NYSF Annual Report 2013
November 6, 2013 12:05 pmNYSF’s Annual Report 2013 is now available to view online.
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NYSF International Program helps direct career plans
September 3, 2013 2:52 pmSydney NYSF student Jonathan Li attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) in Boston as part of the National Youth Science Forum’s International Program in July this year. Selected from 112 competitive applicants for the International Program drawn from NYSF’s January Sessions in 2013, Jonathan says, “I couldn’t believe my luck when I was offered the… Read more
Trek develops NYSF Staff Leaders
September 3, 2013 2:48 pmThe NYSF leadership training program took place over the April ANZAC day period in 2013 at the ANU’s Kioloa campus on the south coast of NSW. After the January Sessions, participants selected peers from their group who they considered to be suitable for volunteer staff leadership training. The training program is designed to prepare these… Read more
News from abroad — Canada
September 3, 2013 2:46 pmMost of this year’s NYSF delegates to the various international programs with which NYSF is affiliated have been and returned from their trips. Ben Galea from Bundaberg in Queensland attended the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Alberta, Canada. The CWSF is a competition that attracts entries of science projects from students aged 12 to 18 from… Read more
Next Step … Perth hosted at Water Corporation
September 3, 2013 2:42 pmWater Corporation (Western Australia) again hosted a session of the NYSF Next Step program in Perth in July. Human Resources Manager Jenny Thornton welcomed the group of 15 students and shared her own career journey. Her best advice? Always keep an open mind and seize the opportunities that come your way. Water Corporation graduates in… Read more
The long read — Alumnus feature — Professor Michelle Coote, ANU
September 3, 2013 2:40 pmProfessor Michelle Coote, FRSC, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1990 NYSF Alumnus Michelle Coote attended the NYSF (then called National Science Summer School (NSSS)) in January 1990. “I had always had an interest in science and particularly astronomy, and was in the Galileo group at the NYSF. The NYSF experience convinced… Read more
NYSF in the news
September 3, 2013 2:30 pmStories run in the last two months about NYSF and its students: Cassie juggles study and Nobel honour http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1684750/cassie-juggles-study-and-nobel-honour Broken Hill student to join Australia’s best http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/07/31/3815322.htm?site=brokenhill Fun with science: Sunraysia celebrates national week http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/1695670/fun-with-science-sunraysia-celebrates-national-week My generation can make a difference http://open.abc.net.au/openregions/qld-wide-bay-71AY7Fz/posts/my-generation-can-make-a-difference-35an6db Science experiment sees explosion of talent http://www.echonews.com.au/news/science-is-their-thing/1987433 National Youth Science Forum for Sarah… Read more
Science careers in the news
September 2, 2013 2:23 pmProfessor Ian Chubb, NYSF President and Chief Scientist of Australia recently addressed the National Press Club and called for a greater focus on investment in education in science, technology and engineering. Watch his address at the following page: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-31/national-press-club-professor-ian-chubb/4856576 Science careers under the microscope http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/may/18/science-careers-under-microscope Science is more than working in a lab http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepika-kurup/science-is-more-than-work_1_b_3797211.html
Graduates from Water Corporation vie to present at NYSF
July 4, 2013 3:20 pmThe Water Corporation of Western Australia uses an innovative approach in selecting graduates to present at the January sessions of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). Graduates submit a presentation on their chosen field, and from there a short-list of four candidates is selected to present to a panel. Then the two most compelling presenters… Read more
Life after NYSF: a student’s view
July 4, 2013 3:18 pmNYSF Staffie and Student, Patrick Haylock, is moving on from his role with NYSF to a new and exciting job. Here he reflects on his time with NYSF: So I am reaching the end of my student career. Over four years of work will shortly produce one of the most important pieces of paper I… Read more