Gwyneth Stallard is Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University. She talks about defining her profession (at time 0:29) teaching at the Open University (0:44) research in pure mathematics (1:40) the characteristics of a mathematician (5:42) the value of collaboration (7:28) the support a research mathematician needs (9:26) how work is disseminated (11:41) the difficulties she has overcome, in finding a job after completing her PhD (13:17) and in returning to research after maternity leave (15:14) women in mathematics (16:54) More information, worksheets and other resources for the undergraduate mathematics curriculum: www.beingamathematician.org