Friends & alumni program

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We want our friends and alumni to maintain a long-term relationship with each other and with our faculty. To this end we organise regular lectures and events. These lectures present concepts in an easy to understand manner appealing to broad scientific interests, and are a great opportunity to meet some of our MSI academics in an informal environment over drinks and nibbles.

Attendance at these special lectures is by invitation only, so please register as a friend of MSI to receive your invitation to future events.

Upcoming events

The Mathematics Behind Population Genetics
24 Oct 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Honorary Associate Professor Conrad Burden (Australian National University). Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Past events

Mahler lecture
4 Jul 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a Mahler public lecture from Professor Matthew Emerton from the University of Chicago. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Adventures of a Mathematician
16 May 2024 | 6:30 - 10pm

The Mathematical Sciences Institute, the ANU Film Group and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra are delighted to present the screening of Adventures of a Mathematician. Light refreshments will be served along with short speeches from organisers before the movie starts.

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A "dearest childhood dream", 180 years later. A public lecture with Mathematical Sciences Research Visitor Robin Zhang from MIT.
11 Apr 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture with Mathematical Sciences Research Visitor Robin Zhang from MIT. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Knots and Primes – What do primes look like?
25 Mar 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture with Mathematical Sciences Research Visitor Masanori Morishita from the Kyushu University, Japan. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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The Tau of Ramanujan
7 Mar 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture with Mathematical Sciences Research Visitor Eknath Ghate from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Kellie Takenaka Leaving Do
8 Feb 2024 | 3:30 - 4pm

The fantastic Kellie Takenaka (Head of College of Science Advancement) is leaving ANU for pastures new. We are sad to see her go and would like to offer our eternal thanks at an afternoon tea this coming Thursday 08 February.

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Scattering Theory, or Looking at the Big Picture
15 Jan 2024 | 12 - 1:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow Andrew Hassell from the Mathematics Sciences Institute at ANU. Light refreshments will be served beforehand.

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A blue brain
10 Jan 2024 | 12 - 1:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Dr Kate Turner from the Mathematics Sciences Institute at ANU. A light lunch will be served afterwards.

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Scattering Theory, or Looking at the Big Picture
23 Nov 2023 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Professor and Associate Director Research Andrew Hassell from the Mathematics Sciences Institute at ANU. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Fusion for energy transition: science challenges and future directions
16 Nov 2023 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture by Professor of Experimental Physics Piero Martin from the Department of Physics and Astronomy G. Galilei, University of Padova (Italy). Hosted by the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions and the Italian Embassy in Canberra. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Tesseracts
31 Aug 2023 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Join us for a public lecture from Associate Professor Joan Licata from the Mathematics Sciences Institute at ANU. Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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Imitation game machine
31 May 2023 | 5 - 8pm

The MSI will be hosting a screening of the highly acclaimed film "The imitation game".

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