Events
Autumn Physics Update
Dates: 11-13 December 2009
Course Location: Engineering Department, University of Cambridge
Accommodation: Wolfson Building, Trinity College
This course will commence at 12.30pm on the Friday and finish at 1pm on the following Sunday. The programme will include
- Lectures from distinguished speakers
- Workshops where you will have the opportunity to try out new practical ideas
- Meals (a mixture of buffet lunches and formal dining)
- Accommodation near the university (if required)
The Programme
Lectures
The lecture component of the programme is devised to update participants on innovations in physics, both pure and applied, and in curriculum matters.
- Materials Beyond Crystals: What We Can Do With Glasses (Prof Lindsay Greer, University of Cambridge)
- Is the Future Nuclear? (Dr Jim Smith, University of Portsmouth)
- The Remarkable Accuracy of the Trinity College Clock (Dr Hugh Hunt , University of Cambridge)
- The Science and Beauty of Nebulae (Dr Carolin Crawford, University of Cambridge)
- Science and the Media: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Dr Simon Singh)
- Title TBA (Dr Tom Lachlan-Cope, British Antarctic Survey)
- Form & Forces: Medieval Vaults in the 21st Century (Dr Michael Ramage, University of Cambridge)
- Cosmology Title TBA, (Prof Michael Rowan-Robinson, Imperial College London)
Workshops
"Hands-on" sessions afford teachers opportunities to try new equipment, develop new IT skills, learn new experimental techniques, try out novel investigations and engage with alternative teaching and learning strategies.
- Navigating and Positioning the Role of Physics in GPS (Tom Bramald, Newcastle University)
- Scalextric 4 Schools Project (Tim Brotherhood, PTC)
- The Physics Behind the BLOODHOUND Project: Breaking the World Land Speed Record (Ian Galloway / Susan Scurlock, BLOODHOUND SSC)
- Particle Physics (Prof Michael Green, Royal Holloway, University of London / Frances Green, IOP Teachers Network, Cumbria)
- Physics of the Sun (Dr Helen Mason, University of Cambridge)
How do I apply?
Download the application form and return the completed form by post or email the application details to Manchi Chung.
The Institute of Physics is keen to welcome teachers who have not had the opportunity to attend a Physics Update course before; therefore we will be giving priority to new applicants. We will also be reserving a number of places for teachers who have attended previous Physics Updates.
Information on other Physics Update courses for this academic year
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