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Alan Tudge will push for more far-reaching changes to the draft national curriculum in a speech to the Centre for independent ­Studies, reports The Australian.

The University of Sydney is hosting a free online 30-minute talk by Professor Nalini Joshi AO on the Enchantress of Number – Ida Lovelace.

AMSI's industry engagement arm, APR.Intern, will continue to operate and facilitate postgraduate research student internships following the completion of its Federal Government grant period.

AMSI's industry engagement arm, APR.Intern, has been named a finalist in the Australian Defence Industry Awards for Graduate Program of the Year.

Parents, students and employers owe Education Minister Alan Tudge a debt of gratitude for his refusal to wave through the draft curriculum presented to him by ACARA, writes The Australian. [...]

SMH reports the NSW government has identified “significant concerns” with proposed changes to the national maths curriculum, echoing concerns made by the Education Minister and AMSI.

The Epoch Times has reported on Australia's declining maths standards, including commentary from AMSI Director, Professor Tim Marchant.

Education Minister Alan Tudge has referred to AMSI in his response to ACARA's draft changes to the national mathematics curriculum.

AMSI congratulates Queensland University of Technology’s Professor Christopher Drovandi and the University of Melbourne’s Dr Johanna Knapp on being awarded ARC Future Fellowships.

An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet.