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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 [...]

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, 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 [...]

NEWCASTLE, 27 DECEMBER 2014: Thousands of Australians will be hitting the roads this summer; cars packed with eskies, tents and boogie boards. But who makes sure the roads are safe, the traffic [...]

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.