Sydney Mathematics and Statistics
@sydneymathsstats.bsky.social
School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney.
On the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
https://maths.usyd.edu.au
On the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
https://maths.usyd.edu.au
Three new Future Fellows in the School of Mathematics and Statistics
Congratulations to Renjie Feng, Chris Lustri and Haotian Wu who have been awarded 4-year Future Fellowships in the latest round.
Congratulations to Renjie Feng, Chris Lustri and Haotian Wu who have been awarded 4-year Future Fellowships in the latest round.
September 18, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Three new Future Fellows in the School of Mathematics and Statistics
Congratulations to Renjie Feng, Chris Lustri and Haotian Wu who have been awarded 4-year Future Fellowships in the latest round.
Congratulations to Renjie Feng, Chris Lustri and Haotian Wu who have been awarded 4-year Future Fellowships in the latest round.
Congratulations to Ellis Patrick for his Investigator Grant "Making Space Count: Methodological Advances for Spatial Omics Analysis". Ellis was awarded 2.8M from the NHMRC to pursue his research! More details here: www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find...
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August 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Congratulations to Ellis Patrick for his Investigator Grant "Making Space Count: Methodological Advances for Spatial Omics Analysis". Ellis was awarded 2.8M from the NHMRC to pursue his research! More details here: www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find...
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Geordie Williamson is giving a public lecture on “AI and humanity’s longest conversation”. This is an insightful slide on the dichotomy he expresses #ICM2026
July 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Geordie Williamson is giving a public lecture on “AI and humanity’s longest conversation”. This is an insightful slide on the dichotomy he expresses #ICM2026
Congrats to @monsoon0.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Moyal Medal: lighthouse.mq.edu.au/media-releas...
Pioneering mathematician Nalini Joshi awarded 2026 Moyal Medal
Macquarie University has awarded the 2026 Moyal Medal to University of Sydney Professor Nalini Joshi AO FAA FRSN in recognition of her outstanding contributions to mathematics.
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July 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Congrats to @monsoon0.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Moyal Medal: lighthouse.mq.edu.au/media-releas...
Next year SMRI and the School of Math&Stat is hosting a month long focus period FACETS '27: Forum on Artin and Coxeter groups: Examples and Theory in Sydney. More information and registration: sites.google.com/view/facets-...
FACETS 2027
Forum on Artin & Coxeter groups: Examples & Theory in Sydney
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July 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Next year SMRI and the School of Math&Stat is hosting a month long focus period FACETS '27: Forum on Artin and Coxeter groups: Examples and Theory in Sydney. More information and registration: sites.google.com/view/facets-...
@monsoon0.bsky.social discusses the quantum era with Professor Marcel Dinger, Dean of Science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLvg...
The quantum era: security, trust and your future
YouTube video by The University of Sydney
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June 23, 2026 at 3:40 AM
@monsoon0.bsky.social discusses the quantum era with Professor Marcel Dinger, Dean of Science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLvg...
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SMRI is delighted that friend and former Advisory Board member, Terence Tao, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.
It is a fitting tribute to Terry, whose contributions inspire so many and have expanded the horizons of mathematical discovery.
Congratulations!
Photo: UCLA
It is a fitting tribute to Terry, whose contributions inspire so many and have expanded the horizons of mathematical discovery.
Congratulations!
Photo: UCLA
June 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
SMRI is delighted that friend and former Advisory Board member, Terence Tao, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.
It is a fitting tribute to Terry, whose contributions inspire so many and have expanded the horizons of mathematical discovery.
Congratulations!
Photo: UCLA
It is a fitting tribute to Terry, whose contributions inspire so many and have expanded the horizons of mathematical discovery.
Congratulations!
Photo: UCLA
Congrats to Geordie Williamson for receiving the 2026 Chauvenet Prize and a 2026 Frontier of Science Award!
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Recipient of the 2026 Chauvenet Prize Award Announced – Mathematical Association of America
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June 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Congrats to Geordie Williamson for receiving the 2026 Chauvenet Prize and a 2026 Frontier of Science Award!
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@monsoon0.bsky.social's fundamental research in the mathematical sciences is our weapon against cryptographic breakdown of our current security systems protecting your personal and financial information 🔐
Check out the episode of The Solutionists here: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#MathSky
Check out the episode of The Solutionists here: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#MathSky
May 7, 2026 at 1:50 AM
@monsoon0.bsky.social's fundamental research in the mathematical sciences is our weapon against cryptographic breakdown of our current security systems protecting your personal and financial information 🔐
Check out the episode of The Solutionists here: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#MathSky
Check out the episode of The Solutionists here: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
#MathSky
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SMRI's latest spotlight on research is live! Christian Gaetz (UC Berkeley) talks about his work in combinatorics & how it offers a unique new tool to understand the rich world of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials 〽️🧮
🔗 mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/an-interview...
#MathSky #SMRISpotlight
🔗 mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/an-interview...
#MathSky #SMRISpotlight
An interview with Christian Gaetz: Cracking Combinatorial Invariance for the Coefficient of q - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
Take a look at modern mathematics, and a sprawling landscape emerges. How do we navigate and orient ourselves in an environment that we can’t see, dealing
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May 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
SMRI's latest spotlight on research is live! Christian Gaetz (UC Berkeley) talks about his work in combinatorics & how it offers a unique new tool to understand the rich world of Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials 〽️🧮
🔗 mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/an-interview...
#MathSky #SMRISpotlight
🔗 mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/an-interview...
