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Cardiff University School of Physics and Astronomy first in Wales to be awarded Juno Champion status
20 May 2020
Cardiff University’s School of Physics & Astronomy has been awarded the status of Juno Champion by the Institute of Physics (IOP), for its work and dedication in addressing gender equality in physics. Read more on our beta site.
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REF 2021: Call for nominations for sub-panel members and impact assessors
The four UK funding bodies are inviting nominations for further members and assessors for the REF 2021 sub-panels.
Lefebvre prize
Lefebvre Prize for best PhD thesis in Combustion - now open for nominations
Help shape the future of STEM education
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is inviting IOP members to help shape the future of STEM education.
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PLANCKS competition 8-10 May 2020
PLANCKS is an annual international student-run physics competition hosted at a different university each year. Forty teams of bachelors & masters students of all abilities will arrive from all over the world to solve ten written physics problems and enjoy a weekend symposium of physics trips, talks, excursions, socials and careers activities. It takes place 8-10 May 2020, IOP London. Please register to organise a preliminary in your country.
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£28K physics teacher training scholarships.
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Apply for a School Grants of up to £600 for projects, events and activities that promote a greater interest in physics and engineering in young people.
Anthony Waterhouse Fellowship
Next application deadline: Monday 13 April 2020
IOP Teacher Training Scholarships
Are you ready to embark on a career in teaching physics? The IOP is awarding £28,000 Scholarships to 150 talented individuals starting teacher training in England in September 2020. IOP scholarships are awarded to the very best individuals who impress us with their academic record, physics subject knowledge and commitment to teaching.
Research into the impacts of discovery science and maths
The Institute of Physics, together with the Council for Mathematical Sciences, the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Chemistry, is commissioning research to create a coherent, up-to-date picture of the impacts of discovery science and maths research in the UK, on our society, environment and economy.
30 May
1966 The Surveyor 1 spacecraft is launched. It will later become the first to land on an extraterrestrial body when it touches down on the Moon
- 1423 Birth of Georg von Peuerbach, one of the first Western observational astronomers
- 1908 Birth of Hannes Alfvén, who won the 1970 Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics and after whom Alfvén waves are names
- 1934 Birth of cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, the first person to perform a spacewalk, in March 1965
Physics in Perspective
Watch talks from well-renowned physicists at our lecture series; you may even learn a thing or twoSchools lecture series
The schools lectures feature topics from the Olympics to rock music. Plenty of physics to learn too!
Advanced Digital Imaging Laboratory Using MATLAB®
Listen to the IOP ebooksTM webinar with Professor Leonid Yaroslavsky.Six months in, and 80% of UK library services sign up to Access to Research
10 million academic articles, including content from IOP Publishing, now included in the initiative.
