It was all systems go for day 2 of NYSF STEM Explorer 2018. The day started with a Critical Thinking Workshop where students were encouraged to think creatively and formulate scientific questions to solve problems. Then they were introduced to the “Future Cities” group project they will work on during the week, thinking about what… Read more
The NYSF STEM Explorer Program 2018 kicks off in Adelaide today so we thought there was no better time to introduce the program’s Youth Advisors (YA). One of the most important and unique aspects of the program is our ‘youth for youth’ model, adopted from the NYSF’s Year 12 Program. For 35 years this ‘youth for youth’ model has been… Read more
“Attending NYSF 2015 Year 12 Program was the greatest experience for me; a geeky science student who wasn’t sure of the opportunities available or paths that lay ahead but was fuelled with the passion to learn and develop skills and connections to make a difference in people’s lives for the better. The intense two-week… Read more
The highlight of the second day was a lecture for NYSF Session B students by University of Queensland (UQ) Professor Tamara Davis about her global collaborations on dark energy and gravitational waves. Professor Davis has scanned huge sections of our night sky to build three-dimensional maps of our observable universe. In their deepest regions, these maps show… Read more
Observing a surgical procedure on a dog was the first exposure to real-life science for students of the Doherty group at Session A of the NYSF for 2018 in their lab visit to the Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) on Thursday. They were able to see a small animal specialist surgeon, DrJacob Michelsen, in action restoring… Read more
A new scholarship to support regional and remote students interest in studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields has been announced by the federal Department of Education and Training. The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarship aims to improve educational attainment, skills development, and employment opportunities for regional and remote students. The program objectives are… Read more