The 64th London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) took place between 27th July and 9th August 2023. The opening ceremony was attended by Katherine Mathieson Director of the Royal Institution and the keynote address was delivered by Nobel Prize Winner Professor Ben Feringa. We offered nine scholarships for African students to attend the Forum in person. Of these Karen, Brady and Abel attended from Kenya, Nshavo and Priscilla attended from South Africa and Yolanda attended from Zimbabwe. These African students took their place alongside over 400 other global young scientists for two weeks of lectures, debates, visits to science institutions and social and cultural interactions.
Due to a visa issue Kimani from Kenya was unable to travel to London, but he did attend the Forum virtually through the online platform along with over 12 other YoSA funded students from Kenya and Tanzania.
Yolanda wrote about her experiences at the Forum: “The Science Bazaar was extraordinary. It complimented this year’s theme ‘Science for Unity’ because it gathered brilliant young minds from eighty-four different countries who had projects that were focused on solving some of the world’s most notorious problems.”.
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Preparations continue for the 64th London International Youth Science Forum which will take place between 26th July and 9th August 2023. We are pleased to announce the award of seven Young Scientist for Africa (YoSA) scholarships to support the in person attendance of talented young African science students at this year’s Forum.
Scholarships have been awarded to Priscilla and Nshavo from the Bright Young Leaders Initiative in South Africa, Karen and Bradley from Brookhouse School Kenya, Abel from the KEMRI Wellcome School Leavers Attachment Programme in Kenya, Kimani from Young Scientists Kenya and Yolanda from the Zimbabwe Science Fair. We are also supporting a number of students to participate in online attendance at the Forum.
We welcome Jess Scopel to our team as our administrative assistant and are grateful for the continued input from Manuel Tapia Barrios as our visa coordinator.
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Plans for the 64th London International Youth Science Forum are well underway and a number of high profile speakers have been secured including Nobel Prize Winner Professor Ben Feringa. The Forum will take place between 26th July and 9th August 2023 with our Royal Patron HRH The Princess Royal in attendance.
YoSA is working with multiple partners in Africa to offer scholarships for students from Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe to attend this year’s Forum. Through contacts made via the World Science Forum, UNESCO and other routes we are pursuing an extended network of African partners in Ghana, Namibia and Mozambique to further the reach of YoSA and increase the number of African countries represented at the Forum.
We have also undertaken a review of the visa processes to ensure we are well placed to offer full support to scholarship students who will be travelling to London this summer.
Our website has been updated with testimonials from our 2022 scholarship students about their time at the Forum including
Stephen from Kenya: “These have been the best two weeks of my life. They were full of love, fun and knowledge. I had made friends from different parts of the world including, Tanzania, my neighboring country. I believe that these friendship bonds formed will last a lifetime and serve as a stepping stone in making the world a better place”.
Innocent from Tanzania: “As a YoSA student I was able to show that that Africa has scientists who are eager and diligent to bring positive changes and solutions through science”.
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The 63rd London International Youth Science Forum took place between 28th July and 10th August 2022. The opening ceremony was attended by Royal Patron HRH The Princess Royal and the keynote address was delivered by Nobel Prize Winner Professor James Rothman. We offered nine scholarships for African students to attend the Forum in person. Of these Olive attended from Kenya, Zwivhuya and Rokunda attended from South Africa and Innocent attended from Tanzania. Due to widespread visa issues Marina and Stephen from Kenya, Sharifa from Tanzania and Tinovimbanashe and Yolanda from Zimbabwe were unable to travel to London, but they did attend the Forum virtually through the online platform. Rokunda had this to say about his experience at this year’s Forum: “I enjoyed every moment of it, made a lot of connections in the fraternity, great friends from different parts of the world and reminded myself of the potential I know I have. I met very influential students, lecturers, professors, and practitioners who opened my eyes to the world of science on a very personal level”.
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By Clare Elwell – Founder and Trustee
The 63rd London International Youth Science Forum is fast approaching and we are excited to report that we have offered nine scholarships for African students to attend in person. This summer we look forward to welcoming Marina, Stephen and Olive from Kenya, Innocent and Sharifa from Tanzania, Tinovimbanashe and Yolanda from Zimbabwe and Zwivhuya and Rokunda from South Africa. For the first time we have implemented partial scholarships (covering the cost of registration) to increase the reach of our funds in supporting African students. We are also supporting a number of students to attend the Forum virtually through the online platform.
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