$80,000 GSK Award for excellence in medical research GSK are looking for leaders in medical research who are working to improve human health, to award their annual $80,000 grant. This award recognises outstanding achievements in medical research and facilitates career development. Last year’s winners Jim McCluskey and Jamie Rossjohn discovered how vitamin B provides an… Read more
Early in March, the World Science Festival took Brisbane by storm. A reported 120,000 visitors participated in the program over the week of activities that covered everything from Nobel laureates to turtles. The NYSF was there at the Street Science events on the weekend, alongside of the Young Scientists of Australia’s Brisbane Chapter. Much fun… Read more
When Ben Kenworthy received the offer to attend the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2016 he was excited to be following in the footsteps of his older sisters Sarah and Jessie-Anne who attended the program in 2015 and 2011. “I’d heard so much about the program from my sisters. They encouraged me to apply as… Read more
Canberra College students Matilda Dowse, Morgan Kikkawa and Kaliopi Notaras were selected to attend the 2016 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) held at The Australian National University. Over the course of two weeks, Matilda, Morgan and Kaliopi along with almost two hundred students attending Session C, participated in a variety of STEM-related activities including lab visits,… Read more
National Youth Science Forum alumni will participate in the events program as part of the inaugural World Science Festival being held in Brisbane on Sunday 13 March 2016. The co-hosted event between National Youth Science Forum and Women in Technology, “A letter to my teenage self – what I’ve learned about study and a career… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum Chair Professor Tanya Monro will take part in a panel discussion at the Future of Science: Women at the National Press Club in Canberra on 30 March 2016. Joining Professor Monro on the panel are: Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology at the University of New South Wales Emma Johnson, a… Read more
On Monday 4 January 2016, the first of 400 year 12 science students will begin arriving in Canberra to participate in the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) 2016. Coming from all over Australia, the NYSF allows students the chance to explore possible options for tertiary study in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in a… 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
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
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