Q. What has eight legs and is made up of dots? A. A stippled drawing of a spider! Most of us have looked through a microscope during a science class at school but have you ever looked at something under a microscope with the intention of drawing it? One of the… Read more
A unique scenario arose during NYSF 2018 Session A, with a mother and daughter attending the National Science Teachers Summer School (NSTSS) and the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) respectively. Angie (student) and Punish Rahega (teacher), from Sydney NSW, were in Canberra at the same time to participate in the two programs. Encouraged to apply… Read more
A few days ago, the NYSF 2018 Session C students from the Curie interest group were shown through the campus of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra, and guided through a hands-on blueprinting exercise which involved the synthesis of metal complexes and the use of their photochemical properties. This visit to ADFA was… Read more
As part of the introductory day, the NYSF students attended a lecture by Professor Brian Schmidt AC, in the Shine Dome. The students were first addressed by Ms Anna-Maria Arabia, CEO of the Australian Academy of Science (AAS). “Science is more a verb than a noun,” she stated at the beginning of her address. She… Read more
On Thursday 25 January 2018, the announcement of those being acknowledged in The Australian of the Year Awards will be made. Last Thursday, the participants and guests at the NYSF 2018 Session B Science Dinner were honoured to hear from the 2017 Australian of the Year, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, at our very first Brisbane-based program,… Read more
Picture this: The halls of Burgmann College are peaceful, the Australian National University (ANU) is fairly quiet in the semester break, but in one night, everything changes – it won’t be quiet around here for two weeks. 200 students who are about to begin their final year of school rolled out of buses after travelling… Read more
What better way to start our NYSF 2018 Session C updates than with a brief overview of your favourite Communications Interns?! Our names are Catriona and Aashritha, and we are two NYSF alumni both from Melbourne who are super excited to make our dream of reliving NYSF come true (and hopefully keep you all updated in the process!)…. Read more
NYSF 2018 Session A students participated in a range of hands on activities allowing them to gain a unique perspective of what is involved in both paramedicine and nursing at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) last week. Ms Amelia Munro began the session by introducing paramedicine and nursing as well as the other degrees that… Read more
Did you know that coffee is the second most consumed drink on the planet? Narrowly beaten by tea, this makes for an enormous worldwide industry, reliant on some hardcore science! NYSF 2018 Session A students were given behind the scenes access at Two Before Ten Coffee in Canberra to explore the science that turns a plant… Read more
The sun rose on 10 January 2018 over about 200 students at Emmanuel College. Many had made a sweltering 16-hour journey to Brisbane by bus the day before, but there would be no mercy from the sun during the day ahead. First up, students met their interest groups, in which they will remain for the duration… Read more