School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

Coffee by Nicola.	Wile E. Coyote copyright Warner Bros.

I've been doing some research. In real life, there is no algebra.
Audrey Horne in David Lynch's Twin Peaks

If you want information on the MAXIMALS Algebra Seminars, then MAXIMALS is the place to go.

I am a Senior Lecturer in mathematics at Heriot-Watt University. My main field of research interest is geometric group and semigroup theory, and a full list of my publications is available.

Take a look at the Mathematics and Knots exhibition at Bangor. I had a hand in creating this, and it has been expanded and improved since.

After hours

There's more to life than mathematics:

• The Trouble and Strife.

• the music of Bardo Pond, Emily Haines, Dawn Landes, Low, Mission of Burma, Tara Jane O'Neil, Viva Voce, Yo La Tengo.
• the films of Hal Hartley
• the (mis)fortunes of Essex County Cricket Club
• the ups and downs of the Seattle Mariners
• Universities are increasingly adopting fashionable practices from business. Find out some of the consequences at dilbert.com