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ABC News Online has reported on maths anxiety and how it affects a student's ability to process information and perform at their best. The report references AMSI data on Year 12 maths enrolments.

Australia’s proficiency in maths has slid in the global rankings over the past 20 years, with one expert calling for a “richer” approach.

Girls’ participation in maths – and indeed all STEM subjects – has long been a topic of global concern. In particular, schools, educators and parents have sought out strategies to keep girls [...]

AMSI has welcomed the appointment of its new Board Chair, Dr Les Trudzik. Dr Trudzik will succeed Dr Adelle Howse, who steps down after having served as Chair of the AMSI Board for three years, [...]

Girls’ participation in maths – and indeed all STEM subjects – has long been a topic of global concern. In particular, schools, educators and parents have sought out strategies to keep girls [...]

Maryna Viazovska, a Ukrainian who is now a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is known for proofs for higher-dimensional equivalents of the stacking of equal- [...]

Mathematicians who have studied the most efficient way to pack spheres in eight-dimensional space and the spacing of prime numbers are among this year’s recipients of the highest award in [...]

The Fields Medal is widely regarded as the maths equivalent of a Nobel Prize. However, only one female mathematician has won it in 86 years. Experts say redressing the gender imbalance will [...]

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AMSI congratulates members of the mathematical sciences community elected as 2022 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.