Recent content by jimmaths

In my view (and I'm an academic) QR is useful for both actuarial and maths students. For actuarial, it gives an idea of risk in the bank (as opposed to insurance) area (where there are some specialised needs and lots of jobs). For maths, it shows one of the most useful areas of application of...

"Is it (or will it be) possible for students to do Actuarial Studies as well as Quantitative Risk?" No, that doesn't make sense, as Actuarial Studies and QR overlap so much. Currently anyway, it isn't possible to do QR in a double degree. Though one could get much the same effect by doing some...

Info on UNSW's Quantitative Risk major (specialising in bank risk in much the same way as Actuarial Studies specialises in insurance risk) is at http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/news/2006/quantitativerisk.html

At UNSW we've been trying to get set up a Master of Statistics course in Fraud Detection/Data Forensics. We need a sponsor ... none forthcoming yet but I remain hopeful.

At UNSW we've been trying to get set up a Master of Statistics course in Fraud Detection/Data Forensics. We need a sponsor ... none forthcoming yet but I remain hopeful

Plenty of info on what jobs there are for maths majors at http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/students/future/futureugcareers.html . For a new area of mathematical study with jobs at the end of it, try quantitative risk, http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/news/2006/quantitativerisk.html

UNSW Maths has "vacation scholarships" for top 3rd and 2nd year students. It involves paid work for around 8 weeks over summer with staff members on a research topic. Applications this year close Oct 25 . Info at http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/news/2006/vacscholarships0607.html

The information posted earlier by a helpful UNSW student on UNSW's new Quantitative Risk major has been updated: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/news/2006/quantitativerisk.html . We're keen to have students in 2007 - the sort of students who'd normally consider actuarial studies or Maths and...