MUMS - Melbourne Uni Maths and Stats Society

MUMS - Melbourne Uni Maths and Stats Society Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society (MUMS) is a student run club affiliated with the Melbourne University Student Union.

It is for any student, whether they study 1 math subject or 10. MUMS (Melbourne University Maths and Stats Society) is a student run club affiliated with the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU).

Hello MUMSters! You all will have recieved an email with notice that MUMS will be holding our next AGM on Thursday the 2...
23/08/2025

Hello MUMSters! You all will have recieved an email with notice that MUMS will be holding our next AGM on Thursday the 28th of August. If you're interested in getting more involved with the society, please come on by!

Otherwise, lets check out what's on the schedule for week 5 and beyond :)

**Competition Math Catchups**
Date: Wednesday 27th of August
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Peter Hall G10

At our Competition Math Catchups, you can enjoy some free food while you work through tough competition problems with your friends! If you’ve never heard of competition math before, no worries – we’ll help you through some of the tricky ideas and concepts!

Teaser question: Does there exist a non-rectangular parallelepiped, where the square of its volume is equal to the product of areas of its three faces sharing a common vertex?

**Womxn in Math Coffee Catchups**
Date: Thursday 28th of August
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Castro’s kiosk

Come down to our Coffee Catchups to meet and socialise with other women and non-binary folk who share your love of mathematics. Everyone is welcome, and best of all -- there’s free coffee! (and plenty of other drinks for those not yet ensnared by caffeine)

**Coming up: University Math Olympiad**
Date: Wednesday 10th of September
Time: 5:30pm
Location: JH Mitchell Lecture Theatre

The UMO is a fast-paced competition that combines mathematical problem-solving ability with physical activity and teamwork. The UMO is open to all university students and staff, as well as winning teams from the SMO who feel up to the challenge.

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/r2qHVbcXZn

Hey MUMSters! We've got some interesting opportunities to share with you from some of our sponsors + friends :)**Jane St...
03/08/2025

Hey MUMSters! We've got some interesting opportunities to share with you from some of our sponsors + friends :)

**Jane Street's Estimathon!**
Date: Wednesday, August 13th at 6:00 pm AEST
Location: On-campus

Interested in learning more about Jane Street? Students of all backgrounds and tenures are encouraged to attend - you don't need experience in finance to work at Jane Street. We hope to meet intellectually curious problem solvers!

Sign up by Monday, August 11 if you're interested in attending. This event has limited capacity. We will confirm attendees by EOD on Tuesday August 12.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeu9eHTGhsLYPZC9Nkf6qLLOLGKxJI8jkU1XlTUsZQEzcwmSg/viewform

**IMC Launchpad Sydney**
Location: IMC Sydney Office
Program Dates: 24th – 26th September 2025
Eligibility: Students graduating in 2027/28 eligible to work in Australia

Looking for more than just a taste of the industry? IMC Launchpad Sydney is a three-day program built to challenge high-achieving STEM students and open doors to real careers in engineering, trading, and research. If you're serious about exploring your future, this is the one to join: https://bit.ly/44tEvxH

**Final call: AMSI x MATRIX Winter School**
Missed the first deadline? You're in luck! Round two applications are now open until Friday 8 August.

Don't miss your chance to be part of the AMSI–MATRIX Winter School 2025: Mathematics for Action – Supporting Decision-Making for a Better Future. Join graduate students and early-career researchers from 1-12 September at MATRIX, Creswick to explore how mathematical modelling, optimisation, and data analytics can be applied to real-world challenges. Present your research, grow your network, and engage with leading minds in the mathematical sciences.

Apply here: https://ws.amsi.org.au/apply/

MUMS is back for semester 2! Although we had a quiet Week 1, we’ll have plenty of events running during the semester, an...
03/08/2025

MUMS is back for semester 2!

Although we had a quiet Week 1, we’ll have plenty of events running during the semester, and hope to see you there! We’ll continue to update you weekly through all of our social channels.

For those interested, our recurring events for this semester include:
Games Nights every even Friday,
Competition Math Catchups every odd Wednesday,
Womxn in Maths Coffee Catchups every odd Thursday

If you’re not a MUMS member, sign up today! Registration is free through the UMSU student portal.

**MUMS Games Night**

Date: Friday 8th of August
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Russell Love Theatre

Games night is on! Root, Monopoly, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Codenames – whatever game you’re after, we’ve got it! Come on down for some free pizza and a guaranteed good time to end the week :)

**MUMS x Po Shen Loh: “Applied Mathematics” – Bringing the Theoretical to the Real World** Date: Tuesday 22nd of July Ti...
18/07/2025

**MUMS x Po Shen Loh: “Applied Mathematics” – Bringing the Theoretical to the Real World**

Date: Tuesday 22nd of July
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: Russell Love Theatre, Peter Hall Building

We're super excited to announce a special guest lecture coming up!

Po Shen Loh is the former coach and leader of the USA IMO team, current Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and the founder of LIVE -- a platform which aims to change the way we learn mathematics in the age of AI.

Professor Loh will broadly discuss how we can bring the theoretical background of mathematics into the real-world. This talk is a must-see for all MUMS members! Everyone is welcome and invited, regardless of academic background.

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Department Of Mathematics And Statistics, University Of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
3010

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