Chief Operating Officer - MathQuEST Full time (applicants seeking part-time employment considered), fixed term, initially for 3 years, with possibility of further extension. Located at Camperdown Campus Senior leadership role supporting...

The ARC Centre of Excellence in #Mathematics for #Quantum Era Security and Trust (MathQuEST) is hiring a Chief Operating Officer! 3+ years, based in #Sydney.

Or, more succinctly: "we're planning a COO!"

Details: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

More about #MathQuEST: mathquest.edu.au

Celebrate #WomenInMaths here at USYD

Join us for pizza🍕 + talks from Neda Khodabakhsh Joniani, Nalini Joshi @monsoon0.bsky.social, Madeline Nurcombe & Pratibha Panwar

🗓️ Tues May 12, 5 pm
📍 USYD

🔗events.humanitix.com/international-day-of-wom...

#May12 #May12WIM #MathSky

Immune Dysregulation in COVID-19: What Can Mathematical Modeling Tell Us? YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI

Immune Dysregulation in COVID-19: What Can Mathematical Modeling Tell Us? — Hwayeon Ryu, Elon University

youtu.be/jyIs1IllV9c

#MathSky #SMRISeminar

Tadashi Tokieda, taken by Jayne Ion

Tadashi Tokieda's public lecture at SMRI, taken by Jayne Ion

Our #InternationalDayOfMathematics public lecture 'A world from a sheet of paper' was given by Tadashi Tokieda 📜🗺️

Curious about origami, miura-ori, and how geometry can confer properties such as elasticity? 🧬

Catch up here👉 mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/a-world-from...

#MathSky 🧮

Irrational ways of manufacturing numbers YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI

Our #InternationalDayOfMathematics colloquia by Tadashi Tokieda are now online:

1/2: 'Irrational ways of manufacturing numbers' (13 March)
youtu.be/eebNVwdu51M

2/2: 'Pure mathematics as applied physics' (16 March)
youtu.be/mGZJH-n4a6E

Thanks to Tadashi for the visit 🌏🦘🧮

#MathSky #SMRISeminar

Mapping class groups and algebraic cycles YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI

Mapping class groups and algebraic cycles — Richard Hain, Duke University

youtu.be/FozvCqoAMJY

#MathSky #SMRISeminar

Philanthropic support from Simon Marais Foundation & Hooper Shaw Family Foundation will help us at SMRI @sydney.edu.au expand our fundamental research and deepen global partnerships🌏

We are profoundly grateful to the donors who believed in our vision from the beginning

#MathSky #USYDForGood

$55.1 million to position Australia as world leader in maths Two philanthropic gifts totalling $28.7 million from the Simon Marais Foundation and the Hooper Shaw Family Foundation to the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute at the University of Sydney will c...

As mathematicians, we explore abstract questions, yet history shows that these ideas often become the foundations of transformative technologies 🧮📱

This weekend of #InternationalDayOfMathematics we are proud to announce a landmark $55.1m co-investment in SMRI🧵

www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

It was a great day! Happy weekend of #InternationalDayOfMathematics #MathSky

Full house for tonight's public lecture 'A world from a sheet of paper' #InternationalDayOfMathematics #MathSky

We are kicking off #InternationalDayOfMathematics with a maths colloquium by Tadashi Tokieda: Irrational ways of manufacturing numbers #MathSky

Prof Nalini Joshi presents, ‘Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust’ YouTube video by NSW Premier's Department

I gave a talk* in the NSW Science & Research Breakfast series organized by the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer’s Office. I can’t watch myself but ICYMI 👇🏼 m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hxJ... (*Can you spot the point where I misnamed the author whose famous book contains an attack on a Playfair code?)

The Tait conjectures for classical, virtual, and welded knots — Hans Boden, McMaster University

youtu.be/rx1dwhuQkdc

#MathSky #SMRISeminar

If you were thinking of joining us for Tadashi Tokieda's 'A magic show', we have added two extra sessions 🗓️ due to demand on Sat 14 + Sun 15 March: events.humanitix.com/a-magic-show... 🎩🐰

This will be part of 'Maths at the Museum', curated by SMRI for International Day of Mathematics #MathSky #Syd

✨Highly recommend Geordie Williamson's brilliant talk. We were lucky to meet Geordie in Sydney in 2022 at @sydmathinst.bsky.social , he lives by his own words: "Mathematics is humanity's longest conversation."✨
youtu.be/0Tgftb5ELvE?... via
@YouTube

www.matrix-inst.org.au/usyd-update/

We are excited to formalise our partnership with @matrix-inst.bsky.social , the only residential research institute in the mathematical sciences in Australia.

