In August, NYSF held a Brain Break morning tea as part of National Science Week. More than 800 workplaces took part across Australia, joining in and celebrating their love of and need for science – whether in their workplaces or at home. Geoff Burchfield welcomed the guests to the NYSF Brain Break – mainly alumni… Read more
Professor Ian Chubb, NYSF President and Chief Scientist of Australia recently addressed the National Press Club and called for a greater focus on investment in education in science, technology and engineering. Watch his address at the following page: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-31/national-press-club-professor-ian-chubb/4856576 Science careers under the microscope http://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/may/18/science-careers-under-microscope Science is more than working in a lab http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepika-kurup/science-is-more-than-work_1_b_3797211.html
NYSF Interim Director, Damien Pearce comments: With National Science Week upon us, there has been some discussion in the past few weeks about Australians’ level of science literacy, and the role of our science teachers in contributing to the wider community’s understanding of science. A recent survey of the Alumni of the National Youth Science… Read more
The Water Corporation of Western Australia uses an innovative approach in selecting graduates to present at the January sessions of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). Graduates submit a presentation on their chosen field, and from there a short-list of four candidates is selected to present to a panel. Then the two most compelling presenters… Read more
NYSF Staffie and Student, Patrick Haylock, is moving on from his role with NYSF to a new and exciting job. Here he reflects on his time with NYSF: So I am reaching the end of my student career. Over four years of work will shortly produce one of the most important pieces of paper I… Read more
The Conversation recently ran a four part series on science and maths education. An interview with Dr Brian Gaensler was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday 22 June. Dr Gaensler is a former Young Australian of the Year (1999) and heads up the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics. He… Read more