Science and innovation seems to be everywhere in the news at the moment, with the delivery of the Commonwealth’s National Innovation and Science Agenda recently, which includes almost $50 million of funding for STEM education activities across the country. We at the NYSF welcome this spotlight on our organisation’s focus – for more than thirty years… Read more
Are you involved in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) field? Did you study a STEM degree and then use those skills to go on and work in a different field? Would you like to share your experiences with young people who are passionate about STEM? Each January, The National Youth Science Forum brings 400… Read more
Ben Galea is an NYSF alumnus from Bundaberg in Queensland, now studying Development Studies and Science at The Australian National University. He attended the NYSF in 2013 and recently was selected to attend the Asia Pacific Voices of the Future 2015 program in Manila, The Philippines, held in conjunction with the November 2015 APEC conference…. Read more
Alumna Rosie Sackett (2010) recalls her NYSF experience. “The opportunity to attend the National Youth Science Forum was invaluable. To be surrounded by people from all backgrounds interested in different types of science was an experience I’ll never forget. NYSF students, staff and academics not only opened my eyes to the endless possibilities involved in… Read more
Alumna Holstein Wong attended the NYSF in 2008 and is a Graduate Processing Engineer for BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and also a Rotaract volunteer. Holstein studied Materials Science and Engineering at UNSW and was awarded the University Medal and 1st Class Honours in Materials Science Engineering. She now works on a mine site for… Read more
Did you attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) or the National Science Summer School? We are always keen to hear from our alumni and to learn what you have been up to. There are also opportunities for you to engage with each year’s cohort of students through a range of activities, starting with the… Read more
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
Brett Slarks (Session A) and Meg Trinder-McCartney (Session C) 2016 are the senior student staff leaders for the NYSF 2016 program. Brett attended the NYSF as a student in 2011 and he says that this experience changed his life. In the months leading up to the NYSF, he had some idea of what to expect,… Read more
Not long to go now until Session A of the National Youth Science Forum 2016 program kicks off, and you can be assured, both sessions are going to be outstanding experiences for the young people involved. During the year, we have worked hard on refreshing and reshaping the program, resulting in an extra lab and/or… Read more