By Timothy Buttsworth, The University of Queensland Imagine the surface of a sphere. It’s nice and smooth- it has no sharp bits. If we cut it in half along the equator, we get the surfaces of two [...]
By Zackary Burton, La Trobe University My academic interests have always circulated between maths and physics. During high school I was under the impression that maths was just something I would [...]
By Lachlan Bubb, The University of Adelaide Influenza. Smallpox. Ebola. These are just a few of the infectious diseases that have plagued our society; hugely damaging diseases that have left [...]
By Alexander Browning, Queensland University of Technology Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. It resulted in the deaths of just over 3000 Australian men in [...]
AMSI wishes to congratulate to the 2015 Abel Prize winners: John F. Nash Jr., Princeton University; and Louis Nirenberg, Courant Institute, New York University. They have been award the [...]
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 26 MARCH, 2015: The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) is delighted with the recent recognition given to the prominence of the role mathematics and science have [...]
Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, released — at an address to the National Press Club —a report commissioned by the Australian Academy of Science and his office. The report reflects the [...]
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 [...]
By Lauren Borg, University of Wollongong An article focusing on the topic of wheat might seem a little dull, even for a mathematical sciences blog, but wheat is really an unsung hero and it’s [...]
