scienceXart: spot the maths judging panel announced
Australian Academy of Science reveals competition judges from art and mathematical disciplines Read more
Let’s be honest about what subjects are needed for university
“The final years of school can be confusing and stressful at the best of times. We do young people no favours when we contribute to the confusion by failing to send clear signals about the [...]
Lack of university advice on maths ‘doesn’t add up’
Chief Scientist / AMSI report and student reaction in ‘The Australian’
What students don’t need to start maths science-based degrees
Digest of the Chief Scientist / AMSI paper on Prerequisites in Campus Morning Mail
Tony Abbott’s boarding pass…and his phone number…
RMIT’s Asha Rao on personal data security, and how your airline boarding pass is full of information requiring protection: ABC News online
Mapping University Prerequisites in Australia: Chief Scientist paper released
Release today of the ‘Mapping University Prerequisites in Australia’ paper by the Office of the Chief Scientist and the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) shows few [...]
Has Australia really had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 cases?
A preliminary study, posted online this week by researchers at the Australian National University and elsewhere, estimates 71,000 Australians had COVID-19 by mid-July — 60,000 more than official [...]
Virus modelling far from perfect: University of Melbourne maths and medicine
Mathematical biology Professor James McCaw and Medical Dean Shitij Kapur in ‘The Australian’.
ABS releases Modellers’ Database for June quarter 2020
119 series updated and available for download.
On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too
UniSA Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Adrian Esterman in The Conversation. From 11.59pm tomorrow (September 16), regional Victoria will take the third step out of COVID-19 [...]
