Sandra Meek is the NYSF Manager of Operations and is celebrating 20 years with the organisation this year. What was your first role and how has that changed? My first experience of with the NYSF was in 1989 where I was employed in a casual position to send letters to students heading off on international… Read more
Our very sincere thanks to each of the state Governors who generously hosted NYSF 2016 students at receptions in September and October. Participating in these events allows the students from each of the states and territories to meet up with each other, and begin their networking experience through the NYSF. It also offers recognition of… Read more
The New South Wales Minister for Education Awards for Student Achievement were announced in September with five NYSF Alumni receiving an award. The New South Wales Ministers’ Awards in Student Achievement is a prestigious award presented to students who have demonstrated a high achievement in academic excellence, sporting successes, arts, leadership and commitment to the… Read more
Congratulations go to NYSF 2015 alumni who have won Peter Doherty Awards for Outstanding Senior Science Students and Outstanding Senior Mathematics and Technology Students. Winners were announced during National Science Week in August and include: Outstanding Senior Science Student Awards Jocelyn Glencross – Sandgate District State High School – Rotary District 9600 Daniel Lawson –… Read more
As in all businesses, the National Youth Science Forum requires staff with the kinds of skills, knowledge and understanding that study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) offer. An ACT Government initiative – STEM 4 Business Internship program – has made it possible for the NYSF to access some extra skills to support our… Read more
Congratulations to NYSF Chair Professor Tanya Monro who was part of a national team awarded the 2015 University of New South Wales Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research in September. Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are presented annually and reward excellence in the fields of research and innovation, leadership, science communication and journalism and… Read more
Kelli Francis-Staite 2009 NYSF Alumna and Adelaide University student has recently been announced as the 2015 South Australian Rhodes Scholar. For three years she will work alongside some of the world’s best academic minds as she completes her doctorate in her field of differential geometry, nutting out solutions to Einstein’s field equations to expand knowledge… Read more
NYSF Alumna Sandra Kerbler is one of 78 women worldwide to be selected to participate in Homeward Bound, a leadership and strategic program for women in science, set against the backdrop of Antarctica. Homeward Bound is an Australian initiative developed by leadership expert Fabian Dattner and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems… Read more
NYSF 2008 Alumna and student staff leader Catherine Wheller was one of eight grand finalists to compete in The University of Melbourne’s Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®) in September this year. The Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis is an annual research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland celebrating the exciting research conducted by PhD students…. Read more
What happens to the human body in space? How small is a nanoparticle? And just what is dark matter? Nova, the Australian Academy of Science’s website for curious minds, has been answering these questions since its launch just four months ago. Nova’s most popular topics include the enhanced greenhouse effect, the chemistry of cosmetics, and… Read more