The Abstract: February 2021
This month, we’ve got some Volunteer Team members with new leadership roles to introduce, spent a lot of time reviewing applications and interviewing our latest group of applicants, recognised our Volunteer of the Month, and assigned our first ever DOI to an article!
Youth STEM 2030 Joins Crossref
We’re excited to share that Youth STEM 2030 is now a member of Crossref! Read on to find out how this will help us give young people a platform at Youth STEM Matters…
Youth STEM 2030 Backed by Firstport
We’re pleased to announce that towards the end of last year, Youth STEM 2030 was awarded funding by social enterprise start-up agency Firstport!
The Abstract: January 2021
To start 2021, we’ve received Volunteer Team applications from youth globally, took to the stage at the Coastal Futures conference, recognised our Volunteer of the Month, and did lots of work behind the scenes that we’ll be able to share in the coming weeks!
Youth STEM 2030 @ Coastal Futures Ocean Recovery Conference
Themed this year on Ocean Recovery, the annual Coastal Futures Conference brings together government officials, marine experts, policy makers, and - in 2021 - members of Youth STEM 2030!
We’re a We Are Family Foundation Three Dot Dash Coalition Partner!
We’re pleased to announce that Youth STEM 2030 has joined hundreds of extraordinary organisations in the Coalition of We Are Family Foundation’s global youth initiative, Three Dot Dash.
The Abstract: December 2020
We’re finishing 2020 on a high, with December including celebrating International Volunteer Day, announcing our first ever Volunteer of the Month, a successful End of Year Quiz, and some exciting opportunities to get involved coming in 2021!
Celebrating International Volunteer Day 2020
This International Volunteer Day, we’re celebrating the contributions of our amazing volunteers!
The Abstract: November 2020
November has been a busy month for Youth STEM Matters, with our highlights including our Volunteer Team being involved in the Youth STEM Summit, a new Referencing Guide for authors, and an update to the articles on our website!
Founder & CEO Elected to Steering Group of SDG Network Scotland
Mhairi McCann has been elected as one of ten members of the SDG Network Scotland’s Steering Group 2020-22, a role which will see her giving strategic direction and support to the network of over 600 individuals and organisations.
The Abstract: October 2020
This month at Youth STEM Matters we’ve got an exciting executive appointment, some new team members to introduce, and 2 of our Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team were part of a panel for Digital Leaders Week!
Youth STEM 2030 @ Digital Leaders Week
We were delighted to be selected to be part of the 2020 Digital Leaders Week, to speak on “Youth at the Forefront of Tech”! Meet our panelists and watch a recording of our session.
The Abstract: September 2020
Introducing...The Abstract - your monthly round up of all the latest news from Youth STEM Matters, our youth-led scientific journal!
Youth STEM 2030 @ Unconference by Global Changemakers
Global Changemakers supports youth globally to create change, and we were honoured to be invited to speak to the students on their ‘Project Management for Changemakers’ course.
Introducing the Youth STEM Summit Design Team!
In July, we launched a global search for a team of 8 young people to form the Design Team for the first ever Youth STEM Summit. From a total of 238 applicants (from 39 countries globally!), we’re excited to now introduce our Design Team!
First Original Research Article Published in Youth STEM Matters
We’re thrilled that today marks the publication of our first ever Original Research article - “Utilizing HPLC to Analyze the Presence of Anticancerous Compounds Residing from the Isolate FM1005 (Xylaria sp.) Derived from Sinularia densa”, by Lela DeVine!
Celebrating International Youth Day 2020
This International Youth Day, we’re celebrating by introducing the latest group of young people to join the Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Team!
Announcing our First Youth STEM Summit!
It’s official…We’re having our first ever Youth STEM Summit! Read on to find out how you can get involved!
Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Organises International STEM Conference
Youth STEM Matters Volunteer Nina Khera was one of the young people behind the STEMpowement Conference - a day long event to empower youth as innovators in STEM. Find out about the event, and how you can get involved next year.
World Youth Skills Day
On World Youth Skills Day, we spoke to some of the young people involved in our Youth STEM Matters project, to find out what skills they’ve developed as members of the Volunteer Team.