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Ask me anything: Jason Palmer – ‘Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is a skill I employ every day’
Jason Palmer talks about how a career in journalism offers a variety of opportunities, but you have to be okay with not being the expert in the room
Lowering exam stakes could cut the gender grade gap in physics, finds study
The gender gap in exam results was much larger in the high-stakes classes that did not allow retakes
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‘Science needs all perspectives – male, female and everything in-between’: Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
Meghie Rodrigues talks to Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann about curiosity, black holes and current challenges in research funding
The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry?
Six physicists in the nuclear energy industry talk about their career paths, and how a background in physics can be used across the sector
Ask me anything: Scott Bolton – ‘It’s exciting to be part of a team that’s seeing how nature works for the first time’
Planetary scientist Scott Bolton describes his working life at the helm of NASA’s Jupiter-exploring Juno mission
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Education and outreach
Master’s programme takes microelectronics in new directions
Combining a solid foundation in current production technologies with the chance to explore emerging materials and structures, the course prepares students for diverse careers in mi...
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How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem
Neil Downie believes that students need more support to devise, build and test their own projects
Read article: How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem
How the slowest experiment in the world became a fast success
Stefan Hutzler and Louise Bradley explain how they turned the famous pitch-drop experiment into an outreach activity
Read article: How the slowest experiment in the world became a fast success
Quarter of UK physics departments face closure, finds IOP report
Survey of the heads of UK physics department finds most are expecting to drop courses
Read article: Quarter of UK physics departments face closure, finds IOP report
Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns
Concerns over physics students starting university expressed in letter from the IOP
Read article: Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns
‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’
Colin White explains why doing schools outreach put him way outside his comfort zone
Read article: ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’
Diversity and inclusion
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Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’
Tara Shears reviews This is for Everyone: the Captivating Memoir from the Inventor of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
Read article: Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’
Influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang dies aged 103
Yang is famed for his work on parity violation
Read article: Influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang dies aged 103
Theoretical physicist Michael Berry wins 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Berry recognized for his contributions in mathematics and theoretical physics over a 60-year career
Read article: Theoretical physicist Michael Berry wins 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics
Trio honoured for their work on quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits
Read article: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics
The top five physics Nobel prizes of the 21st century revealed
Matin Durrani counts down the five most signifiicant physics Nobels since 2000
Read article: The top five physics Nobel prizes of the 21st century revealed
Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how a Swedish inventor was honoured for a technology that nearly killed him
Gustaf Dalén is nowhere near as famous as his contemporaries, but does that make him undeserving of the prize? Margaret Harris investigates
Read article: Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how a Swedish inventor was honoured for a technology that nearly killed him
Training for the stars: Rosemary Coogan on becoming an astronaut
Inside the training, science and imagination that inspire ESA’s new generation of astronauts
Read article: Training for the stars: Rosemary Coogan on becoming an astronaut
Rainer Weiss: US gravitational-wave pioneer dies aged 92
Weiss was instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015
Read article: Rainer Weiss: US gravitational-wave pioneer dies aged 92
William Phillips: why quantum physics is so ‘deliciously weird’
The Nobel-prize-winning physicist William Phillips talks to Margaret Harris about his life and career
Read article: William Phillips: why quantum physics is so ‘deliciously weird’
Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry
Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate
Read article: Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry
Big data, big wins: how solar astrophysics can be a ‘game-changer’ in sports analytics
Joe McEntee explores the surprising links between solar physics and sports science
Read article: Big data, big wins: how solar astrophysics can be a ‘game-changer’ in sports analytics
Richard Muller: ‘Physics stays the same. What changes is how the president listens’
Robert P Crease talks to Richard Muller, author of Physics for Future Presidents
Read article: Richard Muller: ‘Physics stays the same. What changes is how the president listens’
IOP president-elect Michele Dougherty named next Astronomer Royal
Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal in the post's 350-year history
Read article: IOP president-elect Michele Dougherty named next Astronomer Royal
Not sure what to do with your physics degree? Our expert panel give their careers advice
Matin Durrani speaks to four experts about their career tips for physicists
Read article: Not sure what to do with your physics degree? Our expert panel give their careers advice
Honor Powrie: ‘So what has networking ever done for me?’
Honor Powrie describes how to get the most from networking events
Read article: Honor Powrie: ‘So what has networking ever done for me?’
Third age careers for physicists: writing and the arts beckon
Our podcast guest is Michael Albrow, scientist emeritus at Fermilab
Read article: Third age careers for physicists: writing and the arts beckon
Illuminating light: a colourful physics book for children
Sarah Tesh reviews Light: the Extraordinary Energy That Illuminates Our World by Jess Wade, illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo
Read article: Illuminating light: a colourful physics book for children
Ask me anything: Tom Driscoll – ‘It’s under-appreciated how difficult it is to communicate clearly’
Careers advice from Tom Driscoll, founder and chief technology officer of US firm Echodyne
Read article: Ask me anything: Tom Driscoll – ‘It’s under-appreciated how difficult it is to communicate clearly’
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