Information about Australian Mathematics

Contents

Honours degrees in mathematics in Australia 1959-2001

Data collected by Peter Johnston.

The Not-So-Clever Country

by Diana Bagnall of the Bulletin magazine, October 9 2002.

A cover story report on the state of mathematics in Australia.

Submission from AustMS to the Government Research Priority Setting Exercise

Further details of the Research Priority Setting Exercise are available from http://www.dest.gov.au/priorities/

(August 2002)

Submission from AustMS to the Higher Education Review

made prior to discussion papers. Further comment may be made in response to them.

(August 2002)

Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Created

(August 2002)

Teachers in touch

A FASTS Press Club Speech by Professor Tim Brown, Dean of Science at ANU.

(July 2002)

The Mathematics Document Web Page

The National Committee for the Mathematical Sciences' web page to assist those writing submissions to the government about funding for mathematics or statistics.

(September 2003)

Mathematics department information.

Information about study and research in various universities in Australia.

Postgraduate studies in Australia.

Information specifically about postgraduate programs in Mathematics departments in Australia.

CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics.

Information about mathematics and mathematicians in the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

National Committee for Mathematical Sciences

of the Australian Academy of Science. The NCMS is the Australian body affiliated with the International Mathematical Union.

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Council.

The voice of mathematical sciences in Australia.

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.

The Australian Mathematics Trust.

The Trust administers mathematical enrichment activities for Australian and international students and publishes books on mathematical enrichment.

FASTS

The Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies is the peak body representing some 50,000 scientists and technologists throughout Australia.

Other Australian Mathematical Associations

This page, maintained by the WA Department of Education, contains many sites of interest to teachers.

National Strategic Review of Mathematical Sciences Research

Submission from AustMS for the Research Quality Framework (RQF)

by Michael Cowling (May, 2005) -- DEST

Submission from AustMS to the Government Research Priority Setting Exercise

Further details of the Research Priority Setting Exercise are available from http://www.dest.gov.au/priorities/ (August 2002)

Submission from AustMS to the Higher Education Review

made prior to discussion papers. Further comment may be made in response to them.

(August 2002)

Teachers in touch

A FASTS Press Club Speech by Professor Tim Brown, Dean of Science at ANU. (July 2002)

AustMS Submission to Victorian Review of Teacher Qualifications

(December 2001)

Commentary on The Status and Quality of Teaching and Learning of Science in Australian Schools

Commentary by Jan Thomas, Executive Officer of the Society, on a research report on science teaching prepared for DETYA. (August 2001)

Brain Drain Briefing Paper

By Jan Thomas, Executive Officer of the Society. (August 2001)

AustMS submission to the Senate Enquiry into Higher Education

(April 2001)

The Math Sciences in Australia - Looking for a Future

A report on the state of Mathematics in Australia written by Jan Thomas, who is Executive Officer of the Society, and a Vice President of FASTS, the scientists' lobby group. (October 2000)

.... and the cartoon!

Mathematical Sciences in Australia: Still looking for a future

An update on last year's report on the brain drain in mathematics. (08/05/02)

AustMS response to the 1999 Green paper

New Knowledge, New Opportunities:

1999 Green paper on Higher Education Research and Research Training.

"ANU Annotated Guide to the Green Paper" (no longer available)

Submission to the 1997 Higher Education Review.

Submission by the National Committee for Mathematics.

Report of the Stategic Review of Mathematical Sciences Research in Australia

Conducted during 1994-95. (no longer available).

Australian Research Council

Successful Fellowships and Large Grants 2000

Successful Fellowships and Large Grants 1999

Successful Large ARC Grants for 1998.

Successful Large ARC Grants for 1997

ARC Large Grants Panel News

From Ian Sloan. (5 May 1998)

Funding for National Science Week 2000.

ARC announces Ian Petersen as new Executive Director

in Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences. (06/02/02)
(PDF file - no longer available)

Conferences in Australia