AMSI in the news

Article by Andrew Trounson, THE AUSTRALIAN Andrew Mackenzie sees mathematics as a key to the nation’s future prosperity, and the head of global mining giant BHP Billiton has slapped $22 million [...]

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 [...]

Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review. Australia’s brightest kids are not being challenged at school and miss out on reaching their full potential because they aren’t [...]

Article by Loretta Florance, ABC Online.  Trams that never have to stop for traffic lights could be the norm in Melbourne in the future, under plans being developed to deal with population growth [...]

Article by Andrew Trounson, The Australian. THE University of Technology, Sydney is set to become the first Australian university to introduce a compulsory maths subject for first-year [...]

Article by Loretta Florance, ABC News. Loretta interviewed several of BioInfoSummer 2014  speakers about the important role mathematicians and statisticians play in the current battle against [...]

Article written by AMSI Chairman, Dr Ron Sandland, for ABC Science online, 17 September 2014. Ron asks the question is big data a friend or foe? His opinion: "It can be both!"

UNIVERSITIES letting students with poor maths into science and engineering programs have been put on notice by federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Academics complain that maths [...]

Australia’s Chief Scientist has unveiled an ambitious agenda for change to increase the focus on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills to help secure the country’s future prosperity.

The Australian’s John Ross published Lack of maths prerequisites ‘leads students to drop out,’ on July 28. He spoke with Professor Geoff Prince, AMSI Director, about his views: MAKING [...]