Online expressions of interest to attend NYSF 2016 will open a month earlier this year, on 1 March 2015 and will be open until to 31 May 2015. Who can apply? Any year 11 student who is: Interested in a career in science, technology and engineering Planning to do a science, technology or engineering course… Read more
Steven Tingay grew up in country Victoria where there were not that many outlets for kids who were mad about science and astronomy from the age of six, even as he progressed through high school. He knew no-ne else as passionate about science as he. He received his first book about the Universe from his… Read more
Welcome to the December edition of NYSF Outlook. At the time of writing there are 400 young people who are preparing to travel to Canberra for the January 2015 NYSF Sessions. This map shows just how widespread our reach is for young Australians. To say that there is a sense of excitement building would… Read more
2014 alumni Lochie Ferrier from the ACT ended the year as a finalist in the Young Innovator section of The Australian Innovation Challenge with his project developed during the NYSF International Program he attended at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. His Optical Autonomous Satellite Identification System (OASIS) is designed to identify inactive… Read more
This January, Session C will hear from NYSF alumni and academic Dr Neeraj Sharma from the University of New South Wales during Partners’ Day. Here’s a bit about Neeraj… “Summer of 2001 was when I discovered that scientists are very cool – they get to discover completely new things and play with complicated and funky… Read more
Sylvie Guigere from Queensland on her NYSF experience: “After attending NYSF in 2012, I was ready to take on Year 12 and go on to bigger and better things at university. After a year full of hard work, I got accepted into my dream course – a Bachelor of Science at the University of Queensland,… Read more
Milonee Shah, from Sydney has been helping at the NYSF District Selections recently. “Over the past three years, I have organised and been a guest panelist on the selection committee for the Rotary Sydney District of the NYSF and it has been a very rewarding experience. “The involvement of alumni on NYSF selection panels has… Read more
I can report this month that all of the NYSF 2015 Orientation sessions have been completed – they kick off in September and run for a six week period, and are a really valuable way for the NYSF corporate team to present its credentials, if you like, to our incoming student cohort, their families, teachers… Read more
Autumn has arrived in Canberra, reminding us how much of the year is gone already. The leaves are changing colour and we are turning our attention to next year’s Sessions. Applications for 2015 opened on 1 April and students have been making enquiries. This emphasises the important role that the Rotary partnership plays and how… Read more
The three January sessions of the 2014 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) are behind us, with 440 Australian and International students back at home, full of new knowledge, experiences, ideas and friendships for future study and career options within science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The highlights of this year’s January Sessions are covered within this… Read more