The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined why the authority of science is so important – and how it’s so easy to lose. Robert P Crease explains
Read article: The power of authority: why we need to rely on experts
Philip Ball reviews Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes
Read article: A matter of trust
Niki Bell calls on physicists to insist that exam boards integrate modern discoveries into the education system
Read article: Putting new physics on the syllabus
Harry Collins, Bill Barnes and Riccardo Sapienza warn against a wholesale shift to virtual workshops and conferences after COVID-19
Read article: The danger of scientific meetings going online only
Physicists explain how they adapted and thrived under COVID-19 restrictions
Read article: Mailing undergraduate lab experiments to students stuck at home, how to run a physics conference on Zoom
Sam Illingworth gives practical advice on the art of rhetoric and other communication skills
Read article: Ethos, logos, pathos: the three steps to communicating science
The “At-Home Lab Kit” allows undergraduate students to do physics experiments while sheltering in place
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: mailing lab kits to students enhances learning at home
University College London’s MSc in space science and engineering offers graduate physicists a unique opportunity
Read article: Space science and engineering: the journey starts here
The theoretical astrophysicist, professor and director of the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities at Yale University gives her advice to physics graduates
Read article: Ask me anything: Priyamvada Natarajan
Ark Teacher Training wants to attract more physics graduates to support its mission of delivering better educational outcomes for children in disadvantaged communities
Read article: Physics teaching: subject specialists can bridge the attainment gap
