The NYSF Next Step programs for 2015 kicked off in Melbourne in April, with visits to NYSF Partners CSL, GSK, Monash University, The University of Melbourne, as well as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), and the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC). Next Step programs aim to promote our Partner organisations through laboratory and… 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
SPARQ-ed Senior Secondary Student Workshops at The University of Queensland Experience authentic cell and molecular biology techniques at the TRI, Brisbane’s newest medical research institute. Topics include DNA Restriction and Electrophoresis, PCR, Mini-Preps, Making Mitosis Movies and Immunofluorescence. Contact Peter Darben Phone (07) 34436920 Email p.darben@uq.edu.au Web http://www.di.uq.edu.au/sparq-ed You’re invited to UQ’s Pharmacy Experience Day… Read more
And we’re back. The January Sessions of the NYSF2015 are done and all of our young people are home and hitting the books for their final year at high school. Both Session A and Session C were successful, with individual highlights that the students and those of us involved in delivering the program will remember… Read more
Session C kicked off two days later, and this Opening Ceremony was significant because of our announcement that Lockheed Martin Australia was coming on board as a major sponsor of the NYSF for 2015-2016-2017. The NYSF Science Patron, Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Ian Chubb again welcomed the students and encouraged them to continue their… Read more
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) presented a new suite of science-based activities at the 2015 NYSF January Sessions. GRDC Capacity Building Program Manager Kathleen Allan says the new activities explored the biology and chemistry of cereal grains, engaging school students with the story of grain production from being sown as seed in the ground… Read more
A popular lab visit for Session A NYSF 2015 students was to Lockheed Martin Australia’s NexGen Cyber Innovation & Technology Centre in Canberra. As a company that earns $US46 billion dollars annually, Lockheed Martin’s interests include aeronautics, information systems, mission systems and training, missiles & fire control, production, and space systems. On entering the secure… Read more
1. Did your attendance at NYSF at the beginning of year 12 have an impact on your university choice? For example, did the NYSF show you that there was more than one university to choose from when it came to selecting which courses you chose to study? The NYSF Next Step program at UNSW provided… Read more
Fourteen new graduates, who have been singled out for their talent and potential, have just commenced a two year leadership program at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). The program provides them with professional development and hands-on experience in the nuclear science and technology industry. The graduates spend the first two weeks learning… Read more
Are you teaching a unit on river health this year? The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has a free interactive program – Basin Champions 2015 – designed for students from years 3 through to year 10. The goal of the program is for students to learn about The rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin Human impacts on the… Read more