When Claudia Strauss Forster received the email advising of her selection to attend National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2016, she changed her plans for January entirely. Instead of spending the final two weeks of her summer holiday on exchange in Germany, she accepted the offer via the Royal Society of New Zealand, and flew from… Read more
National Youth Science Forum alumni will participate in the events program as part of the inaugural World Science Festival being held in Brisbane on Sunday 13 March 2016. The co-hosted event between National Youth Science Forum and Women in Technology, “A letter to my teenage self – what I’ve learned about study and a career… Read more
Expressions of Interest for the January 2017 Session will be open from 1 March 2016 and close on 31 May 2016. Applicants must be in year 11 this year, to be eligible to attend in the January before they start year 12. Please use your networks to make as many year 11 science students aware of… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum Chair Professor Tanya Monro will take part in a panel discussion at the Future of Science: Women at the National Press Club in Canberra on 30 March 2016. Joining Professor Monro on the panel are: Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology at the University of New South Wales Emma Johnson, a… Read more
Will your dream job still be there when you finish uni? As you enter your final years of school life you’re probably thinking pretty hard about what you’ll do next. There seem to be so many options, thousands of degrees to choose from and hundreds of decisions to make. But don’t panic. ANU has a… Read more
UNSW Science 50:50 Symposium at the Maritime Museum – 8 March 2016 UNSW Science is co-hosting a free Women in Science Symposium at the Australian National Maritime Museum, with the aim to encourage high school girls to look beyond lab coats and see the diversity of careers and opportunities in science. Chaired by Scientia Professor… Read more
The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Science has recently added two new majors to the Bachelor of Science: Computational Biology and Mechatronics Systems. Computational Biology Major In the Computational Biology major, students will gain an understanding of the analysis and interpretation of biological phenomena using mathematical and statistical models, computational tools and the algorithmic design… Read more
Gravitational waves detected Find out more about Monash University’s Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) research team who were involved in the first detection of gravitational waves, and how it felt to be part of such a watershed moment in science.
CSI: BrisScience – 7 March 2016 Ever wondered what Brisbane’s forensic scientists are actually working on? BrisScience has invited four of the best to cut through the hype and give us an insight into the real life world of forensic science. Register to attend this free event. World Science Festival 2016 – 9-13 March 2016… Read more
The guest speaker at the NYSF 2016 Session A Rotary Dinner was Dr Heather Bray, a Senior Research Associate at the University of Adelaide, and an NYSF Alumna from 1987. In an engaging and enthusiastic talk, Dr Bray shared her experiences of the then National Science Summer School, and where her study path has taken… Read more