MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 28 JULY, 2015: What Professor Michael Shelley does is so unlike what other people do. And over three weeks he will be sharing his ideas and advanced theoretical work, and [...]

Article by Craig Whitsed and Wendy Green, University World News, 26 July 2015 Disruptive shifts emanating from globalisation and emergent technologies are forcing a rethink of traditional [...]

Article by Julia Proctor, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 2015 Australia’s maths achievements have been falling steadily for the past decade, including fewer students taking advanced [...]

Article by Nalini Joshi, The Australian I was the first woman to be appointed as a professor in any of the mathematical sciences at the University of Sydney. Sydney is the oldest university in [...]

BRISBANE, FRIDAY 26 JUNE, 2015: When someone says they are a mathematician or describes their research, it is natural to wonder why it is useful. Why do we need it? How will it affect me? What [...]

Opinion piece by Winter School lecturers Joan Licata and Anthony Licata. What does connect-the-dots have to do with watching a Pixar film? More than you might think. A connect-the-dots page [...]

Emeritus Professor Peter Taylor was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours on Monday (8 June 2015). Peter became an officer (AO) in the general division for distinguished [...]

Piece by Glen Bartholomew, on ABC News Radio Director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute explains the challenges of making maths compulsory for Years 11-12 Federal Education [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review Federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne has failed in his bid to make a maths or science subject compulsory in year 12 after Labor states [...]

Article by Julia Hinde, Sydney Morning Herald Course and subject popularity changes over time in response to social change or employment opportunities. From arts to aviation, sports management to [...]