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A focus on health and medical physics at IOP technical careers fair
14 February 2020
This week (11 February) the Institute of Physics (IOP), Institute of Physics in Engineering and Medicine (IPEM), and British Institute of Radiology (BIR) hosted a technical careers fair focusing on health and medical physics. Read more on our beta site.
Stories from physics – the value of storytelling in teaching and learning
11 February 2020
Last Tuesday (4 February), during national storytelling week, Ben Rogers and Richard Brock took to the stage of the IOP’s state of the art theatre as part of national storytelling week. Read more on our beta site.
IOP hosts launch of Islington Council’s pioneering world of work initiative for schoolchildren
31 January 2020
The Institute of Physics hosted the launch of a new and pioneering programme from Islington Council that will ensure that every child in the borough has 100 hours’ experience of the world of work by the time they are 16. Read more on our beta site.
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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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School Grants
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.
Physics following a ‘no deal’ Brexit
Will a ‘no deal’ Brexit affect the UK physics community and what steps are being taken by the UK Government and the EU to mitigate negative consequences?
IOP hosts science and technology investment roundtable
The Institute of Physics and Industry Forum co-hosted a roundtable with Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Peter Dowd MP, to discuss Labour’s plans for investment in science and technology.
22 Febuary
- 1632 Galileo Galilei publishes his Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, which compares the heliocentric Copernican model of the solar system with the traditional, Ptolemaic, geocentric one
- 1857 Birth of Heinrich Hertz, who first demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves and after whom the unit of frequency is named
- 1824 Birth of Pierre Janssen, the astronomer credited with discovering helium along with Joseph Norman Lockyer
- 1902 Birth of Fritz Strassmann, known for his work that contributed to the discovery of nuclear fission
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.
