How do we know statistics can be trusted?
“Faith” might seem an odd word to use about official statistics. ‘The Conversation’ talked to the humans behind the numbers. Samantha Vilkins, Australian National University; Sujatha [...]
University of Wollongong’s Aidan Sims interview on ABC Radio Illawarra Breakfast
Do your recurring nightmares involve high school maths tests? Melinda James discusses all things mathematics with Professor Aidan Sims. Source – ABC Radio
‘Mathematics Underpins Everything We Do’
RMIT’s Professor Asha Rao profiled in the SEEMA Weekly.
University of Sydney’s Charlie Verco takes Coolangatta Gold glory!
Master of Mathematical Sciences student victorious in modified version of the ironman classic. Read more in the Daily Telegraph.
‘We’ve bottomed out’: HSC maths enrolments flatline over the decade
Maaike Wienk commentary on secondary education maths participation and undergraduate prerequisites in ‘The Age’.
‘Ingenuity’ at the University of Adelaide: 27 October – 27 November
An annual showcase event for more than 250 innovative research projects by final-year undergraduate students, ‘Ingenuity’ brings together the expertise and creative problem solving [...]
AMSI BioInfoSummer 2020 program announced
The exciting program outline for our virtual AMSI BioInfoSummer 2020 conference hosted by the Australian National University (ANU) is now available online. Find out more.
Melbourne is almost out of lockdown. It’s time to trust Melburnians to make their own COVID-safe decisions.
Deakin University epidemiology chair Professor Catherine Bennett commentary in ‘The Conversation’. After days of speculation, today’s announcement by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews [...]
Eddie Woo’s new series helps students understand how maths made Sydney Opera House a reality
Australia’s most well-known high school teacher Eddie Woo has collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to develop a four-part series on how mathematical concepts can be used to understand the [...]
Using an evidence base to understand, reduce and manage mathematics anxiety
The way that a student engages with mathematics influences the quality of their mathematical learning. One of the most significant factors that can shape this engagement in the classroom is [...]
