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Theatre and physics connect as panel explores Oppenheimer and the bomb
26 January 2015
A discussion on Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb was held in front of an audience at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC’s) Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on 24 January with the involvement of the IOP
IOP talks physics at annual science conference for teachers
23 January 2015
International Year of Light is launched in Paris
21 January 2015
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The physics of Microorganisms
Early registration deadline: 17 February 2015
Interdisciplinary Surface Science Conference (ISSC-20)
Early registration deadline: 21 February 2015
Electrostatics 2015
Early registration deadline 28 February 2015
42nd IOP Plasma Physics Conference
Early registration deadline: 2 March 2015
Magnetism 2015
Early registration deadline: 2 March 2015
Cobham Careers Event
Find out about the career opportunities at Cobham. 26 Feb, 6pm.
Ministry of Justice Careers Event
Make a difference with your degree: become a government analyst. 5 Feb, 6pm, IOP, 80 Portland Place, London, W1B 1NT.
Print your own telescope
Learn how to build your own telescope and camera for around £100, capable of the performance of systems ten times the cost. Mark Wrigley will be showcasing the camera and its capabilities as well as demonstrating 3D printing.
3 Minute Wonder
3 Minute Wonder is back and looking for the 2015 winner! Apply online now to secure your entry.
Magic Bullets and Plastic Sponges
Don't forget the next Manchester lecture by Dr Mark Telling, 14 January 18:30-19:30. Room G.33, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, All Saints Campus, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6HB
January 27
- 1936 Birth of Samuel C.C. Ting, who discovered the J/Ψ meson, also known as "charmonium", consisting of a charm quark and antiquark, and was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize jointly with Burton Richter
Physics in Perspective
Watch talks from well-renowned physicists at from 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.
