News archive 2021

24 November 2021
Professor Helen Gleeson appointed to new role with the aim of providing inclusion and diversity advice to Council and the IOP more widely.

16 November 2021
Following on from the COP 26 summit the IOP has joined with other national physics societies from across the globe to call for greater progress on tackling climate change.

10 November 2021
Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright, IOP vice-president for education and skills, visits South West branch.

8 November 2021
IOP responds to the publication of agreement between Washington and Westminster on scientific collaboration.

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27 October 2021
R&D spend essential to improve skills, create opportunity and drive science and innovation, says the Institute of Physics.

20 October 2021
Immediate investment in research and development and action to increase diversity in the workforce crucial, says IOP in response to new strategy.

14 October 2021
The Institute of Physics has commented on proposed changes to GCSEs announced today by Qualifications Wales.

13 October 2021
The Fund offers help to members of the IOP and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and their dependants following changes in circumstances.

13 October 2021
As part of a publication launched by Gatsby Education, IOP’s Head of Education, Charles Tracy, has shared his thoughts on developing subject knowledge for teaching during initial teacher training.

11 October 2021
Innovation survey forms part of a wider IOP programme investigating the contribution of physics to the UK and Irish economies.

5 October 2021
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 has been awarded ‘for ground-breaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems’.

1 October 2021
Professor Sheila Rowan CBE (pictured) succeeds Jonathan Flint as President, while Professor Sir Keith Burnett becomes President-elect.

24 August 2021
Dame Jocelyn pledges further gift to the IOP PhD scholarship fund that bears her name and seeks to diversify physics research.

24 August 2021

Our Inclusion in Schools project, delivered on behalf of the Department for Education for England, is moving into a new phase.

20 August 2021
The IOP officially receives the accolade, in recognition of its commitment to gender equality in the organisation.

10 August 2021
Encouraging rise in numbers studying physics across the UK, but the figures mask hidden inequalities and biases facing diverse and disadvantaged young people.

9 August 2021
CEO Professor Paul Hardaker comments on the publication of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report.

22 July 2021
Chief Executive Officer, Professor Paul Hardaker, comments on the publication of the government's Innovation Strategy and Research and Development (R&D) People and Culture Strategy.

16 July 2021
The results of the elections to the Institute of Physics Council were announced at the IOP’s Annual General Meeting on 15 July 2021.

23 June 2021
Dr Katherine Dunn has been named as one of the Women’s Engineering Society’s Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes for 2021.

14 May 2021
To mark this year’s International Day of Light, UNESCO is calling on people to sign up to the #TrustScience pledge.

29 April 2021
Ahead of the forthcoming elections, the Institute of Physics is calling on the Scottish and Welsh parliaments to each focus on six priorities during their next sessions.

29 April 2021
University students at Hello World Hack 2021 were set a challenge by the IOP to look at improving diversity and inclusion in physics.

18 March 2021
The goals set out in Global Britain in a Competitive Age will be reached only with the right financial investment, according to the IOP.

16 March 2021
Three young physicists recognised for their wide-ranging research at the esteemed STEM for Britain competition.

3 March 2021
Today’s Budget will support the physics sector to help the UK meet its green targets – and young scientists can help.

26 February 2021
The government’s plans for exams are ‘still only the least worst solution’.

19 February 2021
The establishment of an Advanced Research and Invention Agency is a step towards the UK’s R&D targets in the next decade, says the IOP.

11 February 2021
The IOP is seeking the views of the physics community to help inform a consultation on the future direction of higher education on the island of Ireland.

13 January 2021
IOP recognises young duo for kinetic energy work at online BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition awards, while the Lightning Show turned physics into rock and roll.