 2020). Tony has published many articles on the history of mathematics and on mathematics teaching in higher education.
His pronouns are he/him/his.
Responsibilities within the university
Cross-University Mathematics and Statistics Help (MASH) organiser
Outreach co-ordinator for Mathematics
Admissions Tutor, Mathematical Sciences
Module leader: MATH1137 Coding and Cryptography
Module leader: MATH1057 UAS: Mathematics Education and Communication
Module leader: MATH1108 Mathematics Work Placement
Recognition
Fellow, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (and member of IMA Communications Committee)
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (and National Teaching Fellow, 2008)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Member of the Steering Group, sigmaNetwork of HE Mathematics Support Practitioners
Editor, MSOR Connections
Editor, BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (2013-2017)
Member, British Society for the History of Mathematics (President 2009-2011: I have held various other positions for BSHM and am currently a member of the Accessibility and Diversity Working Group)
Recorder, British Science Association Mathematical Sciences Section
Member, London Mathematical Society, and editor of the LMS Newsletter 2010-2017: I have held other roles within LMS
Member, Mathematical Association, Edinburgh Mathematical Society, European Mathematical Society, and Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics / La Société Canadienne d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques
Member and Trustee, Leonardo da Vinci Society
Member, QAA Review Panel for the Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research Subject Benchmark System, 2022
Vice-Chair of Conference of Heads of Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2009-2011 (and Secretary 2007-2009)
Research / Scholarly interests
History of mathematics
Mathematics in higher education
Data Analytics
Mathematics support in higher education
Diversity in mathematics
Recent publications
Article
Mann, Tony and , (2023), Assessment as a barrier to inclusion. University of Greenwich. In: , , , . University of Greenwich, MSOR Connections, 21 (1) . pp. 4-8 ISSN: 2051-4220 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v21i1.1412).
Mann, Tony and , (2022), Mathematical Results - Do Names Matter?. Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. In: , , , . Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Mathematics Today, 58 (2) . pp. 38-39 ISSN: 1361-2042 (Print), (doi: https://ima.org.uk/19127/mathematical-results-do-names-matter/).
Bradshaw, Noel-Ann and , Mann, Tony (2021), Welcoming students to the mathematics community: obstacles to “belonging”. Higher Education Academy - sigma network Greenwich Maths Centre. In: , , , . Higher Education Academy - sigma network Greenwich Maths Centre, MSOR Connections, 19 (2) . pp. 75-86 ISSN: 1473-4869 (Print), 2051-4220 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v19i2.1268).
Book section
Bradshaw, Noel-Ann and , Mann, Tony (2019), The University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College. CRC Press. In: , , In: Raymond Flood, Tony Mann, Mary Croarken (eds.), Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich. CRC Press, Florida, USA (1st) . pp. 191-204 . ISBN: 9780367362720 (doi: https://www.crcpress.com/Mathematics-at-the-Meridian-The-History-of-Mathematics-at-Greenwich/Flood-Mann-Croarken/p/book/9780367362720).
Mann, Tony and , (2019), The Royal Naval College. CRC Press. In: , , In: Raymond Flood, Tony Mann, Mary Croarken (eds.), Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich. CRC Press, Florida, USA (1st) . pp. 105-117 . ISBN: 9780367362720 (doi: https://www.crcpress.com/Mathematics-at-the-Meridian-The-History-of-Mathematics-at-Greenwich/Flood-Mann-Croarken/p/book/9780367362720).
Mann, Tony and , (2019), The Royal Observatory 1881-1988. CRC Press. In: , , In: Raymond Flood, Tony Mann, Mary Croarken (eds.), Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich. CRC Press, Florida, USA (1st) . pp. 83-91 . ISBN: 9780367362720 (doi: https://www.crcpress.com/Mathematics-at-the-Meridian-The-History-of-Mathematics-at-Greenwich/Flood-Mann-Croarken/p/book/9780367362720).
Mann, Tony and , (2019), The mathematical tourist in Greenwich. CRC Press. In: , , In: Raymond Flood, Tony Mann, Mary Croarken (eds.), Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich. CRC Press, Florida, USA (1st) . pp. 205-206 . ISBN: 9780367362720 (doi: https://www.crcpress.com/Mathematics-at-the-Meridian-The-History-of-Mathematics-at-Greenwich/Flood-Mann-Croarken/p/book/9780367362720).
Edited book
Flood, Raymond , Mann, Tony, Croarken, Mary (2019), Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich. CRC Press. In: , , , . CRC Press, Florida, USA (1st) . ISBN: 9780367362720 (doi: https://www.crcpress.com/Mathematics-at-the-Meridian-The-History-of-Mathematics-at-Greenwich/Flood-Mann-Croarken/p/book/9780367362720).