I’m Kathleen Horne, and I’m currently a Senior Communications Officer for the Office of the Chief Scientist of Australia. I attended the National Youth Science Forum in 2007. At the time, I already knew that I liked science, and that I enjoyed figuring out how things worked. And I loved telling people about the cool… Read more
What will our Future Earth look like? This was the topic of National Science Week this year – a week designed to acknowledge and celebrate science in all of its aspects, and to encourage younger people to become fascinated in the world we live in. In Canberra, the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) and its… Read more
South Australia’s abundance of talented scientists were highlighted during the National Youth Science Forums’ (NYSF) recent STEM Explorer Program. STEM Explorer, a pilot program held in collaboration with the South Australian Department of Education and Child Development (DECD) for year seven and eight students was designed to pique students’ interest in science and encourage them… Read more
NYSF STEM Explorers were kept busy throughout the five-day program in Adelaide. Arriving on Monday afternoon, participants spent the first afternoon getting to know each other, their Youth Advisors and the NYSF team. On Tuesday, the day kicked off with a critical and scientific thinking workshop hosted by Ellen from NYSF designed to encourage analytical thinking and… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) has used a by youth for youth model in our NYSF Year 12 Program for the majority of its 35 years in operation. This is just one aspect that makes the program so unique! This same tried and tested model has also been implemented for the new STEM Explorer program running… Read more
I attended the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), formerly known as the National Science Summer School (NSSS), in 1987, some 30 years ago – that does make me sound old! It was the first time I realised there were lots of other kids like me who really enjoyed science, and it was fantastic to make… Read more
Alison (Ali) Keane attended the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in 2008. Little did she know two weeks at NYSF would steer her on a career path in pharmacy and create life-long friendships. “Having always been interested in science and maths, I attended the NYSF in 2008. What I thought would be an informative two… Read more
Nate Byrne, NYSF alumnus (NYSF 2001) and newly-minted TV breakfast meteorologist – yes, the weather guy – from ABC News Breakfast, was the keynote speaker at the NYSF Next Step Melbourne alumni event in March. In the first of two alumni events supported by IP Australia in 2017, and hosted by The University of Melbourne, this was an opportunity for… Read more
Lockheed Martin Australia’s STELaRLaB hosted 15 NYSF 2017 participants as part of the Melbourne Next Step program in March. This was a unique opportunity to see what a world-leading R&D facility is like and learn about the kinds of work being undertaken by the researchers there. The STELaRLaB is the first such facility to be… Read more
Inspiring the next generation of young people to develop science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills was the subject of a Strategic Panel at the CeBit Australia 2017 conference this week in Sydney. NYSF Chief Executive Officer, Dr Damien Pearce, participated in the panel which was moderated by Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea, the newly appointed Executive Director of… Read more