As an Associate Member, SMRI and @sydney.edu.au look forward to increasing our engagement with MATRIX 🧮🌏

#MathSky

MATRIX is thrilled that the University of Sydney, through the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute, will join MATRIX as an Associate Member from 2026.

USyd joins MATRIX partners Monash University, the University of Melbourne and UQ, along with Associate Members the ANU and UNSW, Sydney.

Francisco Crespo: Celestial mechanics and the full n-body problem YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI

🔝SymplecticGeometry has its roots in physics. To take a simple example, imagine a pendulum. Don't miss the video of #HolgerDullin and #FranciscoCrespo
and how the role of symmetry can change everything! @sydmathinst.bsky.social
@sydneymathsstats.bsky.social
youtu.be/fdeh3lljA_Q?...

The Edge of Mathematics Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI.

If you’re gripped by the wave of stories giving one side or the other of “AI vs Mathematics”, you may be interested in the tidal flow described in this recent interview with @teorth.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Why you can’t tie knots in four dimensions A mathematician explains hypercubes and the rules of life in higher dimensions.

Ever wondered what it means when mathematicians talk about 4 dimensions? Zsuzsanna Dancso discusses in #TheConversation

'Why you can't tie knots in four dimensions' 🧮🪢

Explore the difficulty of visualising and exploring higher-dimensional spaces! #MathSky

theconversation.com/why-you-cant...

Congratulations to Prof Mary Myerscough, winner of the 2026 ANZIAM Medal! www.anziam.org.au/The+2026+ANZ...

Our International Day of Mathematics events includes 2 special magic shows by Tadashi Tokieda at the Chau Chak Wing Museum on Sat 14 & Sun 15 March 12:30 pm

'A magic show' will be for both curious children 🧒 & seasoned scientists alike! 🪄👩‍🔬 🎩

🧮 events.humanitix.com/a-magic-show...

#MathSky

A poster for the public lecture. The background is a man (Tadashi Tokieda) flying a white kite over a sunny beach

'A world from a sheet of paper' - SMRI's #InternationalDayOfMathematics public lecture by Tadashi Tokieda will be on Fri 13 March

Starting from a sheet of paper, explore magic tricks and geometry in this lecture filled with table-top demonstrations

🔗 events.humanitix.com/internationa...

#MathSky🧮

Just over 1 week left to apply to the International Visitor Program at SMRI/ The University of Sydney.

Are you a #MathSky researcher with a desire to collaborate with someone at an Australian university? Or Aus-based researchers, do you have a visitor in mind? Please share! Due 17 Feb
#CompSky

Navigating the Quantum Wonderland: Prof. Paul Davies, Arizona State Univ. Join Prof. Paul Davies from ASU for a mind-bending journey through the quantum wonderland in person!

This Friday, February 6 at 5pm, Centre for Complex Systems at the School of #ComputerScience is welcoming Prof. Paul Davies (Arizona State U) for a public lecture on "Navigating the Quantum Wonderland"

Join us to celebrate a century of quantum mechanics!

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/navigating...

International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.

The applications to the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI @sydmathinst.bsky.social) International Visitor Program close ⏰ 11:59pm (Sydney time) Feb 17.

Apply to visit, and do research at SMRI and institutions across Australia!
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...

Talent is being left on the 'launch pad', space trailblazer warns The 2026 Australian of the Year — astronaut and space engineer Katherine Bennell-Pegg — is a strong advocate for STEM education, but fears too much talent is being left on the "launch pad".

Talent is being left on the 'launch pad', space trailblazer warns: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/australi...

Academy Fellows honoured on Australia Day Top, left to right: Professor Anne Kelso AC FAA FAHMS, Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong AC FAA, Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC FAA FTSE FRS. Bottom, left to right:Professor John Cannon AO

Congratulations to Professor John Cannon AO FAA, recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems

#MathSky

www.science.org.au/news-and-eve....

Academy Fellows honoured on Australia Day Top, left to right: Professor Anne Kelso AC FAA FAHMS, Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong AC FAA, Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons AC FAA FTSE FRS. Bottom, left to right:Professor John Cannon AO

“Professor John Cannon AO FAA has been recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.” #mathsky 🎊 👉🏼 www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...