The 2016 Tuckwell Scholarships have been announced with eight out of the 25 finalists alumni of the National Youth Science Forum. To be eligible for a Tuckwell Scholarship, students must attain an ATAR of 95 and above, have proven academic potential and achievements, demonstrate the Tuckwell Scholar attributes and a desire to give back to… Read more
Tanzina Kazi attended the NYSF in 2014 and comes from Mildura in regional Victoria. In 2015, she started at Monash University, doing a Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Medicine. “Year 12 exams are done, results are out and you’ve left behind the high school world. All of a sudden everything you’ve grown to know and love… Read more
Four students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds were supported by Rio Tinto to attend the National Youth Science Forum in January 2015. Sarah from Western Australia, Thane from Queensland, Connor from the Northern Territory and Bronte from New South Wales, all immersed themselves in the program. Each of the students has diverse interests… Read more
Alumna Hannah Worsley has won the national final of the Lions Youth of the Year trophy for best public speaker. To reach the national final, Hannah had to win club, regional, district then state finals. “Winning the public speaking competition was an incredible feeling, because the other competitors are truly talented people, said Hannah, 2015… Read more
In January 2015, NYSF students donned their lab coats, focused their microscopes, and honed their pipetting skills in an attempt to diagnose what ailed recently returned tourist, Meng … Meng is an intrepid traveller with a love of languages who has recently returned from backpacking through South East Asia. She spent much of her time… Read more
Expressions of Interest from students to attend the National Youth Science Forum in January 2016 closed on 31 May 2015. Once again, I can report that the level of interest from students was high, and that we will again have more quality applicants than places available in the program. That we have to disappoint so many… Read more
“Before I went to the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), if you had asked me where I would be in ten years’ time, the phrase “I ran away to join the circus” would have been furthest from my mind. I would never have thought that I would be touring all over Australia with a semi-trailer… Read more
Claire Demeo is a first year Bachelor of Science student at The University of Melbourne. “First year university is a very fun and exciting time, with lots of new experiences to be had, and lots of fun memories to make. As many people would have already told you, university is very different from school, and… Read more
Lui Lawrence-Rangger is an NYSF alumnus (2014) who started a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Ecology, at the University of Queensland (UQ) this year. “Coming from a class of a mere 22 students, I had always figured that moving up to university was going to be a massive lifestyle and social change. I have however… Read more
The Australian Academy of Science’s flagship science information website for adults and older students, Nova: science for curious minds, is undergoing an exciting transformation that is set to ignite interest in science. Due to be launched in late June, the new Nova will be beautiful to look at, engaging, user-friendly and accessible to people of… Read more