AMSI in the news

The Australian, 1 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince, has spoken to the Australian about the need for urgent action on the long-standing issue of out-of-field [...]

Fairfax (The Age, Sydney Morning Herald), 30 November, Henrietta Cook, Timna Jacks.  AMSI Schools Program Manager  and Choose Maths Program Director, Janine McIntosh spoke to Fairfax ahead of the [...]

8 November 2016, The Australian, John Ross. AMSI Director, Geoff Prince has warned Australia’s mathematical capability is at risk with the Institute’s latest report on the health of [...]

The Age (syndicated nationally), Thursday 4 August 2016. AMSI data shows Year 12 female students are trailing their male counterparts with only 9.6 per cent undertaking advanced  17.5 per cent [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]