The Australian Academy of Science and The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute are currently preparing a Decadal Plan for the Mathematical Sciences in Australia.
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Prepare to be MOOCed! The MOOCs are upon us and there is no turning back. MOOC is an acronym for Massively Open Online Course.
Issue 3
The Nobel Prize in Physics this year was awarded jointly to Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles".