National Youth Science Forum . [NYSF] 2013
For 12 days in January, students go to either Canberra or Perth and live on campus as a university student. More than 100 like-minded NYSF participants come from around Australia and ove
rseas to meet a range of scientists and researchers, to visit them at work and to do the kinds of things scientists do every day.
The NYSF participants debate the hottest science and engineering topics and pick up valuable skills to give them the edge in year 12 and beyond. It is not all work; they also enjoy the fellowship of their other nysF participants through trivia quizzes, BBQs, discos and a range of sports.
Selection is competitive and not based solely on academic results, as NYSF participants should have interests outside school. Applicants must complete and submit an application by June each year and each applicant must be sponsored by a Rotary Club. Appropriate applications are forwarded to the District chair.
Rotary District 9830 sponsored nineteen Tasmanian students to attend Natio
nal Youth Science Forums in Canberra and Perth in January 2012.
A similar number will be supported in 2013 but there will also be a local Tasmanian based Forum.
Photos are of Tasmania's January 2012 NYSF students being hosted by His Excellency the Honourable Justice Ewen Crawford the Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania, and Mrs Crawford, at Government House in September 2011.
Download 2011-12 Tasmanian Information Booklet (pdf). This contains details of all participating students.
Download National Youth Science Forum Handout 2013
Download a report from Ian Shuey NYSF District Chair – Tasmania on the January 2012 event. The Report encapsulates salient points from Tasmanian students' reports. Their comments say it all and District 9830 Clubs are to be congratulated. !
NYSFers Outpace the World:
Australian team crowned F1 champions
The Pentagliders team from Brooks High School, Tasmania, took top honours at the seventh F1 in Schools World Finals event in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday 21 September 2011.
Two of team are National Youth Science Forum participants, [Tristan McCarthy –January 2011 and Jack Ball –January 2012] .
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Tasmanian Attends London International Youth Forum
Emily Wilson from Fahan School attended the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), in Perth in January 2010. She was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Salamanca. Her exposure to science and likeminded people during the NYSF motivated her to apply for an International Science Program. She was fortunate enough to be selected to represent Australia at the London International Youth Science Forum, LIYSF.
300 students attended the LIYSF in July this year, and represented over 60 different countries. T
he forum had a recurring theme of climate change and sustainable energy sources for the future -“The Global Challenge”. With world class scientists delivering lectures and hosting debates, participants were inspired to make a difference in their scientific futures.
During the forum they also had the opportunity to attend day visits to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the famous London Museums and Art Galleries, and some of the leading scientific research venues in London. The LIYSF allowed them to take the initiative in the programs they wished to attend. They had the opportunity to visit Stonehenge, stand on the Meridian Line in Greenwich, experience the theatre at West End, eat a traditional English pub meal, have afternoon tea with the Australian High Commissioner, and of course see the famous sights of London.
Emily had a wonderful time in London, and she would deeply encourage all future year 12 students to apply for this incredible opportunity. Not only has the LIYSF extended her vision to scientific issues within our global community, but it has also allowed her to gain an international network of like-minded people. The support she received from her community allowed her to make the most of this lifechanging experience. Emily is grateful to Rotary Club of Salamanca for their support and kind words of encouragement.
Emily is pictured here working in the chemistry lab at Oxford University.