Mapping University Prerequisites in Australia: Chief Scientist paper released
Release today of the ‘Mapping University Prerequisites in Australia’ paper by the Office of the Chief Scientist and the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï (½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï) shows few [...]
Has Australia really had 60,000 undiagnosed COVID-19 cases?
A preliminary study, posted online this week by researchers at the Australian National University and elsewhere, estimates 71,000 Australians had COVID-19 by mid-July — 60,000 more than official [...]
Virus modelling far from perfect: University of Melbourne maths and medicine
Mathematical biology Professor James McCaw and Medical Dean Shitij Kapur in ‘The Australian’.
ABS releases Modellers’ Database for June quarter 2020
119 series updated and available for download.
On the road to COVID normal: the easing of regional Victoria’s restrictions signals hope for Melbourne too
UniSA Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Adrian Esterman in The Conversation. From 11.59pm tomorrow (September 16), regional Victoria will take the third step out of COVID-19 [...]
Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong
If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics. University of Sydney biostatistician Jacques Raubenheimer in The Conversation. [...]
Home loan commitments rebound with the largest month-on-month rise in history
Latest ABS data shows housing borrowing bouncing back as COVID restrictions ease in most states.
Teaching Algebraic Topology at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Summer School
The University of Adelaide’s David Michael Roberts announces Twitch streaming of Summer School lectures using Twitch in ‘The Higher Geometer’.
Professor Geoffrey Grimmett appointed as Chair of the Heilbronn Institute
The University of Bristol has announced Professor Geoffrey Grimmett FRS as the new Chair of the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research (HIMR). Professor Grimmett previous work includes [...]
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith re-appointed as Women in STEM Ambassador
Advocate for STEM gender equity and ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï #MathsADDS proponent Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith has been re-appointed to the influential role of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador for another [...]
