AMSI in the news – APR.Intern https://aprintern.org.au Driving Industry & University Collaborations Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:24:08 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 ACGR Q&A with APR.Intern’s National Program Manager, Lisa Farrar https://aprintern.org.au/2022/04/04/acgr-qa-with-lisa-farrar/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:23:30 +0000 https://aprintern.org.au/?p=20106 ACGR speaks with APR.Intern's National Program Manager, Lisa Farrar, on the value PhD industry internships offer to students, supervisors and industry partners.

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]]> STEM receives a leg up with defence internships https://aprintern.org.au/2017/10/12/stem-receives-leg-defence-internships/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:36:47 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2017/10/12/stem-receives-leg-defence-internships/ 6 October, Defence Connect. A new partnership will see the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute place 100 interns with Defence Science Technology Group. A chance to develop essential industry skills, some of the nation’s brightest postgraduates will undertake short-term research projects tackling national security challenges. Read More.

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]]> Defence deal with AMSI to intern – University students to help Defence Science and Technology Group https://aprintern.org.au/2017/10/12/defence-deal-amsi-intern-university-students-help-defence-science-technology-group/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:07:55 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2017/10/12/defence-deal-amsi-intern-university-students-help-defence-science-technology-group/ 5 October 2017, News Corp Australia Network (syndicated nationally), Charles Miranda. Acting APR.Intern National Program Manager, Glen Sheldon spoke to Charles Miranda about the program’s new partnership to place 100 interns with Defence Science and Technology Group. Bridging the gap between research and industry, Glen said the placements would see students would working real defence […]

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]]> AMSI Optimise: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Australian Resources https://aprintern.org.au/2017/06/29/amsi-optimise-preparing-fourth-industrial-revolution-australian-resources/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 06:03:41 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2017/06/29/amsi-optimise-preparing-fourth-industrial-revolution-australian-resources/ 29 June 2017, Australian Resources Mining and Agriculture News. The launch of AMSI’s newest flagship training event, AMSI Optimise, will fast track industry-research engagement critical to address key optimisation challenges and improve efficiency. The event, which was opened in Melbourne by Victoria’s Lead Scientist, Dr Amanda Caples, will also open new avenues to equip postgraduate […]

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]]> Making Business More Efficient With Maths https://aprintern.org.au/2017/06/29/making-business-efficient-maths/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:58:46 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2017/06/29/making-business-efficient-maths/ Monday, 26 June 2017, Sky News Business. AMSI Optimise speaker and Biarri Energy, Mining and Infrastructure Lead, Dan Sutherland spoke to Ticky Fullerton to mark the event’s launch in Melbourne. He revealed how optimisation can improve business efficiency leading to savings of millions of dollars and the importance of pathways such as APR.Intern to build […]

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]]> New Symposium Will Challenge Mathematicians To Solve Industry Problems https://aprintern.org.au/2017/06/26/new-symposium-will-challenge-mathematicians-solve-industry-problems/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:27:37 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2017/06/26/new-symposium-will-challenge-mathematicians-solve-industry-problems/ 26 June 2017, The Australian Financial Review (AFR), Tim Dodd. The launch of AMSI Optimise has created a platform for critical industry-research engagement to identify new avenues to drive efficiency. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince, spoke to the AFR about AMSI’s newest flagship training event and why optimisation is transforming Australian industry. Read More.

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]]> Maths Crisis Looms as Workforce Ages https://aprintern.org.au/2016/11/09/maths-crisis-looks-workforce-ages/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 23:57:22 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2016/11/09/maths-crisis-looks-workforce-ages/ 8 November 2016, The Australian, John Ross. AMSI Director, Geoff Prince has warned Australia’s mathematical capability is at risk with the Institute’s latest report on the health of the discipline showing it is feeling the effects of gender inequity and an ageing skill repository. Poor business investment also remains a challenge, with new figures showing the discipline accounted for […]

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]]> Lateral thinking helps bring women into tech sector https://aprintern.org.au/2015/08/26/lateral-thinking-helps-bring-women-into-tech-sector/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:25:52 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2015/08/26/lateral-thinking-helps-bring-women-into-tech-sector/ Article by Denham Sadler, StartupSmart, 24 August, 2015. While Australian women are underrepresented in STEM fields, that isn’t stopping women from excelling in tech startups, according to a new survey of Australian female tech entrepreneurs. The survey, conducted by Terem Technologies, included qualitative responses from nearly 50 Australian female tech entrepreneurs , which pointed to […]

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]]> Hardly a beautiful set of numbers for maths https://aprintern.org.au/2015/08/16/hardly-a-beautiful-set-of-numbers-for-maths/ Sun, 16 Aug 2015 01:15:39 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2015/08/16/hardly-a-beautiful-set-of-numbers-for-maths/ Article by John Ross, The Australian, 12 August 2015 It outshines other sciences in Discovery grant applications and trains graduates for a raft of industries. Yet schools don’t mandate it, universities don’t demand it and public funding bodies give it less money than any other scientific or technological discipline. The latest report on maths in Australia […]

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]]> Massive rise in internships to boost university-business links https://aprintern.org.au/2015/08/02/massive-rise-in-internships-to-boost-university-business-links-2/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 02:43:46 +0000 http://aprintern.amsi.org.au/2015/08/02/massive-rise-in-internships-to-boost-university-business-links/ Article by Tim Dodd, Australian Financial Review, 2 August 2015 A move to deepen links between business and universities is set to boost 10-fold the number of PhD students placed with employers in research internships in the next five years. The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI), which operates a PhD internship scheme, said that a new […]

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]]> Sums add up for numerate graduates https://aprintern.org.au/2012/08/27/sums-add-up-for-numerate-graduates/ Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:02:19 +0000 http://aprintern.org.au/?p=1204 Maths and statistics courses will guarantee graduates high-salaried jobs in diverse fields, say professors who spruik the flexibility and real-world applications of their discipline. The shortfall in the number of maths graduates means an honours student can command a salary of $100,000 straight out of university, one expert says. An Australian Mathematical and Science Institute […]

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