December 14, 2018 3:57 pm
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When Blake, Bri and Max first came to the NYSF Year 12 Program as participants back in 2015, they probably never imagined that they would be coming back 4 years later in the position of Chief of Staff. Thanks to the Student Staff Leadership Program (SSLP), a small number of students have the opportunity to… Read more
December 10, 2018 10:20 am
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NYSF 2014 Alumnus Linus Chow is a Flight Simulator Technician. Unable to enter the course he initially wanted to do didn’t stop him from pursuing his career. Read on to find out how Linus took control of his own future and is now working in a job he loves. “I’m Linus Chow, and I attended NYSF 2014… Read more
December 7, 2018 10:08 am
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The action is ramping up here in the NYSF office with less than a month to go until the first participants arrive for the NYSF 2019 Year 12 Program. The almost 600 students who will be joining us for the NYSF 2019 Year 12 Program this January have been selected by Rotary as community-minded, well… Read more
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
Published by nysf-admin3
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