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Innovative physics research showcased in parliament at 2020 STEM for Britain competition
12 March 2020
This year’s STEM for Britain competition in parliament saw 24 innovative and talented early career physics researchers, and research students, showcasing poster displays of their research to dozens of politicians and a panel of expert judges. Read more on our Beta site.
IOP education team launch quick classroom activities
9 March 2020
To coincide with British Science Week, we are unveiling a new suite of quick demonstrations and practicals for teachers to use in the classroom. Read more on our IOPSpark site.
A myriad of Girl Guides at the NEC
26 February 2020
The NEC conference centre in Birmingham was the venue for Girlguiding Midlands’ Celebrate 2020 event, and this year Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers were all experimenting with physics as part of the day’s raft of activities. Read more on our beta site.
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Lefebvre prize
Lefebvre Prize for best PhD thesis in Combustion - now open for nominations
REF 2021: Call for nominations for sub-panel impact assessors
The four UK funding bodies are inviting nominations for further members and assessors for the REF 2021 sub-panels.
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.
31 March
- 1966 Luna 10, the first spacecraft to enter the moon’s orbit, is launched
- 1890 Birth of William Lawrence Bragg, known for the Bragg law of x-ray diffraction and the winner of the 1915 Nobel Prize, along with his father William Henry Bragg, for their work on using x-rays to analyse crystal structures
- 1906 Birth of Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger for their work on the development of quantum electrodynamics
- 1934 Birth of Carlo Rubbia, the particle physicist who shared the 1984 Nobel Prize with Simon van der Meer for their work at CERN that led to the discovery of the W and Z bosons – the particles that mediate interactions in the weak nuclear force
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.
