The NYSF kick-started Michael Valceski’s STEM journey, leading to a mission to cure brain cancer. Taking all the opportunities he could, Michael reflects on his journey from Canberra NYSF to working on brain cancer treatment at the Australian Synchrotron. Michael’s STEM journey is full of taking opportunities and following his passions, and he encourages future… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) rose to the challenges that COVID-19 provided to by completely re-inventing the format of our much-loved flagship event, the NYSF Year 12 Program. For the first time in 38 years, we delivered the 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program as a predominantly digital, interactive experience. This was coupled with localised,… Read more
Queensland students were delighted to have the option of in-person STEM visits as a part of the 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program. Visits were held across the state from 13 to 15 January 2021, at STEM organisations and universities in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Townsville. These visits were part of the broader 2021 NYSF… Read more
There was a second Nobel Laureate lecture and challenge with ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt AC FRS FAA. Read more about Professor Schmidt’s lecture in our article about the two Nobel Laureate lectures. One participant said, “I have always been really interested in Professor Brian Schmidt’s research so hearing from him was really exciting.” Another… Read more
Participants were introduced to a range of STEM fields they hadn’t considered. Starting with two days of introductions from NYSF Partners, participants discovered dream career and study options. “I was really interested in learning about the research that Lockheed Martin, CSIRO, CSL, and Bayer do,” said one of the 2021 participants. “It was so cool… Read more
The program kicked off with a star-studded Opening Event, setting the tone for the remainder of the program and building excitement for the world of STEM and what it can offer participants. For the remainder of the first week, participants were delighted by: science experiments in their own kitchen lectures from Nobel Laureate Professor Barry… Read more
Never before have we had so many diverse and exciting speakers or had to chance to explore so many different STEM facilities by live cross, both across Australia and internationally. We welcomed 574 students, of which 66% were young women and 48% were from rural and regional Australia. We awarded a record number of Equity… Read more
Since the 2014 NYSF Year 12 Program, Natasha Ward has spent time inspiring younger generations into the world of STEM. She’s also focussed on being a role model for other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking into STEM as a career. Natasha still remembers the moment a teacher interrupted her science class and called… Read more
We could talk all day about how transformative the NYSF Year 12 Program is, but how about we hear it straight from 2018 NYSF Alumna Hannah Loh who discovered this for herself and is still raving about it three years later! Q: Who encouraged you to apply for the NYSF Year 12 Program? Hannah: It… Read more
Newly-made friends and esteemed guests streamed into a zoom session to celebrate the final day of the 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program for the Closing Event. While it was the last day of the program, the learning wasn’t over yet! Over 500 participants were preparing to have their STEM future options expanded as they heard… Read more