Policy and funding News Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86 His legacy includes the Kavli Foundation and the $1m Kavli Prize Read article: Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86
Personalities Blog A black-belt physicist Physics teacher Julie McGavigan bagged gold at the World Karate Championships in Denmark
Policy and funding News CERN physicist picked for new UN panel Fabiola Gianotti appointed to 26-member scientific advisory board Read article: CERN physicist picked for new UN panel
Structure and dynamics News Chemistry Nobel honours trio who combined classical and quantum physics Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel recognized for creating models of complex chemical systems Read article: Chemistry Nobel honours trio who combined classical and quantum physics
Personalities News Englert and Higgs bag Nobel Prize for Physics Pair honoured for their prediction of the Higgs boson Read article: Englert and Higgs bag Nobel Prize for Physics
Policy and funding News Former physicist Angela Merkel seeks third term as German chancellor Physicist-turned-politician is hoping for re-election again Read article: Former physicist Angela Merkel seeks third term as German chancellor
Transport properties News Graphene pioneer Konstantin Novoselov goes Dutch Nobel-prize winner takes up part-time post at Nijmegen Read article: Graphene pioneer Konstantin Novoselov goes Dutch
Personalities Blog Australian science communicator Peter Pockley dies Veteran contributor to Physics World dies at 78
Personalities Blog Nobel laureate Andre Geim profiled on BBC radio A passion for the quirky side of physics
Surfaces and interfaces News John Pendry wins 2013 Isaac Newton Medal Transformation-optics pioneer honoured by Institute of Physics Read article: John Pendry wins 2013 Isaac Newton Medal
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