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The wait is over! ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched the Choose Maths program. Worth $22m over 5 years it will have a massive impact on the way Australians, especially girls and [...]

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 [...]

We are surrounded by structures that move and interact with a fluid — a flag flaps in a stiff breeze, a bird flies overhead, or a microscopic bacterium swims across a droplet of water. The study [...]

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 [...]

Emeritus Professor Peter Taylor was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours on Monday (8 June 2015). Peter became an officer (AO) in the general division for distinguished [...]

Piece by Glen Bartholomew, on ABC News Radio Director of the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï 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 [...]

½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï has set the following program objectives: SHORT-TERM PROGRAM OBJECTIVES • Male and female participants should reflect the current cohort of enrolled mathematical sciences undergraduate and [...]

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 [...]

Piece by, Stephanie Pradier, The Science Show. They wrote for children, but they also did science, was the theme for ABC Radio National’s Science Show on Saturday May 9. ½ñÈճԹϒs [...]