ERA results for mathematical sciences in Australia

The 2010 ERA (Excellence in Research Australia) results were released by the ARC on 31 January 2011. Comprehensive reports are available from the ARC ERA 2010 webpage. Forty-one tertiary institutions submitted research outputs to be evaluated. Out of these, 17 did not receive an assessment in the mathematical sciences. This means that these 17 institutions [...]

AustMS now on twitter

The AustMS now has a twitter feed, which has now also been added to the sidebar of this blog. (Via Nalini Joshi)

July issue of the Gazette is published

The July issue of the Gazette is online now at http://www.austms.org.au/Gazette+Volume+36+Number+3+July+2009 . In the Classroom Notes, Jerry Koliha and two of his third-year students, Sam Chow and Gus Schrader, describe how they approached a challenging problem in a special practice class in Linear Analysis. It is very encouraging to receive a contribution from undergraduate students, and [...]

Vacancy: Editors for the AustMS Gazette

The present Editors of the Gazette, Birgit Loch and Rachel Thomas, are, sadly, stepping down from their position on 31 December 2009.  So the Society is looking for new Editors for the Gazette. An overlap in the position of a few months, from about October 2009, is envisaged, to enable a smooth transition to the [...]

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 [...]

Gazette Issue 2 (May) now online

The May issue of the Gazette is now online at http://www.austms.org.au/Gazette+Volume+36+Number+2+May+2009 . The lack of suitably qualified maths teachers has long been a concern, but recently the state of maths education in Australia has received wide press coverage. Nalini Joshi discusses the recent coverage in her President’s column, and highlights the sometimes illogical arguments that [...]

Gazette Issue 1 (March) now online

The first issue of the Gazette in 2009 is now online at http://www.austms.org.au/Gazette+Volume+36+Number+1+March+2009. The Gazette wishes all our readers a very happy new year, and we hope 2009 brings Australian mathematics much health, wealth and happiness! We would also like to warmly welcome our new president, Nalini Joshi. In her first President’s Column, Nalini gives [...]

Venkatesh receives 2008 SASTRA Ramanujan prize

I’m happy to report that my friend (and UWA undergraduate) Akshay Venkatesh, now a professor of mathematics at Stanford University, has won the 2008 SASTRA Ramanujan prize for outstanding contributions to areas of mathematics influenced by the great Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan.  The prize, worth US$10,000, is only awarded to those under the age of [...]

Gazette Issue 5 (November) now online

The final issue of the Gazette for 2008 is now available online at http://www.austms.org.au/Gazette+-+current+issue With this issue Peter Hall contributes his final column as President of the Society. Along with all members we would like to thank Peter for the excellent work he has done as President, and in particular we thank him for his [...]

Gazette Issue 4 (September) now online

Issue 4 of the Gazette for 2008 is now available online. In Maths Matters, Australia’s only Fields Medalist, Terry Tao, writes about the state of mathematics in Australia. Despite his busy schedule, Terry ran a petition for mathematics at the University of Southern Queensland, which attracted more than a thousand signatures from mathematicians around the world, [...]