Research stories

Discover the contributions made to mathematics from our staff and students.

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Thursday, 02 Mar 2023
  • Academic profile

Associate Professor Adam Piggott knows how mathematical ideas can transform our world, and he wishes more people were in on the secret.

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Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale
Tuesday, 03 Jan 2023
  • Research story

Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose what to study?

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Monday, 14 Nov 2022
  • Research story

“Faster, more efficient software,” “speedups and code profiling,” and “parallel programming” – these were the central takeaways from the two-week National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) HPC-AI Hackathon hosted in partnership with NVIDIA, and the OpenACC organisation from 24 October to 4 November.

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A photo of Professor Mark Krumholz and Professor Andrew Hassell
Thursday, 01 Sep 2022
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Two ANU researchers helping to develop faster and more powerful supercomputers and software that will power the technologies of tomorrow, have been awarded millions of dollars to advance their work as part of Australia's most prestigious research funding program.

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Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
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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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Monday, 13 Dec 2021
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The Gavin Brown Prize is recognises outstanding and innovative research in the Mathematical Sciences.

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Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021
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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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Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021
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The Antonio Ambrosetti medal is awarded for groundbreaking contributions to mathematical analysis.

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Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
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Ground breaking research recognised with award of prestigious Leslie Fox Prize.

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