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Echidna amputations and ram vasectomies: Welcome to the world of NYSF Alumni Tobi and Rory

December 6, 2023 3:30 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Checking the NYSF inbox is usually quite an expected affair, but at 10am on Thursday morning, a message popped up that was anything but. The message, courtesy of NYSF alumni Rory and Tobi, featured a rather awkwardly positioned sheep undergoing what we later found out to be a ram vasectomy. Needless to say, the combination… Read more

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STEM Challenge 2023: Reforming Waste

April 18, 2023 9:52 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer and inventor revolutionising recycling science, Professor Veena Sahajwalla FAA FTSE,  joined NYSFers for the first keynote address of the 2023 NYSF Year 12 Program.  She deeply inspired the 2023 NYSFers with her insights into the work being done at the SMaRT Centre of the University of New South Wales. In… Read more

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NYSF STEM Challenge: Net Zero By 2050

June 6, 2022 4:22 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

NYSF STEM CHALLENGE: NET ZERO BY 2050 Appy now! Are you a Year 11 student in Australia or know someone who is? Early bird applications for the 2023 NYSF Year 12 Program are open and close 24 July 2022. Apply now to challenge yourself in 2023 and be immersed in science, technology, engineering and maths… Read more

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Connecting to community at NYSF with Mahsa

February 2, 2022 9:00 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Chatting with Mahsa Nabizada, a current participant at the 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program, it’s impossible not to have hope for a bright future.  Hailing from Toowomba, Mahsa waited very patiently for her time to apply for the NYSF Year 12 Program after first hearing about it from one of her student mentors when she was… Read more

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Seeing further out and further in with CERN

January 18, 2022 11:30 am Published by Leave your thoughts

CERN, located in Geneva, Switzerland, is a beacon of international collaboration with global institutions sending researchers to operate the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Dr Steven Goldfarb introduces the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, as a beacon of human achievement. “Every single one of these wires and tubes was connected by a human… Read more

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A day in the life of an NYSFer

October 22, 2021 3:14 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

We asked 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program Staffie Lauren to share her experience at the 2021 program. Check out what she got up to on a typical day as a part of the program! Online 9 am I wake up, eat breakfast, and check the NYSF App for the schedule. I message my friends good… Read more

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The twists and turns of a STEM career

August 23, 2021 1:48 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In celebration of National Science Week 2021, the NYSF hosted a public webinar that explored the theme, ‘How did I get here? The twists and turns of a STEM career.’ The webinar had an excellent line up of guest panellists: Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM David Ball, Regional Director Australia New Zealand… Read more

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