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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, [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, the Australian Financial Review BHP Billiton will spend $22 million on lifting the maths performance of girls in schools and helping them into male-dominated science, [...]

Every child starts school with mathematical potential, but women in maths careers are rare.  So what inspired Lily Serna to buck the trend? Before explorers stumbled across Australia, Europeans [...]

MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 28 APRIL 2015: Today, the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and the BHP Billiton Foundation launch Choose Maths, a five-year national program that will turn [...]