Working life
This section features practising physicists and it looks at how they use their physics on a daily basis, in areas ranging from 'the science of fine art' to 'nuclear physics'. This section is useful if you are researching careers in which you can use your physics knowledge in a practical way.
A complete list of articles is available here.
What will you do next summer?
Physics undergraduates seeking a summer job that goes beyond traditional student employment should consider a research internship, as Margaret Harris reports
Of time and tide
For Stephen Taylor, running a marine-software company means plenty of chances to apply familiar physics to unusual real-world problems – and being your own boss is nice too
A physicist's life-cycle
Long-term career satisfaction for academics is closely linked to the type of institution where they work, as Joseph C Hermanowicz discovered when he set out to follow physicists through their careers
Scientists in the newsroom
Media fellowships can help physicists improve the way that they communicate their results to the outside world, and also offer valuable insights into how the other half live, as Helen Czerski describes
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