The 2014 January Sessions sees three students coming from Brazil for the first time to attend the NYSF. The REDE Programa de Olimpíadas do Conhecimento (REDEPOC) partners with programs in Colombia, Costa Rica, Eduador, France, India, England, Peru and Portugal, as well as with the NYSF. The Brazilian program provides opportunities for extension work in… Read more
Is your NYSF back pack on its last leg (strap)? Lost your hoodie? Desperate for a drink bottle? Need extra USB storage? You can now buy your old favourites and (some new favourites) of NYSF memorabilia through our new online merchandise store. Check it out here: http://store.nysf.edu.au/
NYSF’s Annual Report 2013 is now available to view online.
Two members of the 2013 NYSF cohort have been selected as inaugural Tuckwell Foundation scholars. Guy Leckenby, from Coffs Harbour, and Jakub Nabaglo, from Goulburn, were chosen from a shortlist of 72 students who spent a weekend at the Australian National University (ANU) undertaking a series of individual and group interviews. The original call for… Read more
Sydney NYSF student Jonathan Li attended the Research Science Institute (RSI) in Boston as part of the National Youth Science Forum’s International Program in July this year. Selected from 112 competitive applicants for the International Program drawn from NYSF’s January Sessions in 2013, Jonathan says, “I couldn’t believe my luck when I was offered the… Read more
Twenty four (24) young people from remote and regional areas of Western Australia have been selected to attend the Indigenous Youth Science Forum in October this year. Supported by NYSF partner Rio Tinto, the IYSF is a developmental opportunity for indigenous Year 10 and 11 students from Western Australia to gain exposure to the study… Read more
The NYSF leadership training program took place over the April ANZAC day period in 2013 at the ANU’s Kioloa campus on the south coast of NSW. After the January Sessions, participants selected peers from their group who they considered to be suitable for volunteer staff leadership training. The training program is designed to prepare these… Read more
Most of this year’s NYSF delegates to the various international programs with which NYSF is affiliated have been and returned from their trips. Ben Galea from Bundaberg in Queensland attended the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in Alberta, Canada. The CWSF is a competition that attracts entries of science projects from students aged 12 to 18 from… Read more
Professor Michelle Coote, FRSC, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University 1990 NYSF Alumnus Michelle Coote attended the NYSF (then called National Science Summer School (NSSS)) in January 1990. “I had always had an interest in science and particularly astronomy, and was in the Galileo group at the NYSF. The NYSF experience convinced… Read more
Stories run in the last two months about NYSF and its students: Cassie juggles study and Nobel honour http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1684750/cassie-juggles-study-and-nobel-honour Broken Hill student to join Australia’s best http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/07/31/3815322.htm?site=brokenhill Fun with science: Sunraysia celebrates national week http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/story/1695670/fun-with-science-sunraysia-celebrates-national-week My generation can make a difference http://open.abc.net.au/openregions/qld-wide-bay-71AY7Fz/posts/my-generation-can-make-a-difference-35an6db Science experiment sees explosion of talent http://www.echonews.com.au/news/science-is-their-thing/1987433 National Youth Science Forum for Sarah… Read more