When examining skulls from the human evolutionary lineage, what is immediately striking is not so much the differences between them, but the resemblances linking millions of years together. We learned that ancestors of homo sapiens had remarkable likeness to that of modern humans, in a similar way that locking eyes with a chimpanzee or an… Read more
Ever wondered how NCIS or CSI track down their criminals? How the team is able to catch a killer just by finding a fibre of clothing at a crime scene or from a footprint in the mud? The answer is forensic chemistry! This week, the Curie interest group for NYSF 2019 Session C visited the… Read more
On Monday, students from NYSF Session C were invited to attend one of four lectures, presented by leading researchers in their respective fields. These talks were designed to expose students to a variety of different disciplines, and provide an insight into new and emerging research. Dr. Rose Ahlefeldt Dr. Rose Ahlefeldt is a research fellow… Read more
How is a doctor able to gauge a patient’s needs and wants if they are unable to verbalise them? This is one of the problems being addressed by wearable technology – and students had the opportunity to see this in action at a workshop delivered by ArteConnect, during the National Youth Science Forum’s (NYSF) 2019… Read more
Featured Image: Rotarian Yvonne and two students at a STEM visit to the ANU Biology Teaching and Learning Centre. After the first whirlwind week of intensity on NYSF 2019 Session C, Sunday is for Home Hospitality, which is an opportunity for some much-needed rest and home-cooked meals from our Rotarian volunteers here in and around… Read more
After the arrival of our students on Wednesday, official proceedings kicked off with a visit to Parliament House for the Opening Ceremony. Staffie Ash chaired the event and began with an insightful Welcome to Country acknowledging Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander cultures as our Nation’s very first scientists. Our keynote speaker was Professor Paul… Read more
On Sunday the first round of 200 NYSF Year 12 Program participants for 2019 climbed aboard busses and planes to head home. Now with 200 new science friends from around the country, a deluge of new ideas for their future study and career paths, and lots of great advice from all angles – the student… Read more
Tait Bonito Howdy, Tait Bonito here, joining the Media Teamn at NYSF 2019 Session C from Melbourne. I’m an alumnus of NYSF 2013 Session C and was in the physics group Einstein. Being part of this group at the NYSF consolidated my passion for physics and was key to me undertaking studies in physics at the… Read more
The first week of the NYSF 2019 Year 12 Program, Session A in Canberra is over and what an action-packed week it has been! Here are just some of the highlights so far of the first seven days of the program: Arriving on the 2ndof January, our participants received a rock star welcome as they… Read more
Being knocked back on 108 job applications did not stop Dr Amy McLennan from achieving a highly successful and rewarding career. Our 2019 Session A participants received some very sound advice from NYSF alumni last night at the NYSF Rotary and Alumni Evening. The event offers a fantastic opportunity for current NYSF students to mix… Read more