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In support of Open Science: IOP responds to the ongoing debate over Science Europe’s Plan S
15 February 2019
Plan S, an initiative that aims rapidly to accelerate the transition to open access scientific publishing, was launched by Science Europe in September 2018. Continue reading on our beta site.
Introducing the “I am a physicist” Girlguide challenge
15 February 2019
We’ve teamed up with Girlguiding Nottinghamshire to launch a new “I am a physicist” challenge, a badge for would-be physicists. Read more on our beta site.
31 January 2019
The IOP welcomes this ‘five years on’ update on the valued Perkins review and commends its ambitions; many of which the IOP shares. Physics remains, as the report highlights, the best preparation for many engineering degrees and valuable preparation for many other degrees. Read more on our beta site.
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London and South East branch events spring 2019
Event listings for the coming spring.
Anthony Waterhouse Fellowship
Next application deadline: Monday 15 April 2019
Business Innovation and Growth Conference
26 February 2019, Institute of Physics, London, UK. Registration now available.
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£28K physics teacher training scholarships.
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Festival of Physics
A day of talks and workshops at the University of Exeter on 8 December 2018.
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Apply for a School Grant
Next application deadline: 1 February 2019
LSE Events Autumn 2018
Events for the coming autumn for the LSE branch.
London and South East Branch Summer Events
LSE events for summer 2018.
The Business Innovation Awards
A reception to celebrate the winners will be held at the Palace of Westminster on 16 October 2018.
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.
