Victoria’s coronavirus hotspots: not quite a second wave, but still cause for concern
UniSA biostatistics expert Professor John Esterman in ‘The Conversation’.
Bayes’ Theorem – the past & the future: ACEMS podcast
Bayesian statistics help decide what email you get is spam. It can assess security and medical risks, decode DNA, enhance blurry pictures, help explain stock market volatility, predict the spread [...]
ANU-developed AI tool to detect viral co-infections
Professor Eduardo Eyras, along with his team and collaborators at the Australian National University’s John Curtin School of Medical Research has developed a tool to detect viral [...]
State-of-the-art centre for genomics opens in Adelaide
EMBL Australia group leader Professor David Lynn has been appointed as interim director of a new $7 million state-of-the-art centre for genomics in South Australia that he played a vital role in [...]
CPI measurement is influenced by both quantitative and qualitative factors, with the latter posing significant challenges for statisticians and economists.
Reserve Bank of Australia economist Stephanie Parsons provides an insight in the latest RBA quarterly bulletin on Quality Change and Inflation Measurement. Read more.
Australian Mathematical Society announces new Awards for Teaching Excellence
The AustMS annual Award for Teaching Excellence and the annual Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career) are a new initiative encouraging excellence in mathematics teaching at tertiary level. [...]
We don’t know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia: that’s bad for everyone
Breastfeeding is important, just like immunisation. It protects children against illness and disease, yet still there is no funding available for a national data collection network, despite its [...]
International students comprise more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs
Interactive data mapped by the Mitchell Institute shows how international students are intertwined in the social and economic fabric of Australia’s cities. Read more in The Conversation.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Check the stats by state and municipalities in ‘The Australian’ [News Limited paywall access may be required].
BCG offers 2020 Scholarships for penultimate year undergraduate students in mathematical sciences
Boston Consulting Group is offering annual scholarships to penultimate year university students in Australia or New Zealand (and at Masters level at the University of Melbourne and UWA) who [...]