#MathSky #SMRISpotlight
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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 🧮
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 🧮
March 24, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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 🧮
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 🧮
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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
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
Irrational ways of manufacturing numbers
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
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March 23, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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
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
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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🧵
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This weekend of #InternationalDayOfMathematics we are proud to announce a landmark $55.1m co-investment in SMRI🧵
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$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...
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March 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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...
This weekend of #InternationalDayOfMathematics we are proud to announce a landmark $55.1m co-investment in SMRI🧵
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Congratulations to Prof Mary Myerscough, winner of the 2026 ANZIAM Medal! www.anziam.org.au/The+2026+ANZ...
ANZIAM : The 2026 ANZIAM Medal
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February 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Congratulations to Prof Mary Myerscough, winner of the 2026 ANZIAM Medal! www.anziam.org.au/The+2026+ANZ...
Congratulations to Professor John Cannon, awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). The citation reads:
For distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.
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For distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.
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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
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January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Congratulations to Professor John Cannon, awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). The citation reads:
For distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
For distinguished service to tertiary education, to mathematical computation, to cryptography, and to the development of algebraic software systems.
www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...
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Geordie Williamson, University of Sydney (USYD), will be delivering the three AMS Colloquium Lectures at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings #JMM2026
The first lecture is "Can AI help us discover interesting mathematics?" Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
The first lecture is "Can AI help us discover interesting mathematics?" Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Geordie Williamson, University of Sydney (USYD), will be delivering the three AMS Colloquium Lectures at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings #JMM2026
The first lecture is "Can AI help us discover interesting mathematics?" Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
The first lecture is "Can AI help us discover interesting mathematics?" Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
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The next round of our International Visitor Program is now open!
Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏
Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...
Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏
Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...
Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
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.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The next round of our International Visitor Program is now open!
Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏
Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...
Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏
Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...
Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
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Great article from @sydmorningherald.bsky.social about how Zsuzsanna Dancso tackled a different kind of mathematical problem: how to keep women engaged with higher level math
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December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Great article from @sydmorningherald.bsky.social about how Zsuzsanna Dancso tackled a different kind of mathematical problem: how to keep women engaged with higher level math
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
#mathsky
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Check out today's article on A/Prof Zsuzsanna Dancso's amazing interventions to reverse the decline of women in advanced maths courses: www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
When Emily walked into maths class at uni, there were only three women. Then something changed
Before 2020, female enrolments in advanced mathematics at the University of Sydney were in decline. But an intervention transformed everything.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Check out today's article on A/Prof Zsuzsanna Dancso's amazing interventions to reverse the decline of women in advanced maths courses: www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
Congratulations to @monsoon0.bsky.social, Geordie Williamson, @tillus.bsky.social, John Voight from the School of Mathematics at USyd, and the rest of the team, from other parts of university and beyond, for their ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust!
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Congratulations to @monsoon0.bsky.social, Geordie Williamson, @tillus.bsky.social, John Voight from the School of Mathematics at USyd, and the rest of the team, from other parts of university and beyond, for their ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust!
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When @Sydney_Uni sought to appoint its very first professors, the then Provost wrote to the selection committee in England… /1
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
When @Sydney_Uni sought to appoint its very first professors, the then Provost wrote to the selection committee in England… /1
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Do you remember how a newly minted Fields medallist had his shiny new medal stolen at ICM2018 in Rio? Guess who is speaking tomorrow @sydney.edu.au ⬇️
I am very much looking forward to tomorrow’s SMRI Seminar, ‘The rich world of Fano geometry’
with Caucher Birkar, on Thursday 27 November 1 pm – 2 pm AEDT
Location: SMRI Seminar Room (Macleay A12 Room 301) @SydMathInst.bluesky.social
with Caucher Birkar, on Thursday 27 November 1 pm – 2 pm AEDT
Location: SMRI Seminar Room (Macleay A12 Room 301) @SydMathInst.bluesky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Do you remember how a newly minted Fields medallist had his shiny new medal stolen at ICM2018 in Rio? Guess who is speaking tomorrow @sydney.edu.au ⬇️
Congrats to Prof Kevin Coulembier, who was recently named a Top Researcher nationally in Algebra by The Australian: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
The Australian celebrates research excellence of universities
The University of Sydney ranks as the top research institution in Australia in 21 research fields and has 21 researchers named as leaders in their respective fields nationally in The Australian's 2026...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Congrats to Prof Kevin Coulembier, who was recently named a Top Researcher nationally in Algebra by The Australian: www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
Congrats to Dr Caroline Wormell from the School of Mathematics and Statistics on their recently announced DECRA award "From chaos to clarity: reliable data-driven analysis of dynamical systems."
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Congrats to Dr Caroline Wormell from the School of Mathematics and Statistics on their recently announced DECRA award "From chaos to clarity: reliable data-driven analysis of dynamical systems."
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Thrilled to see that powerhouse Nalini Joshi (@monsoon0.bsky.social) has been named the 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year for her work in geometric & asymptotic methods to study discrete and continuous nonlinear mathematical models
Congratulations Nalini!
#MathSky
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Congratulations Nalini!
#MathSky
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Professor Nalini Joshi AO 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year
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November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thrilled to see that powerhouse Nalini Joshi (@monsoon0.bsky.social) has been named the 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year for her work in geometric & asymptotic methods to study discrete and continuous nonlinear mathematical models
Congratulations Nalini!
#MathSky
youtu.be/XoZO6EKqg68
Congratulations Nalini!
#MathSky
youtu.be/XoZO6EKqg68