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2 July 2019
Professor Sir Michael Pepper, the physicist whose fundamental work has led to applied topics such as the development of a new way of detecting skin cancers, has been awarded the Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Prize - given for world-leading contributions to physics. Read more on our beta site.
Scientists must create culture of tolerance to improve LGBT+ retention
26 June 2019
Along with our counterparts at the Royal Society of Chemistry and Royal Astronomical Society, the Institute of Physics recently reached out to the LGBT+ community working in science to ask about the working culture from their perspective, through a survey called Exploring the workplace for LGBT+ physical scientists, answered by over a thousand people. The results are published today (26 June 2019). Read more on our beta site.
IOP at the Primary Science Teacher Awards
25 June 2019
The Institute of Physics was proud to endorse two awards as part of the 2018 Primary Science Teacher Awards. Read more on our beta site.
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IOP hosts science and technology investment roundtable
The Institute of Physics and Industry Forum co-hosted a roundtable with Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Peter Dowd MP, to discuss Labour’s plans for investment in science and technology.
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