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UQ Mathematics Student Society
Join us for student-run talks and social events.

05/09/2026

Do you know all the integration techniques? Usually let Wolfram do the work for you? In either case, the integration bee is for you. Come along Wednesday the 9th at 6pm to 07-234 to our integration bee and battle it out over the whiteboard/blackboard (or just come along to watch your friends struggle).

An integration bee is like a spelling bee, but instead of spelling words, the contestants solve integrals. We will have integral for all abilities; even if MATH1051 was the last time you touched an integral, you'll still have all the techniques you need. And if finding antiderivatives really isn't your thing, then you can still come along to watch students forget to include +C and cheer on your peers.

No sign up necessary! As always, there will be free pizza afterwards for all participants and spectators.

31/08/2026

Hello again everyone! Come along to maths talks again, this week we have a real (3d) head turner with Siwan Li presenting "A Comprehensive Guide to Quaternions, 3D Rotations, and Beyond for the Idle Complex Numbers Student". Then, we will have Chris Ktenidis presenting "We’re just normal 𝗆̶𝖾̶𝗇̶ surfaces".

Come and join us at 4pm in 67-442 on Friday! As always, there will be pizza afterwards!

27/08/2026

Come along to Lawn Bowls this semester! As always, for the second semester we combine the lawn bowls with our annual general meeting. There will be complementary food and drinks, complementary lawn bowling, and you can even have some complementary conversations with the other guests.

The event starts at 4pm at Graceville bowls club. A group of us will be taking public transport from UQ campus, so feel free to join us then or meet at the club.

Get your tickets (only $10) at the link below!
https://events.humanitix.com/mss-agm-bowls-sem-2/tickets

17/08/2026

Hello again everyone! After last fortnight's double feature, we return to our regular allotment of two distinct speakers for this weeks maths talks. The first of these two is Michael Murray, dishing us "A Mathematical Salad". Next we have Lucas Sobolev, bringing us all back to some familiar childhood concepts with "Becoming a Child Again: A Functorial View of Algebraic Geometry".

Come and join us at 4pm in 67-442 on Friday! As always, there will be pizza afterwards!

09/08/2026

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬!

If you enjoy maths relay style questions, or want to challenge your thinking, then this is the event for you! Please register ASAP so we can organise the FREE FOOD. You can do so with the link in our highlights.

02/08/2026

Hello again everyone! This week we have a very typical maths talks to start the semester off. Our first speaker is Ed Hawkins, presenting "The Magic of Gathering Twin Primes". Then, we will have our second speaker (who I personally prefer), Ed Hawkins, with "Groups and Graphs and Symmetries".

Come and join us at 4pm in 67-442 on Friday! As always, there will be pizza afterwards!

01/08/2026

Brainteaser Battle is a team-based puzzle competition where you’ll collaborate to solve challenges that blend reasoning and out-of-the-box thinking. More challenging than your typical sudoku, and more fun than your typical math problem set. This event is open to all majors with any level of puzzle experience.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮...

Apply with the link in our highlights/discord!

30/07/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!
Who: First-year undergraduate students
When: September 30th - October 3rd, 2026
Where: Jane Street’s Hong Kong Office
Deadline to apply: Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 at 11:59pm HKT

This October, Jane Street is excited to host our First-year Trading and Technology Program (FTTP). We are inviting current first-year undergraduates to learn more about what we do and how we do it through a series of talks, games, activities, and events.

This is an incredible opportunity for first-year students planning to study math, physics, computer science, or other STEM-related majors. No prior knowledge of finance is necessary — if you like solving problems, have a curious mind, and want to see what a career at Jane Street might look like — this program is for you.

Attendees will arrive in Hong Kong on September 30th and depart on October 3rd. Jane Street will cover all travel expenses to and from Hong Kong, including housing and meals.

Interested in attending FTTP? See the link in our highlights/discord!

14/07/2026

⏳ 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 - 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠.

If you're graduating in 2028 or 2029, this is your final chance to apply for 's five-day program.

Explore how maths, coding, and problem-solving skills are applied in global markets. Work through real trading challenges, learn directly from traders and engineers, and discover what a career in trading, quantitative research, or technology could look like.

Plus, you could receive a 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, if you excel in the program.

📅 𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 (travel covered for eligible interstate students)

Apply before applications close (links in our highlight):

👉 Trading & Research: https://www.optiver.com/join-us/jobs/institutional-sales-and-trading/sydney/futurefocus-sydney--trading-and-research/
👉 Technology: https://www.optiver.com/join-us/jobs/technology/sydney/futurefocus-sydney--technology/

18/05/2026

Come along to the last maths talks of the semester! This week, we have Gabe Field talking about "The Quantum Fourier Transform", and Rhea Wolski presenting their piece: "Maths as Art".

These talks are on Friday the 22nd of May, at 4pm in room 67 - 442 as usual. Not as usual however, the pizza will be at RedRoom instead of the normal courtyard area. This is, of course, because these talks directly precede this semesters W**e and Reddo! (Tickets still avaliable, and only $5)

Distinguished UQMSS members should note that since RedRoom is an 18+ establishment, they will need a government issued ID to enter (and hence to acquire pizza). However, members will not need a W**e and Reddo ticket to come to RedRoom and have the pizza, but will need a ticket to be able to use the bar tab.

Address

Priestley Building 67
Brisbane, QLD

Website

https://www.uqu.com.au/club/uq-mathematics-student-society-uq-mss

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