Mike's academic career spans 37 years teaching mathematics and theoretical mechanics whilst researching in fluid dynamics. His contributions to work at the school/university transition include:

1. Mechanics in Action Project (Co-Director) 1990-96.
2. Measuring the Mathematics Problem (Co-Author), Engineering Council, London 2000.

Current interests concern the provision of effective mathematics and mechanics support for students entering physical science and engineering courses in higher education.

Tom Roper is Head of the School of Education at the University at Leeds and previous Head of Initial Teacher Training. He spent 17 years teaching mathematics in schools and colleges before moving into mathematics teacher training. As well as training teachers of mathematics, he teaches mathematics to first year undergraduate physicists and sports scientists.

Peter Coltman has worked all his life in educational television, both in Britain and abroad, and mostly in higher education. He has won the Educational Television Association's premier award four times.

Tony has taught mathematics to students in further and higher education for over twenty years. He is currently the Director of the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University, and is now working to ensure that all students entering higher education who need additional help with mathematics, have access to quality resources. He is also one of the two Directors of Sigma - the Centre for Excellence in University-wide Mathematics and Statistics Support - http://www.sigma-cetl.ac.uk.

Paul Newman has been an internet and e-commerce developer for the last 3 years. He is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the mathcentre website and resource database.

Professor Duncan Lawson is an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University. For the last 8 years he has been Director of the Mathematics Support Centre which provides drop-in support for all students in the University on any issues relating to mathematics and statistics.

In collaboration with the Mathematics Learning Support Centre at Loughborough University, the Mathematics Support Centre was designated by HEFCE as a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). In 2005 Duncan was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship, in the Experienced Teacher category, by the Higher Education Academy.

We remember with thanks and great fondness the contribution of Dr Jim Stevenson who died February 2007. As Chief Executive of the Educational Broadcasting Services Trust and former BBC Open University Head of Programmes and Education Secretary, his understanding of distance learning through television and new media inspired and guided development of the mathtutor resource.

Janice Gardner helps promote and publicise mathcentre and its sister project mathtutor. She is EBS Trust Company Secretary and manages projects using new media for distance learning.

Shaun Canon is the EBS Trust’s technical director and manages distribution of the mathtutor resources.

David Saunders has extensive experience of distance education. For many years he was a BBC producer with the Open University, and has also taught maths at Worcester College, Oxford. At present he combines being a research mathematician with activities as an educational software developer.

Sarah Carpenter is Assistant Director of SIGMA - a Centre for Excellence in the Provision of University-wide Mathematics and Statistics Support - funded by HEFCE and run collaboratively by Loughborough and Coventry Universities. SIGMA will build on the extensive experience in the support of thousands of students from across these universities for whom mathematical and statistical methods are required components of their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. All materials developed will be available through the mathcentre site.

Sarah has a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has previous experience of working in industry, teaching undergraduate engineering students, directing the LTSN MathsTEAM project and working for the Higher Education Academy - Engineering Subject Centre (where she went by the name of Williamson).

Michael Grove is the Network Manager at the HE Academy Maths, Stats & OR Network, which seeks to develop and promote high standards in the learning and teaching of Mathematics, Statistics & Operational Research throughout the UK. Prior to commencing employment with the Network in 2004, Michael was a lecturer of Mathematics & Physics in the FE sector.