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DO THE MATHS Celebrates 20 Years Inspiring Young Women Mathematicians
Dr Asilata Bapat Challenges Stereotypes in Mathematics
At the 2025 UNSW Women in Mathematics and Statistics event, ANU Pure Mathematics researcher Dr Asilata Bapat presented a talk on “What does a mathematician do all day?”
Through personal stories, she showcased the creativity and variety in maths, dispelling myths that it’s just number-crunching or blackboard staring.
Join us for a public lecture from Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean Indigenous Strategy & Services Jordan Pitt (University of Sydney).
What’s the difference between fusion and fission? A nuclear physicist explains
By Matthew Hole, Australian National University
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Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025
Vale Professor Rodney Baxter
MSI pays tribute to Em/Prof. Rodney Baxter.
Monday, 08 Apr 2024
Maths has no borders: Professor Rowena Ball brings Indigenous mathematics to ANU
Professor Rowena Ball brings Indigenous maths to ANU
Monday, 08 Apr 2024
Vale Professor Bob Dewar
MSI pays tribute to Em/Prof. Robert (Bob) Leith Dewar.
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Why maths’ bad reputation doesn’t add up
Associate Professor Adam Piggott knows how mathematical ideas can transform our world, and he wishes more people were in on the secret.
Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale
Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose…
ANU researchers speed up earthquake simulation software
“Faster, more efficient software,” “speedups and code profiling,” and “parallel programming” – these were the central takeaways from the two-week…
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12 Mar 2026 | 1 - 2pm
Mini-course on Discrepancy Theory - Lecture 2
The Mathematical Data Science Centre seminar series.\ \
13 Mar 2026 | 3 - 4pm
A basic introduction to Ehresmann connections and gauge theory
Interested in meeting your fellow graduate students and learning about their research? Join us at the informal colloquium for graduate HDR students to hear about interesting topics they’ve come across during their studies.
17 Mar 2026 | 3 - 4pm
The projective linearisability problem for Fano threefolds No 2-12
The seminar series covers topics in Algebra and Topology
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