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Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022
  • News

For 20 years, some of the best mathematicians in the world have tried, and failed, to solve a famously difficult algebra problem. Now, an ANU professor has found the solution. But he's not that bothered by all the fuss. So why did he do it? And why should we care?

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Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
  • Research story

The award recognises research in the physical and biological sciences by outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD students and early- and mid-career scientists.

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Friday, 11 Feb 2022
  • News

Eamonn O'Brien, who received the B.H. Neumann Prize while undertaking his PhD at ANU in 1987, was recently interviewed on "The Neumann Talk" podcast about his experience at ANU under the supervision of Professor Mike Newman.

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Thursday, 10 Feb 2022
  • News

After two years without in-person graduations, MSI is proud to celebrate a new generation of mathematicians.

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Thursday, 27 Jan 2022
  • News

Physicists in the US briefly generated self-propagating nuclear fusion reactions in a lab. Professor Hole explains its implications for the future of nuclear fusion technology.

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Monday, 13 Dec 2021
  • Academic profile

The Gavin Brown Prize is recognises outstanding and innovative research in the Mathematical Sciences.

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Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021
  • Academic profile

Dr Xia Hua, who recently won a prestigious Eureka Prize for her mathematics research, used to hate maths. What she really loved was frogs. Which is lucky, because it’s the frogs that helped to get her here.

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Monday, 22 Nov 2021
  • News

ANU has appointed distinguished theoretical astrophysicist Professor Lilia Ferrario as the new Director of the Mathematical Sciences Institute in the College of Science.

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Monday, 22 Nov 2021
  • News

Professor Song Xi Chen has been awarded membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a lifelong honour given to Chinese scientists who have made significant achievements in various fields.

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