Date: Wednesday, 15 September at 12 pm AEST Speaker: Prof Krzysztof Burdzy, University of Washington, USA Title: Hypocrisy ++ : on the clash between the philosophy & the science of probability Abstract: What does it really mean when we discuss the 'probability' of an event? There are two popular, but competing, philosophical theories which attempt... more
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers proudly presents this lecture as part of its public lecture series. Speaker: Ivan Corwin (Columbia Univ., USA) Topic: ACEMS Virtual Public Lecture - Extreme Diffusion Date: Nov 4th, 11:00am (AEDT) Abstract: Diffusion is pervasive in the natural world. Over one hundred years ago Einstein created a remarkably simple and powerful... more
Western Sydney University's Women in Mathematics Day will be held on the 12th of May to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women in Mathematics. This hybrid online and in person event consists of several invited talks given by Cheryl Praeger (Western Australia), Natalie Thamwattana (Newcastle) and Susan Wei (Melbourne) as well as a panel... more
The Mahler lectures are a biennial activity organised by the Australian Mathematical Society, and supported by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. The tour invites a prominent international mathematician to travel to Australian universities to deliver lectures at a variety of levels, including several public lectures. This year's speaker is Professor Frank Calegari (The University of... more
Event: String Math 2023 Dates: 10–14 July 2023 Location: The University of Melbourne The prestigious annual String Math conference will be held in Australia for the first time in 2023, hosted by The University of Melbourne in the period July 10–14. String Math is an annual conference held in different locations around the world. Its... more
Event: 2023 Annual Nesbit Lecture Date/Time: Thursday 23 November at 6:30–8:30 pm AEST Venue: Long Room, Customs House, 399 Queen St. Brisbane Speaker: Prof. Jessica Purcell, Mathematics Department, UQ Bookings via EventBrite. What does a humble knot have to do with the chemistry & medicine impacting our lives? Take a journey with us and learn... more