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Thanks to NYSF 2017 funding partners

December 15, 2016 2:27 pm Published by

NYSF Funding Partner organisations are pivotal to the successful delivery of each year’s program. Their financial support allows the NYSF to continue to deliver a quality program of activities for NYSF’s student participants. Funding partners participate in the NYSF at each session’s Partners’ Day program. Presentations about each organisation are made to the students, and… Read more

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From the CEO

December 15, 2016 12:00 pm Published by

With the end of 2016 fast approaching, I’d like to wish all of our supporters, participants, alumni, volunteers and readers best wishes for the festive season, a fantastic summer holiday and a happy new year! Of course here at the NYSF the end of the festivities marks the beginning of our busiest time. As we… Read more

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PwC 21C Minds program winds up for 2016

December 15, 2016 11:58 am Published by

In 2015, PwC developed the 21st Century Minds Accelerator Program to unearth, grow and scale Australia’s best STEM education initiatives. Twenty initiatives, including the National Youth Science Forum, were selected to be involved, and the program has operated throughout 2016. The final program workshops were held in November, prior to presentation pitching events held in… Read more

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Join the NYSF at the World Science Festival Brisbane 2017

December 15, 2016 11:55 am Published by

The National Youth Science Forum is proud to announce that we will be hosting an event as part of the World Science Festival Brisbane to be held in March, 2017. The event will be for local students in years 10-12 who are interested in studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) at university. And who better… Read more

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Volunteering develops passion for crop genetics and research

December 15, 2016 11:53 am Published by

Ellen de Vries is from regional Victoria, and attended the NYSF in 2014. She is currently studying a double major in Genetics and Food Science with a concurrent Diploma in Languages (Italian) at the University of Melbourne. “Without the NYSF I would not have had the confidence nor the contacts to discover and develop my… Read more

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Sense of community through the NYSF – Morgan Williams, NYSF 2009

December 15, 2016 11:50 am Published by

I attended the NYSF in 2009 (Einstein), before completing a Bachelor of Global and Ocean Sciences (Hons.) at the Australian National University (ANU) – where I’ve since been working on my PhD at the Research School of Earth Sciences, which I hope to finish towards the end of next year. The NYSF certainly opened my… Read more

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ANU Graduates Ranked Australia’s Most Employable – 4th Year Running

December 15, 2016 11:45 am Published by

The results are in again for the Times Higher Education annual global ranking of universities based on the employability of their graduates. For the fourth year running, the Australian National University has come out on top of all Australian universities. A representative from ANU explains the foundation behind this positive result: “Employers value ANU graduates… Read more

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Update from The University of Queensland

December 15, 2016 11:42 am Published by

Careers that Started in Science Ann Damien, Bachelor of Biotechnology “I first became interested in science when I attended the National Youth Science Forum while I was in high school. That was the first time I really saw people who were genuinely excited about science! I was hooked. UQ’s international ranking and reputation for world-acclaimed… Read more

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