Maths Crisis Looms as Workforce Ages
8 November 2016, The Australian, John Ross. AMSI Director, Geoff Prince has warned Australia’s mathematical capability is at risk with the Institute’s latest report on the health of [...]
‘I Can’ Statements to support the use of the NSW Numeracy Continuum in NSW schools
The NSW Numeracy Continuum is a highly useful diagnostic tool which can be used to observe students’ progression of understanding of essential aspects of numeracy, as they move from [...]
Many Country Students Aren’t Taught Maths by Maths Teachers
4 November 2016, Education Review, James Wells. Speaking to Education Review following the launch of AMSI’s Discipline Profile of the Mathematical Sciences 2016, Professor Geoff Prince has [...]
Tick for ACOLA’s Research Training Reform Proposals
6 November 2016, The Australian, John Ross. The Australian Government has confirmed it will accept training reform recommendations outlined in the recent ACOLA report, including the expansion [...]
The Most Talented Maths Students Avoid Becoming Teachers
6 November, The Australian Financial Review, Tim Dodd. Speaking to the AFR, AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince has warned of a looming mathematics teaching crisis, as talented maths students [...]
Why We Need to Start Caring About Maths
4 November 2016, RN Afternoons, Michael Mackenzie. Launching the AMSI’s latest Discipline Profile of the Mathematical Sciences, AMSI Director Professor Geoff Prince featured on RN Afternoons. [...]
Maths Teaching Drained by Gender Inequity, Ageing: AMSI
4 November 2016, Campus Review, James Wells (includes audio). AMSI Director Geoff Prince spoke to Campus Review as the institute launched its latest report on the state of the mathematical [...]
Report: Maths graduates at lowest level since 2001
4 November 2016, Australian Financial Review, Tim Dodd. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince spoke to the AFR as the institute launched its 2016 Discipline Profile on the Mathematical Sciences. [...]
AMSI: Australia Must Embrace Mathematics For Innovation
Australia’s deepening mathematics deficit threatens to derail innovation and future prosperity, as the discipline feels the effects of gender inequity and an ageing workforce. The Australian [...]
Leading Statistician to Chair AMSI Scientific Advisory Committee
Professor Terry Speed FAA FRS has been appointed Chair of AMSI’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), following Professor Jon Borwein’s sudden passing in August. A long-time member of the [...]
