Mathematics Clinic

Mathematics Clinic

The logical solution for your business

The Mathematics Clinic offers businesses a cost-effective solution for significant professional projects by engaging final-year mathematics and statistics students.

Over the academic year, a team of undergraduates tackles a prescribed logistical challenge, such as financial modelling, scheduling, data analytics, statistical analysis, or environmental modelling.

Students gain invaluable, coached, hands-on experience in their final year of study. Your business benefits from fresh, expert insight into complex issues, alongside the opportunity to influence and train the next generation of bright young minds.

The Clinic is the only program of its kind in Australia, modelled after the internationally recognised approach developed by Harvey Mudd College in California, which has successfully completed over 1,500 sponsored projects.

Benefits

Benefits to businesses

  • Make substantial progress on a significant project or complex issue, including software prototype development, system analysis and design proposals.
  • Gain a new perspective on the problem from a team of motivated final-year students.
  • Engage a cost-effective method of project advancement.
  • Retain ownership of project IP.
  • Connect with a University noted for its world-class researchers and academics.
  • Contribute to training the next generation of scientists and mathematicians.
  • Take advantage of the opportunity to recruit graduates with proven ability.

Benefits to students

  • Experience working on a large real-world research project applying learned skills and knowledge.
  • Learn about industry context, deliverables, deadlines, and the importance of meeting project specifications.
  • Improve communication skills, technical writing and oral presentations.
  • Gain valuable teamwork, programming, project management and leadership skills.
  • Network with industry professionals and increase employment opportunities.

The project should be of real interest and importance, but not in the critical path for your business. The project must have a significant component of mathematics or statistics, and be of the right scope to offer a (feasible) challenge to the project tea

Typically, projects involve problems of a logistical nature, producing outputs such as prototype software, a feasibility study, a proof of concept, a system analysis, a design proposal or research summary. However, any project for which mathematical techniques are appropriate will be considered.

 

Prior to commencement, you will need to provide a detailed project brief and any necessary data. Throughout the duration of the project, the student team will benefit from continued liaison, along with attendance and feedback during student presentations at site visits. The Clinic fee can be paid in instalments over the academic year. 

The student teams will be supervised by experienced Adelaide University researchers and academics, with continued support through the University for any questions you may have relating to the project. For more information, please contact Mathematics Clinic Director, Prof Peter Pudney.     

 

Contact us

Phone: +61 8 8302 3457

Email: peter.pudney@adelaide.edu.au