December 3, 2018 2:10 pm
Published by nysf-admin2
It was that time of year again – time for the NYSF 2019 Year 12 Program Launch events – and what a great time of year with many of our alumni finishing their exams, the weather finally starting to warm up and preparations in full swing getting ready to welcome another round of young scientists… Read more
August 6, 2018 2:40 pm
Published by nysf-admin3
Four National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) alumni have been offered the highly coveted Tuckwell Scholarship for 2019. Over 680 students applied for the 25 scholarships on offer for 2019 by The Australian National University(ANU) Tuckwell Scholarship Program. Following assessment of written applications, a shortlist of 75 applicants were interviewed in Canberra, and spent time experiencing… Read more
January 8, 2018 9:12 pm
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For 35 years the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) has provided quality science programs to students entering year 12, inspiring careers both in and out of STEM. This year we celebrate our first program in Queensland with 182 students from across Australia about to experience the best of Brisbane science at a 12 day summer… Read more
January 2, 2018 7:32 pm
Published by Communications Assistant
Two-hundred high-school students descended on Canberra this afternoon for the first of three NYSF 2018 summer programs to be rolled out through the month of January. Enthusiastic student ‘staffies’ greeted the bus-loads of tired students with chanting, clapping and games. Participants hail from all across the country, from Western Australia to Tasmania, along with several international students… Read more
November 5, 2017 10:59 am
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The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) has launched its Session B Year 12 Program for 2018 in Brisbane at The University of Queensland (UQ) at an alumni networking event hosted at UQ this week. Nearly 200 year 12 students will take part in Session B in January when The University of Queensland hosts the program… Read more
October 11, 2017 10:30 am
Published by nysf-admin3
It’s not every day that you get to teach the Governor-General a lesson in physics … but that’s exactly what happened to one of our National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) alumni at Government House Open Day on the weekend. Along with the other organisations of which the Governor-General is Patron, the NYSF was invited to… Read more
August 23, 2017 10:38 am
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On 14 July, the 2018 Tuckwell Scholars were announced and the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is very proud to see six of our own alumni amongst the successful candidates. The Scholarships are funded by the largest ever contribution from an Australian to an Australian university. Graham and Louise Tuckwell started the Tuckwell Scholarships with… Read more
April 7, 2017 12:50 pm
Published by nysf-admin3
What do you get when you put most of the Rotary District Chair’s (DC) throughout Australia all into one room? A whole lot of conversation! In March, the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) held its biennial Rotary DC’s Conference at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. The districts were well represented with 18 of… Read more
January 17, 2017 4:48 pm
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After the Partners’ Day presentations the students gathered for the Partners’ Day Expo , where they were able to meet, chat and network with representatives of the NYSF partners. The students were able to meet reps (and the presenters) from Lockheed Martin, IP Australia, UNSW Australia, Monash University, Melbourne University, Australian National University, University of… Read more
January 6, 2017 8:43 pm
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On Wednesday, the participants in NYSF 2017 Session A were off to the Australian Parliament House for the official Opening Ceremony. After the “compulsory” group selfies outside of Parliament House and a wait in the queue for the security check, they found themselves inside the Main Committee Room for a series of talks. The Ceremony… Read more