Read article: PhDs are worth more for women
With the new academic year about to begin, undergraduate students will soon be thinking about whether to apply for a PhD. Doing a doctorate can, of course, be a very rewarding experience. It allows st...
Read article: Physics and work
The report was commissioned from the Institute for Employment Studies by the physics programme of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to examine the views of organizations t...
The real show-stopper for science is a shortage of school teachers in general, and a chronic shortage of science teachers in particular, that threatens the economic prosperity of the country in a know...
Read article: Reflecting on the performance and challenges of UK physics
It has been two years since I was last at congress: two years is a long time in physics and an even longer time in politics, where the unit of measurement is daily crises. Physicists have achieved som...
Paula Gould reports on why the recruitment of physics teachers in England and Wales has slumped to an all-time low
Read article: No more lectures any more?
Try this introspective experiment. Think about your favourite quiz show and ask yourself how many questions you can remember after the programme ends (never mind the answers). You’ll find that y...
Read article: A celebration of science
Physics is well catered for within the week’s activities. A mock spaceship is part of an exhibition exploring the sun’s activity and how it affects us, and a film – Inspired by Natur...
Read article: Bridging the North-South divide
From the pure beauty of general relativity to modern high technology, physics is a fascinating and worthwhile subject, leading to both vast new industries and far-reaching speculations about the world...
Read article: New era for European Universities
Universities across Europe are scrapping their traditional degrees in favour of British-style qualifications. But some physicists on the continent believe this will lead to a drop in standards
Read article: Science centres face the future
The UK is about to experience an explosion in the number of new interactive science centres. By this time next year about a dozen major new science-centre projects will have opened (see table). These ...
