Policy and funding Feature The academic pyramid Margaret Harris investigates the scarcity of permanent academic posts for PhD-trained physicists Read article: The academic pyramid
Careers Feature Shocking hearts gently Eberhard Bodenschatz describes a less-invasive approach to heart defibrillation Read article: Shocking hearts gently
Education and outreach Feature Finding jobs in hard times How can you best stand out in today's graduate job market? Read article: Finding jobs in hard times
Education and outreach Feature Open doors for physics graduates Six former physics students reveal what they did after leaving college Read article: Open doors for physics graduates
Stars and solar physics Feature The sounds of science Wanda Diaz Merced describes how losing her sight led her to investigate ways of using sound to study space physics Read article: The sounds of science
Personalities Interview Once a physicist: Rob Cook The vice-president of advanced technology at Pixar Animation Studios discusses his career Read article: Once a physicist: Rob Cook
Education and outreach Feature Seeking advice Looking for a job? Margaret Harris sees what help is at hand for physics graduates finding their way in the job market Read article: Seeking advice
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Bright future for fusion careers Roberto Kersevan reveals life and work as a vacuum scientist at the ITER fusion project Read article: Bright future for fusion careers
Personalities Feature Elspeth Drayson: life in the fast lane Elspeth Drayson, co-owner of motor-racing team Drayson Racing, talks about her route from physics to the pit-lane Read article: Elspeth Drayson: life in the fast lane
Education and outreach Feature A physicist’s life-cycle Long-term career satisfaction for academics is closely linked to the type of institution where they work, as Joseph C Hermanowicz discovered Read article: A physicist’s life-cycle