Congratulations to NYSF team member, Siân Keys, who has been nominated as one of four finalists for the ACT Young Australian of the Year for 2018. Sian is our Senior Programs Officer, focused on to pulling together lab visits and site tours, engaging key speakers, and developing content for our Year 12 Program. She also… Read more
NYSF alumni were honoured to attend the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science Gala Dinner at Parliament House this week. The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are Australia’s most prestigious and highly regarded awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation and excellence in science teaching. The Prime Minster, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and the Acting Minister… Read more
It’s not every day that you get to teach the Governor-General a lesson in physics … but that’s exactly what happened to one of our National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) alumni at Government House Open Day on the weekend. Along with the other organisations of which the Governor-General is Patron, the NYSF was invited to… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is very proud of its fabulous alumni and Newcastle City Councillor, Declan Clausen is no exception. Declan, who attended the NYSF in 2010, has become the youngest person to be named Newcastle city’s Deputy Lord Mayor. The recent appointment followed his election in 2015 to the Newcastle City Council,… Read more
I’m Kathleen Horne, and I’m currently a Senior Communications Officer for the Office of the Chief Scientist of Australia. I attended the National Youth Science Forum in 2007. At the time, I already knew that I liked science, and that I enjoyed figuring out how things worked. And I loved telling people about the cool… Read more
What will our Future Earth look like? This was the topic of National Science Week this year – a week designed to acknowledge and celebrate science in all of its aspects, and to encourage younger people to become fascinated in the world we live in. In Canberra, the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) and its… Read more
South Australia’s abundance of talented scientists were highlighted during the National Youth Science Forums’ (NYSF) recent STEM Explorer Program. STEM Explorer, a pilot program held in collaboration with the South Australian Department of Education and Child Development (DECD) for year seven and eight students was designed to pique students’ interest in science and encourage them… Read more
NYSF STEM Explorers were kept busy throughout the five-day program in Adelaide. Arriving on Monday afternoon, participants spent the first afternoon getting to know each other, their Youth Advisors and the NYSF team. On Tuesday, the day kicked off with a critical and scientific thinking workshop hosted by Ellen from NYSF designed to encourage analytical thinking and… Read more
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) has used a by youth for youth model in our NYSF Year 12 Program for the majority of its 35 years in operation. This is just one aspect that makes the program so unique! This same tried and tested model has also been implemented for the new STEM Explorer program running… Read more
I attended the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), formerly known as the National Science Summer School (NSSS), in 1987, some 30 years ago – that does make me sound old! It was the first time I realised there were lots of other kids like me who really enjoyed science, and it was fantastic to make… Read more