The dirty little secret of serving the community are the benefits you get out of it. Whenever you spend chopping onions for barbecue, directing traffic in a car park, painting a community hall, sending mosquito nets overseas or any of the thousands of other things Rotaract and Rotary clubs do, you’re learning, growing and making… Read more
Are you teaching a unit on river health this year? The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has a free interactive program – Basin Champions 2015 – designed for students from years 3 through to year 10. The goal of the program is for students to learn about The rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin Human impacts on the… Read more
Students at NYSF 2015 had the opportunity to hear from Emma Colenbrander from Pollinate Energy, a non-profit organisation that provides people with access to affordable solar products, including battery torches, desk lamps, room lights and hanging lights. Their main area of operation at the moment is in India where people live in tent cities without electricity…. Read more
Curious Science is a website designed and run by alumni of the National Youth Science Forum. It began in 2014 as a cooperative effort to share their passion for science. In the 2015, Curious Science looks forward to welcoming new readers and contributors, especially 2015 alumni. Curious Science is a space where young people with… Read more
Science on the Loose Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for teachers to stay up-to-date with science events, competitions, news and opportunities. Subscribe at science.uq.edu.au/newsletter-subscribe Experience Science Discover what it’s like to study science at UQ through hands-on workshops facilitated by experts from UQ and industry. This is a free event for students in Years 10-12…. Read more
The University of New South Wales offers a wide range of information and activities for teachers and students of science and maths. The best way to engage with these is through their online newsletter, The Beacon. Read more here
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) held a launch event today at Parliament House officially announcing Lockheed Martin Australia as their major sponsor for the next three years. “This investment by Lockheed Martin is significant and reflects an understanding of the important role of outreach and extension programs in encouraging young Australians to continue their… Read more
Merryn Fraser from West Cambewarra, near Nowra in New South Wales, has just finished her first year of a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) at The Australian National University. She says that attending the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in 2013 was a huge influence on her decision to apply for a position at the… Read more
Thursday morning of Week 2 for Session A saw the day kick off with a three speaker multi-disciplinary panel, designed to again explore the career and study possibilities available to students who pursue science study and careers, and the different ways they can apply their learnings. . Ben Sanders from Wildlife Victoria talked about his… Read more
It’s the weekend and the middle Saturday morning of Session A NYSF 2015 began with a group photo outside of the Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome – as many many NYSF students have done before. Inside Dr TJ Higgins representing the Australian Academy of Science talked to the students about the Academy, its history, the unique Shine… Read more