Dr Alice Auld studied mathematics at Cambridge University, obtaining an M.A , followed by an MSc in Pure maths at UMIST (Manchester) and Madrid and a PhD in Lie Algebra from Manchester University. She has lectured at Manchester Metropolitan University and taught first- and second year degree mathematics at the London School of Economics where she was also an external examiner. Her main areas of mathematical interest are probability and pure mathematicss, including algebra, calculus and trigonometry.