Biography

After teaching mathematics and computing in schools in Scotland and England, Kenneth Ruthven joined the University of Cambridge in 1983, where, since 2017, he has been emeritus professor of education. In recent years he has also served as guest professor in mathematics education at Karlstad University in Sweden and at the University of Agder in Norway, and as an honorary professor of East China Normal University in Shanghai.

His professional interests include the improvement of mathematics teaching and STEM education more broadly; the design and integration of innovative educative tools and resources; the education and professional development of teachers; and the refinement of theory and method in educational research. His research examines curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, especially in mathematics, and particularly in the light of technological change.

He is former Editor-in-Chief (and a current Advisory Editor) of the international research journal, Educational Studies in Mathematics, and former Chair of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (remaining an Advisory Editor of its journal, Research in Mathematics Education). In 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and in 2023 he received the Honorary Award of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics.