December 6, 2018 10:37 am
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Brisbane teachers and students of science: want more information about making study choices for science, technology and engineering? NYSF is again running its Five Minutes with your Future event as part of the World Science Festival Brisbane in March. Featuring alumni of the NYSF Year 12 Program, Five Minutes with your Future is full-on science… Read more
December 6, 2018 9:43 am
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It has been a big year for events at the NYSF this year. To celebrate the selection of students throughout Australia, state Governors’ are invited to host an afternoon tea for students. This year six Governor’s Receptions were held to celebrate student selections in their home state and offered them a valuable opportunity to begin… Read more
December 6, 2018 9:29 am
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This year over 1300 students applied for the 2019 NYSF Year 12 Program from all over Australia with nearly 600 selected. How are we able to have such a wide reach all over this vast continent of ours? NYSF Founding Partner, Rotary Australia is on the ground throughout the country, prepping, assisting, advising, interviewing and… Read more
December 3, 2018 2:10 pm
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It was that time of year again – time for the NYSF 2019 Year 12 Program Launch events – and what a great time of year with many of our alumni finishing their exams, the weather finally starting to warm up and preparations in full swing getting ready to welcome another round of young scientists… Read more
November 29, 2018 2:43 pm
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UNICEF recently called for applications from young Australians to be involved in their Young Ambassador program. NYSF 2013 alumnus and Tuckwell Scholar, Lachlan Arthur, who has recently completed honours in the PhB program (Biological and Medical Sciences) at The Australian National University (ANU), was successful in his application. “Earlier this year I saw UNICEF Australia’s… Read more
November 8, 2018 10:10 am
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“We are in the business of creating great science and scientists to positively transform the world. At UNSW we are looking to embrace diversity, to support a wide range of students in the STEM disciplines, and find new ways for science to have meaningful impact in our local and global communities.” Phillipa Sprott Business Partner,… Read more
November 6, 2018 1:44 pm
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It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to lead a group of five young Australians to learn from world leaders. Next week, National Youth Science Forum(NYSF) 2008 alumna, Holstein Wong, will be one of five Australian delegates at the APEC Voices of the Future youth summit, a forum for dialogue among young professionals… Read more
October 24, 2018 1:50 pm
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ResMed changes lives with award-winning medical devices and cutting-edge cloud-based software applications that better diagnose, treat and manage sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic diseases. First founded in 1989, ResMed has since grown to be a global leader in connected care, with more than 2 million patients remotely monitored every day. ResMed’s vision… Read more
October 23, 2018 2:51 pm
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Everywhere you look, even though you can’t see them, there is a hidden world of microorganisms. Microbiology is the study of the minute organisms that have an effect our health, help make our food, and influence our environment. NYSF 2001 Alumna, Dr Joanna Sundstrom has made a career out of studying microbes. Read on to… Read more
October 9, 2018 11:45 am
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What will jobs of the future look like and what skills will be needed for them? With technology advancing at a rapid rate, particularly in the digital sector, “future skilling” has become a hot topic amongst industry leaders. This rapid growth since the 1990s has had, and continues to have, a huge impact on job… Read more