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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 [...]

Head to the AMSI Schools Facebook page to view all the great photos from Melbourne Aerospace Careers Roadshow event! AMSI, proudly supported by Boeing Australia, brought teachers, students and [...]

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 John Ross, The Australian, 12 August 2015 It outshines other sciences in Discovery grant applications and trains graduates for a raft of industries. Yet schools don’t mandate it, [...]

A Mathematical ‘Learning Conversation’ challenges students to explain and justify their thinking in mathematics.   A Learning Conversation in Mathematics refers to authentic, [...]

MELBOURNE, FRIDAY 14 AUGUST 2015: The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute publishes a guide — Maths Ad(d)s — to help career advisors, teachers, students and their parents understand [...]

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 [...]

This document is for archive purposes, please see the most recent policy statement. This is an exciting time in Australia for the mathematical sciences, and for science, technology and [...]