Helping your kids learn maths at home doesn’t have to be daunting
Mathematical Association of Victoria chief executive Peter Saffin opinion in ‘The Age’ today [Read more]
The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus
No test is perfect and all carry a risk of harm of some kind … we must recognise this is also true for coronavirus. Jennifer MacLachlan and Benjamin Cowie of the Doherty Institute on [...]
The costs of the shutdown are overestimated – they’re outweighed by its $1 trillion benefit
Economists Richard Holden (UNSW) and Bruce Preston (University of Melbourne) counter the movement advocating more rapid relaxation of containment measures on the basis of economic costs, and the [...]
What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on women in the STEM workforce?
Rapid Research Information Forum response from Australia’s Chief Scientist Read more through the Australian Academy of Sciences
April Labour Market Statistics for Australia: “the scale and speed are difficult to comprehend”
University of Melbourne economist Professor Jeff Borland overview in ‘The Conversation’ this morning. [Read more]
‘As Australia reopens, staying on top of transmissions requires better data’:
Silent infections often carry similar levels of the COVID-19 virus, and modelling data shows they can contribute significantly to transmission. University of Melbourne Medical Dean Shitij [...]
One-in-eight STEM classes taught by ‘out of field’ teacher: Janine Sprakel in today’s SMH
AMSI warns that Australia does not have enough high-quality STEM teachers coming through the education system to meet future demand. Janine Sprakel commentary in today’s ‘Sydney [...]
ACEMS Celebrates ‘Women in Maths’ Day
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers is celebrating the global 12 May ‘Women in Maths’ Day with a huge array of 70 videos delivering inspiring [...]
Coronavirus: Elimination is not Eradication
UniSA Biostatistics Professor Adrian Esterman explains in ‘The Conversation’ why COVID-19 will probably be eliminated but never completely eradicated. [Read more]
Gender imbalance in maths threatens pandemic recovery and future crisis response
Latest research by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) reveals gender imbalance and inequity continue to negatively impact the nation’s intellectual capability, compromising [...]
