In this podcast we look at this year’s laureates from historical and societal perspectives
Read article: Fusion industry has ambitious plans for 2035, rounding out this year’s Nobel prizes
Scientific prizes should honour the best people, not those with the best connections
Read article: What’s the right way to ensure the best physicists get honoured?
Pilot programme aims to address under-representation through funding and mentoring support
Read article: Royal Society launches fellowships to support Black scientists
The percentage of people with a disability is also lower in physics than it is in the chemical and biological sciences
Read article: Percentage of disabled physicists in the UK has halved in one year, finds survey
Women in technical PhD programmes are given less hands-on experience in patenting and commercial science compared to their male counterparts
Read article: Female PhD students miss out on chance to become inventors, finds study
Kate Gardner reviews Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Read article: What a novel can teach us about sexism in the scientific workplace
A new charity called Space Pride wants to challenge the space industry’s outdated attitudes to diversity by hosting a fashion gala at a major space congress in Milan
Read article: How Space Pride is campaigning for change in the space sector
Diversity and inclusion within quantum technology is crucial if we are to foster equal opportunities for all, say Alex Belsley, Marija Radulovic, Angela Stephen and Carrie Wei...
Read article: Why we must build an inclusive quantum community
Isabel Rabey reviews Not Just For the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science by Athene Donald
Read article: Attention all allies: why there are so few women in science and how you can help
Ten new awardees revealed, taking the number of physics PhD students supported by the fund to 31
Read article: Winners announced for the 2023 Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
