Florence Downs is an editor at Ingenia, the Royal Academy of Engineering’s magazine for young people interested in STEM
Read article: Ask me anything: Florence Downs – ‘I get to satisfy my burning curiosities about new technologies’
We also explore what makes a good science podcast with a student of science communication
Read article: Purpose-Led Publishing: Antonia Seymour outlines the role of not-for-profit publishers
Urgent action is needed to combat widening inequalities in access to physics education
Read article: Tackling England’s physics teacher shortage with a new apprenticeship scheme
Our guest is Frederic Bertley, who heads COSI (Center of Science and Industry) in Columbus, Ohio
Read article: Science centres inspire scientific literacy and diversity in STEM
Matin Durrani reviews If Only I Could Hibernate – a film about a boy from a hard-up family trying to enter a physics competition
Read article: If Only I Could Hibernate: Mongolian movie follows a teenager entering a physics olympiad
Data scientist and artificial-intelligence researcher Azadeh Keivani on physics in healthcare, co-founding an educational non-profit organization and her work in outreach
Read article: From cosmic rays to cardiology
Benyam Dejen describes a three-day programme aimed at encouraging Black students to see physics as a subject for them
Read article: Why we need the physics community to play a greater role in supporting Black physics students
Laura Hiscott finds out how disco balls can be used in astronomy
Read article: Light fever: bringing disco to astronomy
Students at Reed College in the US describe what this unique opportunity means to them
Read article: Meet the undergraduates in charge of a nuclear reactor
IOP’s Teacher Training Scholarship programme provides a route into physics teaching for recent graduates and mid-career professionals
Read article: IOP Teacher Training Scholarships: opening up new opportunities whatever your background
