Three Things We Must Do To Improve Maths Education
The Australian Financial Review, 20 March 2016. With mathematical advances supporting an estimated $57 billion in Australian economic activity, the nation cannot afford inaction on the [...]
Urgent Attention Needed on Maths Deficit
The Educator, 17 March 2016, Robert Ballantyne. Speaking ahead of the launch of the Australian Academy of Science’s ten-year vision for the improvement of Australian Mathematics, AMSI Director [...]
Push for Year 12 Maths Prerequisites for STEM Degrees
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald,17 March 2016, Kate Aubusson. AMSI Director, Professor Prince has called for intermediate mathematics to be compulsory for Year 12 students hoping to enroll [...]
Low University Entrance Bar Doesn’t Add Up for Maths Students
The Australian, 17 March 2016, Julie Hare. Helping launch the Australian Academy of Science’s ten-year plan for Australian mathematics, AMSI Director and National Committee for the [...]
Falling Maths Standards Risk the Economy, Science Academy Warns
The Australian Financial Review, 17 March 2016. Speaking to Tim Dodd, AMSI Director Geoff Prince has labeled Australia’s mathematical performance internationally embarrassing. As the Australian [...]
Maths Must be Mandatory University Degree Prerequisite, Experts
ABC World Today, 17 March 2016. Speaking to Lucy Carter, AMSI Director Professor Geoff Prince welcomed the launch of the Australian Academy of Science’s ten-year blue print to improve Australia’s [...]
Social networks: What makes you you, and will you get the flu?
ABC Science Online, 12 January 2016. From Facebook and twitter to Pinterest and Instragram, we share more of ourselves than ever before. Is all this connectedness really that good for us? 2016 [...]
Australian Mathematical Sciences – A Vision for 2025
The reintroduction of university mathematics prerequisites is critical to realising the Australian Academy of Science’s ten-year vision for Australia’s mathematical sciences. Outlining key [...]
Sydney’s Female Maths Professors Welcomed But Inequality Remains
The Australian, 24 February 2016 by Tessa Ackerman. AMSI Director Professor Geoff Prince and the University of Western Australia’s Professor Cheryl Praeger have welcomed the recent appointment of [...]
Why Maths Education is in a ‘Death Spiral’
The Australian Financial Review, published online Friday, 5 February 2016 and in print Monday, 15 February 2016. With Year 12 higher-level mathematics participation falling and many students [...]
