Federal government awards $2 million for Improving Mathematics Education in Schools project

As reported today on the Funneled Web, the Federal Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has announced a $2 million grant to fund the “Improving Mathematics Education in Schools” project, an initiative run by AMSI in collaboration with industry and teachers to promote mathematics education and awareness of mathematics career opportunities, particularly in low-income areas. See [...]

Message from AMSI regarding proposed cuts at Victoria University

The new director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, Geoff Prince, has written an open letter to the Vice Chancellor and President of Victoria University, Elizabeth Harman, regarding the proposed severe cuts in the mathematics and statistics departments (from 8.5 FTE to 4.5 FTE) through targeted. (We posted about these cuts in a previous post.) [...]

Professor Geoffrey Prince is appointed as AMSI Director

Geoff Prince, Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at La Trobe University, has taken on the position of director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, taking over from Phil Broadbridge.

Clay-Mahler lecture series

The Australian Mathematical Science Institute has set up a page regarding the Clay-Mahler lectures, including photos, videos, and media coverage. I have put some of the slides of my own talks online on my blog: Here are the slides for the public lecture “Mathematical research and the internet”. Here are the slides for the four [...]

Clay–Mahler lecture tour for 2009

The schedule for the Clay-Mahler lecture tour is now available.  This is a series of public lectures, colloquia, and specialist lectures at several across Australia by Mohammed Abouzaid, Danny Calegari, and myself, from Aug 3 – Oct 9.  They are being supported by the Clay Mathematical Institute, the Australian Mathematical Society, and the Australian Mathematical [...]

Rebuilding the mathematical sciences

In an article today for ScienceAlert entitled “Rebuilding the mathematical sciences“, Hyam Rubinstein writes on the recent decline in mathematics education in Australia, and on how to rebuild it, in particular promoting the National Maths Strategy recently completed by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. (Thanks to Jan Thomas for the link.)

Open position: director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)

The University of Melbourne Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science Parkville Campus Closing date: 30th April, 2009 The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (www.amsi.org.au) was established in 2002. AMSI’s mission is to “promote and strengthen the understanding and use of the mathematical sciences in Australia’s culture, science and economy.” The Director provides leadership in [...]