With more physics students than ever before getting top grades, Peter Main calls for new ways of measuring university performance to avoid “grade inflation”
Read article: Why we need to tackle university degree inflation
In this podcast we meet four people who aim to build a science centre in their city
Read article: Building a science centre that will inspire local communities, musing over first lines in science books
Robert P Crease relives the recent G4G14 meeting, where fun and science met
Read article: Hello interflexionality: what I learned from the 14th Gathering for Gardner
Rikke Plougmann argues that PhD students can only thrive if their wellbeing – and not just their scientific development – is properly supported
Read article: How to become a better PhD supervisor
Jim Grozier reviews The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity by Robin Ince
Read article: Making science centre stage
We chat with Sara Fry from Atlas Copco – Vacuum Technique and Georgina Phillips of the Institute of Physics
Read article: Using social media to turn people on to physics, vacuum supplier sets science-based targets for greenhouse gas reductions
Jon Tarrant considers how the internet spreads misinformation about scientific principles and how that can confuse those looking to learn
Read article: Web of confusion
We meet students and staff at two Scottish centres for doctoral training
Read article: Boosting the prospects of PhD students before and after graduation
"We're back!": Dan Cooke expresses his delight at the American Physical Society's 2022 March meeting in Chicago
Read article: Back to business: the American Physical Society’s 2022 March meeting takes place in Chicago
Robert P Crease explains how these little creatures have inspired him to create a university course that should appeal to humanities and science students alike
Read article: Demons to think with: the rebels you mustn’t ignore
