Ian Jones

  • Head of Department
  • Professor of Mathematics Education

I am a Professor in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I obtained my PhD in Mathematics Education at the University of Warwick and worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham before moving to Loughborough University as a Senior Research Fellow funded by the Royal Society. Prior to this I worked as a Research Assistant on many projects at several universities, and was a school teacher for ten years. 

Research areas

My main area interest is developing and applying comparative judgement methods to mathematics education research, and to other fields.

Another interest is how university students learn mathematics, with a particular focus on automating assessment and feedback.

I am also interested in how school students understanding equivalence and other mathematical topics related learning algebra. 

For grants and more details see my personal website 

  • Departmental Enterprise Coordinator for the MEC.
  • Lead developer on the STACK project to create online mathematics assessments for use across the university.
  • UCU departmental representative for the MEC.
  • Personal Casework Coordinator on Loughborough University UCU committee.
  • Mental Health First Aider for Schofield Building.
  • PhD supervision: Hannah Morley, Tom Francome, Melanie Casha-Sammut, Depy Makri.