The NYSF Next Step programs for 2014 kicked off in Melbourne in March, with visits to NYSF Partners CSL Ltd, GSK and The University of Melbourne. “The purpose of the Next Step visits is to provide exposure for students who might be interested in studying at specific universities that provide us with funding, or in… Read more
In case you missed it, applications opened for the 2015 National Youth Science Forum on 1 April. Information about how to apply is at www.nysf.edu.au Applicants must be in year 11 now, to be eligible to attend in the January before they start year 12. Please use your networks to make as many year 11… Read more
Matt Wenham has packed a lot into the years since he attended the National Youth Science Forum in 1998. Selected for a place in the NYSF International Program at the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar, three days after his final year 12 exams he found himself at the Nobel Prize ceremony. He returned as an… Read more
A group of 100 senior school students will explore global issues such as food security, fuel production and animal welfare at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Gatton campus at the end of June. The five-day Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology residential program (FEAST) highlights career paths and opportunities available within agriculture, science and… Read more
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO) Graduate Program is run every two years. The next intake of graduates will be in February 2015 (recruitment campaign began in March 2014). – See more at the ANSTO website. Dr Helen Maynard-Casely attended the Session A Partners’ Day on behalf of ANSTO. She is an Instrument… Read more
Run the River Students who attended Sessions A and C in January 2014 and visited the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s stand at our Partners’ Day Expo, played an interactive game designed to show the challenges associated with “running the river” to meet the demands of an evolving population. The game is based on over 100 years… Read more
NYSF students and alumni hit the local news: http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/two-darwin-students-to-judge-at-canada-wide-science-fair-in-may/story-fnk0b1zt-1226893691075 http://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/2210955/budding-scientist-london-bound/ http://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/2207162/college-student-to-attend-international-science-forum/ http://www.hillsnews.com.au/story/2092925/shivani-has-fallen-in-love-with-science/ http://www.caboolturenews.com.au/news/good-results-from-trip/2159671/
Australia’s Future is a new publication that features 28 people and the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) study and career paths that have taken them from school to university and into the work place. Launched by the Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Ian Chubb, AC in March, Australia’s Future shows young people the range… Read more
(Updated) Dates for the NYSF 2014 Next Step programs are as follows: Melbourne – 6-8 March 2014 Brisbane – 9-11 April 2014 Canberra – 15-17 April 2014 Hobart – 23-24 April 2014 Sydney – 2-4 July 2014 Perth – 16-18 July 2014 Next Step programs aim to promote our Partner organisations through… Read more
Applications for the 2014 International Program closed today, and already we can tell that we will be sending another high calibre group of Australian students to participate in the programs hosted by our overseas counterparts. Successful selection for the program will be advised by telephone or email around the middle of March. Any inquiries please… Read more