Dates for the two Partners’ Day events for the 2015 session are Wednesday 14 January and Wednesday 28 January. Partners’ Day offers a unique opportunity to speak directly to the students taking part in the January Session and is only available to NYSF Funding Partner organisations. The Expo Display session held in the afternoon of… Read more
The Orientation session for students from Canberra and surrounding areas of New South Wales selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in January 2015 was held this week. Orientation sessions are run across the country prior to students attending the NYSF, and are a great introduction for students and their families to how… Read more
It’s winter in Canberra and that means one thing for the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) – student selections. All across the country, the Rotary NYSF District Chairs have been working with their committees to do the very difficult job of selecting students to attend the NYSF 2015 January Sessions. Thank you to all of… Read more
The new Chair of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) governing Council is Professor Tanya Monro. Her acceptance of the role marks a significant milestone in the life of the thirty-year program. Professor Monro is an internationally acclaimed physicist, who is passionate about improving the community’s understanding of the relevance of physics in particular, and… Read more
After dealing with trekking in sleet and snow in a Canberra winter, the student staff leaders for NYSF 2015 will probably be able to cope with any challenge that presents itself in January – although the weather conditions will be very different. The 2015 NYSF Student Staff Leadership Training Program began in April, with the… Read more
The 2014 Sydney Next Step program ran in early July this year and 74 students attended over the course of the three days of the program. Visits were made to partner organisations Cochlear, Orica, ANSTO, the University of Western Sydney – Campbelltown and Richmond campuses, and the University of New South Wales. True to its… Read more
When Sebastian Kohli first received the application form to chaperone the six National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) delegates to the Euro Science Open Forum (ESOF) 2014 in Denmark, he really thought it a little far-fetched. What chance would he, a science teacher from Charleville State High School in south-west Queensland – a school of only… Read more
Australian National University (ANU) Science Student and NYSF alumnus James Ansell has added a unique string to his bow, becoming the first young person to graduate from Scouts ACT’s balloon pilot training program and receive his private pilot certification from the Australian Ballooning Federation. Scouts ACT received funding to purchase the hot air balloon during… Read more
Fundraising for any kind of extra-curricula activity can be challenging, especially for year 12 students. Most of the NYSF students selected to participate in the 2014 NYSF International Program have undertaken a wide range of activities, including cake stalls, selling chocolates, raffles, trivia nights and bowling nights to raise money to pay for their trips…. Read more
This month a group of NYSF alumni launched a new website to help people delve into the inquisitive side of their brain. Aptly named Curious Science, the website’s purpose is to encourage more young people to take an interest in science by making it more accessible, interesting and engaging. The website is a place to share… Read more