The NYSF is fortunate to be supported by a large number of organisations that host visits to their facilities and research teams during the January Sessions and the Next Step programs. “Access to these world leading organisations is one of the things that makes the NYSF unique,” says NYSF Director, Damien Pearce. “Whether it is… Read more
The NYSF Next Step programs for 2014 kicked off in Melbourne in March, with visits to NYSF Partners CSL Ltd, GSK and The University of Melbourne. “The purpose of the Next Step visits is to provide exposure for students who might be interested in studying at specific universities that provide us with funding, or in… Read more
In case you missed it, applications opened for the 2015 National Youth Science Forum on 1 April. Information about how to apply is at www.nysf.edu.au Applicants must be in year 11 now, to be eligible to attend in the January before they start year 12. Please use your networks to make as many year 11… Read more
Matt Wenham has packed a lot into the years since he attended the National Youth Science Forum in 1998. Selected for a place in the NYSF International Program at the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar, three days after his final year 12 exams he found himself at the Nobel Prize ceremony. He returned as an… Read more
Run the River Students who attended Sessions A and C in January 2014 and visited the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s stand at our Partners’ Day Expo, played an interactive game designed to show the challenges associated with “running the river” to meet the demands of an evolving population. The game is based on over 100 years… Read more
Congratulations to Professor Michelle Coote, who was elected as one of the 21 new Fellows to the Australian Academy of Science in March. Professor Coote, from the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University, was elected for developing and applying accurate computational chemistry for modelling radical polymerisation processes. She attended the NYSF in… Read more
Thanks to all of the students from 2014 January Sessions and Rotary club members who have been promoting the NYSF in local communities and schools. We still have some brochures and postcards available – contact us at communications@nysf.edu.au and we can send them to you.
Australia’s Future is a new publication that features 28 people and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) study and career paths that have taken them from school to university and into the work place. Launched by the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Ian Chubb, AC in March, Australia’s Future shows young people the range… Read more
Students who attended the NYSF in 2013 will soon receive a survey request asking for feedback on the program twelve months down the track. When you receive the email, please complete the survey to let us know what you are up to.
(Updated) Dates for the NYSF 2014 Next Step programs are as follows: Melbourne – 6-8 March 2014 Brisbane – 9-11 April 2014 Canberra – 15-17 April 2014 Hobart – 23-24 April 2014 Sydney – 2-4 July 2014 Perth – 16-18 July 2014 Next Step programs aim to promote our Partner organisations through… Read more