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Artificial intelligence: IOP responds to government’s AI action plan

Plan welcomed but UK must now target every educational stage to make full use of physics-based skills.…

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This year sees physics innovators, educators and leaders honoured.…

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The UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology celebrates 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics.…

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Scottish Budget represents a missed opportunity to build on physics capabilities

Recognition of physics’ contribution to economy welcome, but budget paints a mixed picture.…

2024-12-06
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IOP responds to physics teacher recruitment figures

Increase in trainee numbers welcomed but physics still lags behind other sciences.…

2024-12-05
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‘£4.5bn investment prize’ if UK physics deep tech can build scientist-investor relationships

Getting the foundations right for investors and scientists should be core part of UK’s industrial strategy and could unlock enormous investment in economy, says IOP. …

2024-11-25
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IOP hosts inaugural Physics Education Research Symposium

The IOP brought educators and researchers together to build lasting connections across every phase of physics education and highlighted the role that education research plays in improving equity, dive…

2024-11-20
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IOP reveals the big physics ideas everyone should know

From torches and the climate crisis to the wonder of our very existence, a report published today says big ideas from physics – and the ways of thinking that go with them – should be taught in every s…

2024-11-15
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Physics community gathers to celebrate IOP’s new Physics Inclusion Award

Final roadshow in Cardiff attended by key stakeholders from the STEM sector to learn about successor to respected gender inclusion award Project Juno. Applications for the new Award are now open.…

2024-11-12

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Greenland: glaciers, ice, and physics on the world’s largest island

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Wed 15 Jan 2025
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Wed 15 Jan 2025
20:30
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It’s not a Mess: It’s Science

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
18:00

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
19:00
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Music and Space

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
19:00

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
20:00
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Hyper-aperture Ultrasound

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
19:30

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Tue 21 Jan 2025
21:00
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History of Physics Webinar Series: Physics in the Indian sub-continent

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Wed 22 Jan 2025
18:00

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Wed 22 Jan 2025
19:00
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Eclipses and pulsations: Binary stars to the rescue

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Thu 23 Jan 2025
18:45

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Thu 23 Jan 2025
20:00
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Maximising The Benefits of Your Membership

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Wed 29 Jan 2025
12:30

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Wed 29 Jan 2025
13:30
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Small Modular Reactors of the Past and the Future

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Wed 29 Jan 2025
19:00

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Wed 29 Jan 2025
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