I am very pleased (and not just a little bit proud) to have been recently elected Chair of the Council for the National Science Summer School – the body that runs the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). I first became involved in the NYSF back in the distant mists of the last century, in the… Read more
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NYSF Next Step program dates have been set. Please note, they are provisional only and subject to change. Melbourne — 5 – 7 March 2014 Brisbane — 9-11 April 2014 Canberra — 16-18 April 2014 Hobart — 24-25 April 2014 Sydney — 2-4 July 2014 Newcastle — 1 July 2014 Adelaide — 9-11 July 2014 Perth — 16-18 July 2014 NSYF… Read more
When University of Queensland academic and researcher Philip Terrill attended the NYSF in 2000, it’s likely that sleep (or not enough of it) wasn’t an over-riding concern for him. These days, however, he is very concerned with it. In fact, he approaches sleep from a scientific perspective. Phil is now a biomedical engineer interested in… Read more
Seven years ago I was lucky enough to go to NYSF, Session B, 2006. What followed was a two week blur of science, chanting, laughter, confidence building, friendship and that inevitable final day when you realise you have to go back home. I was in Rutherford, being a chemistry enthusiast at the time, and wore… Read more
The third Indigenous Youth Science Forum was held in Perth in October, supported by Rio Tinto, IBM and the Defence, Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). Aiming to engage indigenous students in years 10 and 11 to continue their studies in science, technology, engineering and maths, the IYSF brings together young people from regional and remote… Read more
Each year, NYSF students and Rotary representatives are privileged to be invited to attend functions hosted by State Governors and the Administrator in the Northern Territory at Government House in most states. The functions aim to celebrate the students’ selection to attend the NYSF and are seen as acknowledgement of their hard work and high… Read more
NYSF student Claire Taylor and her family from Guyra in New South Wales were recently featured in this video about studying science at the Australian National University, “Making a move”. Sam Hutton, former president of the Rotary Club of Guyra, which supported Claire’s application to attend the NYSF says, “Claire’s big shift was going to… Read more
Nominations have been coming in from teachers of science around the country, keen to participate in the National Science Teachers Summer School 2014 program in January. Held simultaneously with the January Session A of the National Youth Science Forum, the NSTSS has been running for five years, and is designed to inspire teachers, and reignite their… Read more
In June this year eight National Youth Science Forum students travelled to South Africa to attend the National Science Olympiad Focus Week and spend two unforgettable weeks traveling around the south of Africa. Before heading to the Focus Week, the students stopped off in Cape Town, including a visit to the infamous Robben Island in… Read more