The 52nd Annual London International Youth Science Forum

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On the 24th of July, eight delegates, selected by the National Youth Science Summer School to represent Australia, departed Sydney on route to Heathrow airport.

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26th July 2011Arrival

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We arrived two days prior to the commencement of the Forum. During these two days we had the chance to explore the City of London, and surrounds

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28th July 2011

Official Opening Ceremony of the London International Youth Science Forum

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Whilst in London we were accommodated at Imperial College of Science and Technology- Ranked seventh best university in the world. (Source: QCS World Rankings 2010)

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Lectures with world leading academics, and insight into frontiers in science all over the world

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Laboratory visits, including to Oxford or Cambridge

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Social Program

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Exposure to various different cultures, languages, backgrounds…

The best parts…

Meeting like minded people from all over the world

Forming an international network

Fundraising experience- selling myself to sponsors

The exposure to current high level science, and an international perspective on current issues

Cultural immersion

The independence-> taste of life beyond high school

Worth it?

A lot of catch-up work

A great part of my VCE coursework was self taught

Time-zones, always someone awake to talk to

Before, we were told that we would be likely to lose some 1-2 marks on our final scores as a result of our attendance… but that this experience far outweighed the worth of those few marks.

Thank you for listening

Any questions?