Beauty in Numbers
Geordie Williamson talks maths, poetry and launching SMRI By Laura Watson Professor Geordie Williamson has had a busy year. Not only has he been setting up the new Sydney Mathematical Research [...]
Choose Maths: Girls Encouraged as Report Reveals Continuing Decline
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is urging girls to keep their options open and embrace advanced mathematics, as its latest Year 12 Mathematics Participation Report [...]
AMSI Board Member Receives Top ANZIAM Award
Congratulations to AMSI Board Member, Professor Peter Taylor who was recently awarded the 2019 ANZIAM medal. The most prestigious honour bestowed by Australian and New Zealand Industrial and [...]
Summer of Research: Aussie Students Dive into AMSI Vacation Scholarships
Making history as the biggest intake since the program commenced, 69 mathematics and statistics students from 20 Australian universities took a dive into research as part of the 2018/19 [...]
Climate Change Discussion Needs to Heat Up: Ocean Maths
The media, according to Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) Summer School public lecturer and Ocean Physicist, Dr Stephen Griffies must take a lead role in resetting public [...]
AMSI Welcomes New Chief Defence Scientist
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) welcomes the announcement of Professor Tanya Monro as Australia’s Chief Defence Scientist. AMSI Director, Professor Tim Brown, congratulated [...]
Native Species Behaving Badly: Halting the Sallow Wattle Threat to Grampians National Park
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and Parks Victoria have joined forces to fight the spread of Sallow wattle and protect biodiversity in the Grampians National Park. Home to [...]
New Director for the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
Announced today, Professor Tim Brown will commence as Director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) in January 2019. Currently Professor of Statistical Data Science at the [...]
Close of Play for AMSI’s Longest Serving Director
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute’s (AMSI) third and longest serving director, Professor Geoff Prince will retire on 21 December. Professor Prince’s retirement marks the end of 14 [...]
Crunching the Numbers on Out-Of-Field Teaching
Less than one in four Australian Year 7 to 10 students have a qualified maths teacher every year according to new data released by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). [...]
