Careers in Maths Archives - Education

25 Aug 2021

Dr Jaci Brown tells us what you can do with a career in maths

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Careers In STEM, Biological Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Meet mathematician and Senior Research Scientist in the Agriculture and Food Division of CSIRO, Dr Jaci Brown. In this short video, Dr Jaci Brown talks about her career pathway in maths and how she carved out a role working in … Continued

10 Aug 2021

Alan Turing: Decoding Nature’s Patterns

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

How the world’s most famous codebreaker unlocked the secrets of nature’s beauty. Patterns in nature can be decoded using mathematics. Learn how maths and biology come together in this resource for Year 8-10 STEM students. For more like this, watch … Continued

16 Jun 2021

Careers in STEM: Andrea Boyd – Space Engineer

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Meet Andrea Boyd, as she talks us through her inspiration for a career in Space Flight control, from her childhood in country Australia and the path she took through engineering to work with the International Space Station as a Flight … Continued

5 May 2021

5 quirky study areas of maths

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Careers In STEM, STEM In Action | 0

Our favourite ‘ologies’ following World Maths day. This article is best suited to secondary school students to demonstrate some careers and study areas in mathematics. It could be used to highlight crossovers between maths and other subjects as well as … Continued

10 Feb 2021

Biology by the numbers

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Biological sciences and maths have a growing friendship. This article highlights the importance of a connection between Biology and Mathematics. It is best suited for Biology students in Years 8 and 10 who are learning about cells or mathematical modelling. … Continued

28 Jan 2021

How modelling helped our COVID response

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Modelling is a term that is well known by scientists but has only recently been making headlines. So what does it actually mean? What does it do? And why has it become so prevalent during COVID-19? In this briefing, epidemiologists … Continued

25 Jan 2021

Making a Connection to Culture

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

Maths is universal and was, is and always will be important to understand in every society, even when it may not always be obvious. This resource is well suited to STEM educators as advice for teaching maths to Aboriginal and … Continued

15 Jan 2021

The Amazing Concept of Gravito-Electromagnetism

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

This intriguing article from Cosmos magazine issue 84 discusses the use of mathematical models in Physics and how they help us to better understand the Universe. It highlights how mathematics enables physicists to not only speak, but also understand, discover … Continued

14 Jan 2021

Blossom Theory

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

For maths YouTube sensation Toby Hendy, inspiration definitely exists, but it has to find you walking. This fascinating article explains how maths exists in many forms in the natural world, for example, flowers following the Fibonacci sequence to spread their … Continued

15 Oct 2020

Kirsten is the astrophysicist of the future

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Careers In STEM, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Kirsten Banks is a rising star of astrophysics, getting people excited about the universe and the importance of combining contemporary and Indigenous knowledge in STEM. Learn about her path to becoming an astrophysicist and why she thinks continuous learning is … Continued