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Read article: Why now is the time to change bad exam habits Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Why now is the time to change bad exam habits Paolo Elias says that the COVID-19 pandemic offers the chance to revamp how we assess physics students at school and college
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Read article: Physics in the pandemic: making particles from space tangible for schoolkids Education and outreach Blog Physics in the pandemic: making particles from space tangible for schoolkids Andrew Ferguson took a muon detector project into UK schools – and kept the study going despite COVID-19 restrictions
Read article: Spoilt for choice: APS March meeting explores the wide range of careers available to physicists Education and outreach Feature Spoilt for choice: APS March meeting explores the wide range of careers available to physicists Laura Hiscott hears from physicists working in a range of different careers at the March meeting of the American Physical Society
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