December 16, 2014 3:29 pm
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Max Rintoul, NYSF Alumni 2011 I first found out about the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) from a friend who had not only attended the January sessions but had later attended one of the international programs in South Africa. I have always loved to travel and so after hearing about his experiences I was determined… Read more
December 15, 2014 4:20 pm
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To top off their final year at high school two 2014 NYSF students headed to Sweden early in December to take part in the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS). Facilitated through the NYSF’s International Program, Matt Snell from Shepparton, Victoria and Dechlan Victory from Adelaide, South Australia were selected to attend the SIYSS after applying for… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:13 pm
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Welcome to the December edition of NYSF Outlook. At the time of writing there are 400 young people who are preparing to travel to Canberra for the January 2015 NYSF Sessions. This map shows just how widespread our reach is for young Australians. To say that there is a sense of excitement building would… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:11 pm
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To top off their final year at high school two 2014 NYSF students headed to Sweden early in December to take part in the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS). Facilitated through the NYSF’s International Program, Matt Snell from Shepparton, Victoria and Dechlan Victory from Adelaide, South Australia were selected to attend the SIYSS after applying for… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:10 pm
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NYSF offers a range of International Program opportunities each year, and applications open early in February after the January Sessions have completed. 2015 session students are encouraged to look at the reports on the NYSF system from previous years’ participants, and seriously consider whether this is something they would like to apply for. Although the… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:09 pm
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NYSF 2014 alumni Sophia Aston attended US President Barack Obama’s speech at The University of Queensland during his visit to Brisbane in November for the G20 summit. She was part of an audience of young people – for whom the President’s landmark speech was intended – alongside of four other students from her school, chosen… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:08 pm
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In August this year, five out of the 10 recipients of the Queensland Peter Doherty Awards for Excellence in Science and Science Education were NYSF 2014 alumni. The Awards are named after Professor Peter Doherty, a Brisbane-born Nobel Prize-winning scientist who was educated at Indooroopilly State High School and the University of Queensland. The Awards… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:07 pm
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2014 alumni Lochie Ferrier from the ACT ended the year as a finalist in the Young Innovator section of The Australian Innovation Challenge with his project developed during the NYSF International Program he attended at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. His Optical Autonomous Satellite Identification System (OASIS) is designed to identify inactive… Read more
December 15, 2014 3:06 pm
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This January, Session C will hear from NYSF alumni and academic Dr Neeraj Sharma from the University of New South Wales during Partners’ Day. Here’s a bit about Neeraj… “Summer of 2001 was when I discovered that scientists are very cool – they get to discover completely new things and play with complicated and funky… Read more