Students who have attended the National Youth Science Forum were very fortunate to be treated to a visit to IBM’s Linux Development labs in Canberra in July. They learned about the history of the company, and its leading role in some of the key milestones in the development of modern information management systems. They also… Read more
Lui Lawrence-Rangger is an NYSF alumnus (2014) who started a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Ecology, at the University of Queensland (UQ) this year. “Coming from a class of a mere 22 students, I had always figured that moving up to university was going to be a massive lifestyle and social change. I have however… Read more
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UQ’s Scholarships Guide is now available. It outlines academic scholarships, scholarship application procedures and key dates for 2015. The guide includes UQ’s sporting scholarships, equity scholarships and advises how to plan your scholarship application. To order, contact UQ Schools Liaison on (07) 3346 9649, E: school.liaison@uq.edu.au or further information: http://www.uq.edu.au/scholarships. UQ’s Accommodation Guide provides details regarding both on and off… Read more
STEM teachers: Tell us what you’re doing! We have been inspired by the upswell of STEM initiatives taking place in our high schools around the country. So many schools are going beyond the curriculum to inspire and encourage STEM skills in their students. Please let us know what your school is doing! Click here to let us know… Read more
Jason Borg attended the NYSF in Canberra in 2010 and National Youth Science Week (NYSW) in Pretoria, South Africa later that same year. Since then he has graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in biology. He completed his Honours year in the University of Sydney’s Evolutionary and Ecological Physiology… Read more
Online Expressions of Interest for students to attend the National Youth Science Forum in 2016 opened on 1 March and have been steadily coming in. Rotary clubs should however continue to promote the program in their local areas to ensure the students who will benefit the most from attending the NYSF have the opportunity to… Read more
If you’d told young Liesl Folks at the 1984 inaugural NSSS (National Science Summer School) that one day she’d be the Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences at a major American university she wouldn’t have believed you. It certainly wasn’t part of the plan. There wasn’t one. “I’ve never had plans or expectations. I live… Read more
The Brisbane Next Step visit in April was very well attended again this year, with 70 students participating in range of different visits arranged specifically for NYSF students: the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, The Edge at the State Library of Queensland, The Museum of Queensland, Tritium Engineering, the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, and… Read more
My National Youth Science Forum experience started a little over five years ago and continues to this day. And I feel the affect it has had on my life every day. Attending the NYSF was a profoundly life-changing fortnight, one that I will never forget and one that I have been fortunate enough to repeat… Read more