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Gwenaëlle Lefeuvre is the network coordinator for Photonics Bretagne, an innovation hub supporting the photonics ecosystem in Brittany, France
Researchers express ‘grave concern’ over attacks on Iranian institutions and science
Almost 1400 people have signed an open letter calling on the international community to “defend academic life”
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International scientists head into the fast-lane of Denmark’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem
Ambition and international talent converge as Denmark scales up in quantum science
Ask me anything: Giannis Zacharakis – ‘The ability to pursue questions that genuinely interest you is a privilege’
Giannis Zacharakis is a biophotonics and biomedical imaging researcher and CEO of the precision photonics spin-off Kymatonics
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Education and outreach
Shining a light on central African physics
Victoria Merriman reports back from a Global Physics Summit satellite event in Dschang, Cameroon
Read article: Shining a light on central African physics
How pictures can help school students learn quantum physics
Muhammad Sabieh Anwar describes a new way to engage students in quantum physics
Read article: How pictures can help school students learn quantum physics
From the blackboard to the backbenches: how physics teacher Dave Robertson became an MP
Matin Durrani talks to Dave Robertson, a politician who used to be a physics teacher
Read article: From the blackboard to the backbenches: how physics teacher Dave Robertson became an MP
Why mentorship is vital for the future of physics
Honor Powrie explains why giving back through mentorship is so valuable
Read article: Why mentorship is vital for the future of physics
Will the demise of the US penny damage science education?
Robert P Crease wonders what the death of the US penny will do to how we teach and learn science
Read article: Will the demise of the US penny damage science education?
The American Physical Society’s 2026 Global Physics Summit opens in Denver
The "shared future" theme of the world's biggest physics meeting this year is opportune
Read article: The American Physical Society’s 2026 Global Physics Summit opens in Denver
Diversity and inclusion
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Many-body effects at the world’s largest physics conference
A personal reflection on the Global Physics Summit – from artificial intelligence to ultracold atoms
Read article: Many-body effects at the world’s largest physics conference
From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics
British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education
Read article: From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics
Quantum physicists Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard win $1m Turing Award
Duo bag award often described as the “Nobel Prize in Computing”
Read article: Quantum physicists Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard win $1m Turing Award
Mulugeta Bekele: the jailed and tortured scientist who kept Ethiopian physics alive
Robert P Crease talks to Mulugeta Bekele, who almost single-handedly kept Ethiopian physics going
Read article: Mulugeta Bekele: the jailed and tortured scientist who kept Ethiopian physics alive
Condensed-matter physics pioneer and Nobel laureate Anthony Leggett dies aged 87
Leggett made Nobel-prize-winning contributions to the theory of superfluidity in the 1970s
Read article: Condensed-matter physics pioneer and Nobel laureate Anthony Leggett dies aged 87
Focusing on fusion: Debbie Callahan talks commercial laser fusion
Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan, chief strategy officer at Focused Energy, talks to Hamish Johnston about her work in laser fusion research
Read article: Focusing on fusion: Debbie Callahan talks commercial laser fusion
Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
Prince Edward finds out about the work of physicists supporting the green economy
Read article: Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
The 10th annual Physics World Careers guide showcases job options for physicists
Boost your career by checking out the free-to-read 96-page digital guide
Read article: The 10th annual Physics World Careers guide showcases job options for physicists
Top-cited authors from India and North America share their tips for early-career researchers
Pointers on how to boost the impact of your work
Read article: Top-cited authors from India and North America share their tips for early-career researchers
Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics
IOP president-elect Paul Howarth will take on Dougherty’s responsibilities with immediate effect
Read article: Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics
The power of a poster
Kevin McGuigan highlights what a good poster can do for your research
Read article: The power of a poster
Ask me anything: Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė – ‘Above all, curiosity drives everything’
Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė works in quantum optics and technology and is vice-president of the Lithuanian Physical Society
Read article: Ask me anything: Mažena Mackoit-Sinkevičienė – ‘Above all, curiosity drives everything’
Physicist Norbert Holtkamp takes over as head of Fermilab
Holtkamp will oversee the completion of the $1.5bn Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility-Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Read article: Physicist Norbert Holtkamp takes over as head of Fermilab
Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
Honor Powrie wonders what skills she’d need to be an entrepreneur
Read article: Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
Francis Crick: a life of twists and turns
Andrew Robinson reviews Crick: a Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain by Matthew Cobb
Read article: Francis Crick: a life of twists and turns
A theoretical physicist’s journey through the food and drink industry
Theoretical physicist Rob Farr retraces his career journey in the food industry
Read article: A theoretical physicist’s journey through the food and drink industry
Ask me anything: Andrew Lamb – ‘Being flexible and curious matters far more than having everything mapped out from the beginning’
Andrew Lamb is the co-founder of Delta.g – a quantum gravity sensor company
Read article: Ask me anything: Andrew Lamb – ‘Being flexible and curious matters far more than having everything mapped out from the beginning’
Winning the popularity contest: the 10 most-read physics stories of 2025
Here's a second chance to catch up with the most popular stories Physics World published in 2025
Read article: Winning the popularity contest: the 10 most-read physics stories of 2025
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