Public Lecture: Corals, Carbon And The Cosmos: The Story Of Hyperbolic Space
Throughout the natural world – in corals, cactuses, sea-slugs and lettuce leaves – we see swooping, curving and crenelated forms...
AustMS Honours Australian Mathematics Excellence
The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) has honoured the innovative work of two of Australia’s leading mathematical researchers at today’s opening of the annual AustMS meeting in Adelaide. [...]
Participation in Year 12 mathematics 2004 – 2014
This summary for the ten years 2005 to 2014 inclusive is of all Year 12 mathematics students enrolled through the secondary boards of studies in the six states (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, and TAS) [...]
Adults count the cost of poor maths skills
Article by Henrietta Cook and Timna Jackson, The Age, Saturday 29 August, 2015. “I’ve left my glasses at home,” the 30-year-old with perfect vision said. Chisholm Institute of [...]
Lateral thinking helps bring women into tech sector
Article by Denham Sadler, StartupSmart, 24 August, 2015. While Australian women are underrepresented in STEM fields, that isn’t stopping women from excelling in tech startups, according to a new [...]
Call for more maths prerequisites for students starting science degrees
Radio piece by Stephanie Pradier, Science Show, Radio National, Saturday 22 August, 2015. Mathematics is the basis of all science. And its importance is increasing as computers handle large [...]
Tackling the gender bias in mathematics education
Article by Rubee Dano, Lateral Magazine, 10 August 2015. The idea that boys are better at maths than girls is hardly new. Seemingly a common misconception, it leads to a warped perception of [...]
