Professor Catherine Hobbs

Catherine Hobbs is a professor in the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol and is Chair of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Sciences (HIMR).  HIMR spans several academic partners in the UK and works with the mathematics community and Government to apply mathematical knowledge and skills to problems relating to national security as well as nurturing the mathematical sciences pipeline from schools through to high level research.

Catherine received her PhD in mathematics in 1993 from the University of Liverpool.  She has held academic positions at the University of Nottingham, Oxford Brookes University, University of the West of England and Coventry University, as well as visiting positions at The University of Auckland and the University of Bristol.

Catherine is currently Vice President of the London Mathematical Society and Honorary Secretary (Education) of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.   She is on the Executive Committee of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, where she leads on Policy.