Policy & Submissions – ��ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement

A national strategy to arrest Australia’s acute maths teacher shortage and build the highly skilled workforce Australia needs – 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission

Michael — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:38:47 +0000

Australia faces a critical skills pipeline issue that threatens our future workforce and economic competitiveness: two in five secondary maths teachers are ‘out-of-field’ teachers. This is resulting in 75% of high school students being taught by a teacher who lacks maths qualifications, in both maths content and maths pedagogy. This lack of formal training compromises their ability to support, build confidence and inspire the next generation of maths thinkers. This directly undermines our future workforce’s mathematical literacy.

Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program Response by ��ճԹ�

Michael — Fri, 16 May 2025 06:40:56 +0000

��ճԹ� welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Research Council’s Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program. ��ճԹ� is a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) in Australia, across the pipeline from school education, university, research, and the workforce. As such, we are well placed to provide comment relating to the fundamental settings of Australia’s flagship competitive research grants program.

National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap Response by ��ճԹ�

Michael — Fri, 16 May 2025 06:33:49 +0000

��ճԹ� welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Government Department of Education’s National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap Consultation. ��ճԹ� is a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) in Australia, across the pipeline from school education, university, research, and the workforce. As such, we are well placed to provide comment relating to the nationally significant assets, facilities, services, and associated expertise required to support leading edge research and innovation.

Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) Response by ��ճԹ�

Michael — Thu, 15 May 2025 01:41:36 +0000

��ճԹ� welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Government’s Strategic Examination of Research and Development, led by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. ��ճԹ� is a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) in Australia, across the pipeline from school education, university and the workforce. As such, we are well placed to provide comment on Australia’s R&D ecosystem and our core science and innovation capabilities.

TISC Consultation on Year 12 Course Incentives – Response by ��ճԹ�

Michael — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:36:27 +0000

��ճԹ� welcomes the opportunity to respond to the TISC Consultation on Year 12 Course Incentives. ��ճԹ� is a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) in Australia, across the pipeline from school education, university and the workforce. As such we are well placed to provide comment relating on Year 12 Course Incentives, and the transition between school and university.

��ճԹ� Submission – National Science and Research Priorities (NSRP)

Michael — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:48:26 +0000

As a peak body for the mathematical sciences in Australia, ��ճԹ� is well placed to make comment and provide advice pertaining to mathematical sciences research and its applications. With regard to the critical research, needed to achieve the high-level Science and Research Priorities and Objectives, we believe that the role of fundamental STEM research needs to be more strongly emphasized, particularly for draft Priority 3: “Enabling a Productive and Innovative Economy.”

Consultation on the Accord Interim Report

Michael — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:51:54 +0000

��ճԹ� welcomes the opportunity to respond to the University Accord Interim Report. As a peak body representing the mathematical sciences (which includes mathematics, statistics and data science) in Australia across the pipeline from school to tertiary education and transition into the workforce, we are well placed to provide comment relating to university teaching and research in the mathematical sciences as well as the subsequent employment of graduates in the mathematical sciences workforce.

In this document, we offer three reflections on the Interim report. These reflections cover the issues of school to university transitions, the relative roles of “education” and “training”, and the importance of supporting teaching capacity in the mathematical sciences at all universities, in particular those located in the regions. In addition, we would like to query an area of the Interim report considered lacking, namely the provision of adequate support for basic and strategic basic research.

Diversity in STEM Joint Submission from ATSIMA, AAMT, ��ճԹ�, WIMSIG & AMT

Michael — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:01:42 +0000

This is a joint submission representing the shared perspectives of the following organisations:

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The comments below are reflective of our combined thoughts on the vital importance of diversity in STEM to a vibrant, robust and creative mathematical and scientific community and workforce.

Submission to the Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001

Michael — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:41:47 +0000

The ��ճԹ� (��ճԹ�), the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) and the Statistical Society of Australia (SSA) welcome the opportunity to make a submission to this Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001.

As the lead organisations representing the disciplines of mathematics and statistics in Australia, we are well placed to make comment and provide advice pertaining to mathematical sciences research and its applications. The following observations and recommendations are the result of consultation with academic research staff in the mathematical sciences, aligned with SSA, ��ճԹ� and AustMS – including its Divisions ANZIAM (Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics) and ANZAMP (Australian and New Zealand Association of Mathematical Physics).

AAMT, ��ճԹ� and AMT submission on measures to grow a quantitatively literate workforce

Michael — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:37:20 +0000

This is a joint submission representing the shared perspectives of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT), the ��ճԹ� (��ճԹ�) and the Australian Mathematics Trust (AMT) on the importance of sustained measures to nurture and grow a quantitatively literate workforce in Australia.

The delivery of a high-quality labour force of quantitatively trained people is the underlying driving factor that will facilitate national productivity growth, job security and wages, removal of barriers to employment, and will enable Australia to develop and participate in the industries of the future. With digital expertise increasingly pivotal to future workforce capability; and Australia’s identified Critical Technologies all requiring expertise that is highly quantitative in nature, the mathematical sciences must be recognised and fostered as a vital foundational skill for Australia’s capacity, productivity and competitiveness.

AAMT, ��ճԹ� and AMT represent a broad coalition of the mathematical sciences in Australia with expertise in mathematical education across the entire workforce pipeline as well as industry engagement.

Policy & Submissions – ���ճԹ� I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement

A national strategy to arrest Australia’s acute maths teacher shortage and build the highly skilled workforce Australia needs – 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission

Policy Review of the National Competitive Grants Program Response by ���ճԹ�

National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap Response by ���ճԹ�

Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) Response by ���ճԹ�

TISC Consultation on Year 12 Course Incentives – Response by ���ճԹ�

���ճԹ� Submission – National Science and Research Priorities (NSRP)