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The School has hosted our annual Do The Maths workshopsÌý(formerly Girls Do the Maths) for female high school students since 2005. The workshop takes place annually. Our events in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were run in dual modality - with face-to-face and online versions.Ìý

We have also hosted mini Do the Maths workshops for groups of female high school students as part of the L'Oreal Girls in Science Forum.

We established the ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador in 2016 as part of our Do the Maths program. The main role of these female academics is to deliver an inspiring talk at the Do the Maths workshop about their careers and area of mathematics. They are also invited to present a public lecture to a wider audience (university students, staff members, school teachers, members of the public, etc.) about their research. See below for details of our current and past ambassadors:

Our 2025ÌýºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics AmbassadorÌýwas DrÌýAsilata Bapat, a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at the Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University.ÌýSheÌýdelivered aÌýpresentation at our June 2025 campus event, What does a mathematicianÌýdoÌýall day?.Ìý

Our 2024ÌýºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador was ProfessorÌýKaren Willcox, the Director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. She presented Adventures at the Interfaces of Mathematics, Computing and AerospaceÌýat our campus and online workshops in June 2024. She also gave aÌýpublic lecture at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç the following evening, Digital Twins and their Applications Across Engineering, Science and Medicine.Ìý

Our 2023ÌýºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador wasÌýProfessor Inge Koch, a Statistician with research interests in the analysis of high-dimensional and functional data. Professor Koch is Associate Dean, Mathematical Sciences, at RMIT. She presented a talk, Mathematics, Statistics, and Where it Can Lead to at our campus and online Do The Maths workshops in June 2023. She also delivered a public lecture,ÌýMathematics and Gender: Nature versus Nurture, at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç in June. Professor Koch was one of the co-founders of our Do The Maths program.Ìý

Our 2022ÌýºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics AmbassadorÌýwas A/ProfÌýHamideh Anjomshoa, a senior applied research scientist who is an Enterprise Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. SheÌýpresented her talkÌýMathematical Modelling in Scheduling and Planning in Real-World Problems at both the face-to-face and online 2022 Girls Do the Maths events.Ìý

Our 2021 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics AmbassadorÌýwas Dr Virginia Wheway, the Vice President of Data and Analytics at Koala. Dr Wheway, an influential data-focused executive with diverse skills and experience across numerous industries, delivered presentations about her career at both the face-to-face and online 2021 Girls Do the Maths events titledÌýWhat is all this Data Science hype about?.

In September 2019, our ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador Professor Kate Smith-Miles from the University of Melbourne delivered a talk about her career at our Girls Do the Maths workshop, plus a public lecture at ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ, How maths can reveal the secrets in your face... No more lying about your age!.Ìý

In May 2018, Professor Cheryl Praeger from the University of WA presented a talk about the power of mathematics at Girls Do the Maths, plus a public lecture at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç called Maths as a Superpower. She was presented with the 2018 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador Award.

In May 2017, Professor Regina Burachik presented a talk about her personalÌýjourney into mathematics at Girls Do the Maths and also delivered a public lecture at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç titled Optimization Problems: A Gentle Tour. She was presented with the 2017 ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador Award.Ìý

In May 2016, School alumnus and University of Georgia Professor Lynne Billard spoke at Girls Do the Maths and also presented a public lecture at ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç on The Role of Mathematics and Statistics in Science and Society. She was presented with the inaugural ºÚÁÏÍø´óÊÂ¼Ç Women in Mathematics and Statistics Ambassador Award by then-Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs.