2015 June – The Update
The wait is over! AMSI and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched the Choose Maths program. Worth $22m over 5 years it will have a massive impact on the way Australians, especially girls and [...]
Beautiful maths, beautiful physics: AMSI’s 2015 Winter School
BRISBANE, FRIDAY 26 JUNE, 2015: When someone says they are a mathematician or describes their research, it is natural to wonder why it is useful. Why do we need it? How will it affect me? What [...]
Public Lecture – Active and flexible bodies moving with(in) fluids
We are surrounded by structures that move and interact with a fluid — a flag flaps in a stiff breeze, a bird flies overhead, or a microscopic bacterium swims across a droplet of water. The study [...]
From triangles to computer graphics
Opinion piece by Winter School lecturers Joan Licata and Anthony Licata. What does connect-the-dots have to do with watching a Pixar film? More than you might think. A connect-the-dots page [...]
Queen’s Birthday honours for AMSI veteran Peter Taylor
Emeritus Professor Peter Taylor was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours on Monday (8 June 2015). Peter became an officer (AO) in the general division for distinguished [...]
Geoff talks to Glen Bartholomew
Piece by Glen Bartholomew, on ABC News Radio Director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute explains the challenges of making maths compulsory for Years 11-12 Federal Education [...]
Labor states reject Christopher Pyne plan for compulsory maths or science to year 12
Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has failed in his bid to make a maths or science subject compulsory in year 12 after Labor states [...]
2014/15 Participation Strategy
AMSI has set the following program objectives: SHORT-TERM PROGRAM OBJECTIVES • Male and female participants should reflect the current cohort of enrolled mathematical sciences undergraduate and [...]
Hot or not: what’s packing the uni lecture theatres
Article by Julia Hinde, Sydney Morning Herald Course and subject popularity changes over time in response to social change or employment opportunities. From arts to aviation, sports management to [...]
