Women are underrepresented in STEM, in fact they only account for 16 per cent of this increasingly vital workforce. This small number represents a very big cost to Australia’s economy and [...]

Article by Denham Sadler, StartupSmart, 24 August, 2015. While Australian women are underrepresented in STEM fields, that isn’t stopping women from excelling in tech startups, according to a new [...]

Radio piece by Stephanie Pradier, Science Show, Radio National, Saturday 22 August, 2015. Mathematics is the basis of all science. And its importance is increasing as computers handle large [...]

Article by Rubee Dano, Lateral Magazine, 10 August 2015. The idea that boys are better at maths than girls is hardly new. Seemingly a common misconception, it leads to a warped perception of [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review, 10 August 2015 Bruce Henry, the head of UNSW Australia’s School of Mathematics and Statistics laments that 70 per cent of students now [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review, 9 August 2015. Top educators have defended Australian universities’ move away from requiring maths as a prerequisite for science, [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review, 7 August, 2015 The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute has called on universities to reverse an historic low in the number of institutions [...]

MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 6 AUGUST 2015: Australia’s future as a high technology, research-driven economy will depend on reversing 20-year trends in the mathematical sciences, according to a new report [...]

MELBOURNE, MONDAY 3 AUGUST, 2015: Eight universities in Victoria and NSW have entered into a partnership with APR.Intern to boost industry-academic collaborations and improve the work-readiness [...]