Scroll to view winning entries! The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) provides opportunities for Australia’s future leaders in STEM to brainstorm solutions to the world’s toughest challenges, forging networks of like-minded peers to debate and develop pitches and proposals that showcase the innovation of Australia’s youth. The NYSF STEM Challenges are not just chosen for… Read more
The NYSF Year 12 Program is renowned for providing its participants with unique and life-changing experiences. Each year, the Nobel Laureate Lectures stand out as some of the most exceptional of these experiences – it is not often that high school students have the chance to attend a live presentation from a Nobel Laureate and… Read more
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
Rotary is the founding partner of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) and has been supporting initiatives all around the globe to not only make the world a safer place, but a more equitable, hospitable planet for generations to come. Participants of the 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program had the opportunity to hear about some… Read more
The NYSF Year 12 Program is renowned for the unique and life-changing experiences it provides for its participants. One of the most exceptional of these experiences is the Nobel Laureate Lecture – how many high school students have the chance to attend a live presentation from a Nobel Laureate and ask them questions about their… Read more
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
Introducing the Start-up Panel! The 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program participants are eager to put their footprint on the world, so the questions came thick and fast. How do I start a start-up? What skills do I need? How do I develop them? The panel let us in on some insider wisdom on what gaps… Read more
Learn how to be a storyteller, know your audience, and just go out and do it! This is just a teaser of advice provided by our all-star panel in the 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program STEM Communication Workshop. NYSF participants were joined by Tegan Taylor, visionary ABC radio host behind the hit pandemic podcast, Coronacast,… Read more
What do rubbish bags, straws, fruit, toilet paper, and ice have in common? These are all materials used by participants during their exciting afternoon of Science@Home! With their Critical Thinking skills unlocked from that morning’s session, Stuart Kohlhagen aka The Science Nomad started by extending everyone’s ability to question “the rule” and encouraged them to… Read more
What is critical thinking? Do you think you know how you think? What makes something accurate or precise? Just some of the puzzling, philosophical questions posed by Dr Peter Ellerton, Director of The University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, to the participants in his critical thinking workshop. Dr Ellerton began by quickly separating critical thinking… Read more