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Dame Celia Mary Hoyles, ( French; born 18 May 1946) is a British mathematician, educationalist and
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of
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at
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(UCL), in the
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(IoE).


Early life and education

Celia Mary French was born on 18 May 1946. She was educated at the
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where she graduated with a first class degree in mathematics from the Department of Mathematics in 1967. She subsequently completed a
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(PGCE) in 1971, and a
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degree (MEd) in 1973. She completed a
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(PhD) degree in 1980, with a thesis titled "Factors in school learning - the pupils' view: a study with particular reference to mathematics". All her degrees are from the
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.


Career and research

Hoyles began her career as a
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teacher, later becoming an academic. In the late 1980s she was co-presenter of ''Fun and Games'', a prime time television quiz show about mathematics. With Arthur Bakker, Phillip Kent, and Richard B. Noss she is the co-author of ''Improving Mathematics at Work: The Need for Techno-Mathematical Literacies''. Hoyles served as president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) from 2014 to 2015. She served as chief adviser for mathematics to the
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from 2004 to 2007 and as director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) from 2007 to 2013.


Awards and honours

In the
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, Hoyles was appointed
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(OBE) 'for services to education'. In the
2014 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2014 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...
, she was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in recognition of her service as director of the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. She was elected a
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of the
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(FAcSS). In 2003, she was awarded the first Hans Freudenthal Medal by the
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(ICMI) in recognition of 'the outstanding contribution that hehas made to research in the domain of technology and mathematics education'. In 2010, she was awarded the first Kavli Education Medal by the
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'in recognition of her outstanding contribution to research in mathematics education'. Hoyles has
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s from the
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(2006),
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(2008),
Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate ...
(2011) and
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(2019).


Personal life

Her first marriage was to Martin Hoyles: their marriage ended in divorce. In 1996, she married Richard Noss, Professor of Mathematics Education at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
. Her second marriage brought two step children.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyles, Celia 1946 births Living people 20th-century British mathematicians 21st-century British mathematicians Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences Fellows of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications British educational theorists Academics of the UCL Institute of Education Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire British women mathematicians 20th-century women mathematicians 21st-century women mathematicians