At the start of 2020, like many of us, Associate Professor Asha Bowen couldn’t have foreseen how the world would change. As an infectious disease expert with two pandemics under her belt already when COVID-19 hit, she said that it was somewhat inevitable that we’ll see more of this in the future when she joined… Read more
In celebration of National Science Week 2021, the NYSF hosted a public webinar that explored the theme, ‘How did I get here? The twists and turns of a STEM career.’ The webinar was hosted by 2016 NYSF alumnus Benjamin Millar and had an excellent lineup of panellists: Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM… Read more
Associate Professor Hannah Power can’t get enough of the oceans, so she decided to make it her specialty! Hannah is an ocean and marine scientist, working on projects from rip currents to extreme waves and tsunamis. Going far since her time at the 2003 NYSF Year 12 Program, Hannah is now an award-winning scientist: she… Read more
In celebration of National Science Week 2021, the NYSF hosted a public webinar that explored the theme, ‘How did I get here? The twists and turns of a STEM career.’ The webinar had an excellent line up of guest panellists: Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM David Ball, Regional Director Australia New Zealand… Read more
In celebration of National Science Week 2021, we’re sharing ten of our favourite webinars recorded last year for our NYSF Connect alumni. We hosted 30 webinars in 30 weeks featuring more than 40 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics experts – what a year! To read more about the range of experts who were featured, check… Read more
The Australian Space Agency is supporting the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in a move to encourage Australian students to take up future space careers. Sponsorship from the Australian Space Agency will assist in the delivery of the 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program and broadly support the NYSF in their mission to connect young Australians… Read more
Down south in Hobart, participants solved fake crimes, made hot chocolate with electricity they produced by riding a bike, and discovered how climate data is gathered from ice cores. With Hobart the hub for Antarctic studies in Australia, participants explored the type of research that can be done in Antarctica with the Institute for Marine… Read more
For the first time, 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program went regional. Program participants attended STEM visit hubs around Australia, including three in regional and rural areas. The changes to the program due to COVID-19 restrictions gave us the perfect opportunity to pilot NYSF activities in rural and regional areas. It was a great chance to… Read more
The NYSF kick-started Michael Valceski’s STEM journey, leading to a mission to cure brain cancer. Taking all the opportunities he could, Michael reflects on his journey from Canberra NYSF to working on brain cancer treatment at the Australian Synchrotron. Michael’s STEM journey is full of taking opportunities and following his passions, and he encourages future… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) rose to the challenges that COVID-19 provided to by completely re-inventing the format of our much-loved flagship event, the NYSF Year 12 Program. For the first time in 38 years, we delivered the 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program as a predominantly digital, interactive experience. This was coupled with localised,… Read more