News archive 2020

16 December 2020
The IOP today calls on policy-makers across the UK to level up student learning outcomes by backing a new subject-specific programme of support for teachers.

9 December 2020
In partnership with the Department for Education, we are awarding 200 scholarships worth £26,000 to talented individuals.

25 November 2020
Responding to the publication of the one-year Spending Review, IOP chief executive Professor Paul Hardaker comments on the government’s commitment to invest £14.6bn over 2021 and 2022 into research and development.

18 November 2020
Number 10's ambition and clarity of vision hailed but IOP urges adequate investment.

6 November 2020
The festival, with its mix of talks, demos, workshops and comedy, has been hailed a great success.

21 October 2020
There are no limits to what can be achieved with physics. Our campaign will ensure that there are no limits on who can take part. 

15 October 2020
Teacher-coach receives the accolade in the 2020 Queen’s birthday honours list, for services to physics education. 

15 October 2020
The IOP has published the full results of the latest snapshot survey of its membership. 

8 October 2020
The IOP congratulates this year's trio of winners announced this week.

11 September 2020
The IOP revealed the new members at its first-ever online annual general meeting.

18 August 2020
As of today the site you are now using, and which has been in BETA for some time, is now our main website. IOP’s ‘old’ website is being decommissioned and the content archived.

14 August 2020
Thanks to a generous donation from Dr Tony Hill, the IOP is launching an exciting initiative to help widen participation on university physics courses.

6 August 2020
IOP has launched a new online guide, Your Future with Physics, to support young people who are considering their subject choices and looking to their future career.

10 July 2020
Over the past week or so we have received some questions and challenges about IOP’s approach to diversity and inclusion, our ambitions and our actions so far in this area. We wanted to share these together with our thoughts and reflections on the questions raised, and in particular to respond to points that were passed on to us by the publication Research Fortnight.

9 July 2020
The winning companies at this year’s Institute of Physics Business Awards have applied and employed physics and physicists to make world-leading technological achievements. 

7 July 2020
Four female physics research students are the first to benefit from an innovative fund set up by leading physicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Institute of Physics.

3 July 2020
Ahead of announcing the first awardees of the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund, Paul Hardaker and Rachel Youngman write about how we must work together to achieve greater inclusiveness and diversity within physics. 

2 July 2020

Professor Paul Hardaker, CEO of the Institute of Physics, commends the emphasis on collaboration and diversity.

24 June 2020
In a first, two technical professionals recognised with the IOP’s highest honour, reflecting the crucial role played by technicians in the advancement and application of physics.

23 June 2020
A report released today by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM is urging more diversity in the curriculum in England, along with five other key recommendations. 

9 June 2020
Sustainable and systemic change is needed – and it will take the whole physics community working together, says IOP.

26 May 2020
IOP’s Paul Hardaker offers warm welcome to incoming research and innovation chief.

20 May 2020
School receives key IOP accolade for its work and dedication in addressing gender equality in physics.

15 May 2020
After 32 years with the Met Office, Phil Evans says it’s the IOP that is making the weather when it comes to ensuring the societal benefits of physics.

11 March 2020
Professor Paul Hardaker, CEO of the Institute of Physics, comments on Budget 2020.

26 February 2020
Young budding physicists gained hands-on experience as they learnt about the IOP’s I am a Physicist badge.

13 February 2020
Through real-world demonstrations, students and teachers were given an insight into the benefits of STEMM apprenticeships.

11 February 2020
At this Jackanory-style evening, authors Ben Rogers and Richard Brock showcased how stories have a powerful effect on long-term memory formation and retrieval.

31 January 2020
Scheme featuring careers events and workplace visits will aim to bridge the ‘skills gap’ that many businesses identify in school leavers.

31 January 2020
Kirsty Williams reviewed the success of the school's participation in the Institute of Physics programme, as the scheme nears the end of its one-year pilot.

28 January 2020
The plans will be a boost to immigration and can help the UK to attract the world’s top scientists despite Brexit, says IOP.

23 January 2020
Experts discussed how a targeted approach to professional learning could tackle longstanding issues such as teacher retention.

23 January 2020
Cerian Angharad recognised for promoting science and for her engagement with young people.

21 January 2020
The Institute of Physics (IOP) and IOP Publishing (IOPP) are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Qi-Kun Xue as chief scientific advisor for China.

15 January 2020
A trio of school pupils presented their trailblazing project on cosmic rays to other students at the IOP.