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    Eight out of 10 physicists believe key net zero target will be missed

    Survey published today as part of the Physics Powering the Green Economy report finds 83% of Institute of Physics members believe we are not on track to meet key environmental goal.…

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    IOP response to the autumn statement 2023

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    East Anglia becomes latest region to receive an IOP Vice-President visit

    IOP VP for Education and Skills Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright heads up delegation in latest meeting with members across UK and Ireland.…

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    Dr Clara Barker appointed IOP Inclusion and Diversity Representative

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    2023 IOP award winners announced

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    IOP Ireland outlines potential for physics apprenticeships to Oireachtas committee

    The joint Enterprise, Trade and Employment Committee invited the IOP to talk about young people, studying and job-based pathways, and its broader work. …

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    PCAG publish report on the future for the primary science curriculum

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    IOP welcomes Irish government’s confirmation of funding to allow application for CERN membership to proceed

    The IOP has long argued that membership of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, was vital to maintaining Ireland’s strong record of investment in research and innovation.…

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    IOP supports joint statement on diversity in science

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    2023 Nobel Prize in Physics winners announced

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2023 IOP Award winners

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    What's Physics got to do with Evolution?

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    Wed 29 Nov 2023
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    Wed 29 Nov 2023
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    A Celebration of Architectural Acoustic Aberrations

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    Thu 18 Jan 2024
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    Thu 18 Jan 2024
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    Energy Performance of Buildings

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    Thu 21 Mar 2024
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    Thu 21 Mar 2024
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    Magnetism 2024

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    Mon 25 Mar 2024
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    Tue 26 Mar 2024
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    An Update on the James Webb Telescope

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    Thu 18 Apr 2024
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    Thu 18 Apr 2024
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IOP Teacher Training Scholarships 2024-25: apply now

Apply now for one of 175 scholarships that include continuing professional development support and £30,000 of funding for talented individuals.…

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IOP Scotland urges teachers to respond to government’s education reform survey

Last chance to add your voice and spread the message about the importance of physics and physics teaching in driving future growth.…

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Science at the Labour party conference 2023, Liverpool

In the final IOP blog from the conferences, Public Affairs Advisor Oliver Williams finds a party making plans for power – science, energy and technology were very much in the discussion. …

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Electrons accelerated by firing lasers into nanophotonic cavities

Accelerator-on-a-chip could find use in medicine and industry  …

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Multi-eye-component imaging could help diagnose ocular disease

New technique can measure the elasticity of several eye components at the same time…

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Photonic crystals formed over time in ancient Roman glass

Distinctive iridescent patina comes from an unusual hierarchically assembled structure with highly ordered nanoscale domains…

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Surprising link discovered between fast radio bursts and earthquakes

Researchers find similarities with fast radio bursts and how earthquakes produce secondary aftershocks following a tremor …