Read article: Space to explore
A career in space technology offers great scope for creativity and the chance to build something new. It can even make you relatively popular at parties, as Kevin Middleton describe...
Read article: Once a physicist: Subhankar Banerjee
From physics to Arctic photography
Read article: One year left to go
As they enter their final year of undergraduate study, six students from around the globe share with Physics World their perspectives on physics, their courses and the future
Read article: Once a physicist: Theo Jansen
The Dutch artist who makes “living” beach sculptures that can move
Read article: Have PhD, will travel
Life as a postdoctoral researcher offers opportunities for making independent contributions to science, but there are pitfalls too, as Margaret Harris explains
Read article: Once a physicist: Umberto Guidoni
Umberto Guidoni is a former astronaut and a member of the European Parliament, belonging to the Party of Italian Communists
Read article: Rewards of renewables
Thanks to concerns about carbon emissions and the rising price of fossil fuels, the green-energy industry is currently experiencing huge growth worldwide. This presents plenty of interesting and lucr...
Read article: Secure your future
A background in physics plus a keen interest in politics and current affairs can add up to a rewarding career in international security, as James Acton explains
Read article: Once a physicist: Al Powell
A life in mountain running
Read article: Building for the future
The surprising pleasures of life as a "building physicist"
