Physics gets shot in the arm
UK physicists receive substantial new money in the government’s spending review
Read article: UK research hits new heights
UK research hits new heights
The 2001 research-assessment exercise shows a sharp rise in the quality of UK physics
Experts reject Bush astronomy shake-up
NASA and the NSF could work more closely to integrate ground- and space-based astronomy
Read article: Do we need nuclear power?
Do we need nuclear power?
Does the world needs nuclear power? Peter Hodgson and Dennis Anderson take up the debate
Read article: Grand challenges for the US
Grand challenges for the US
Along the way six “area volumes” have been published on the major subfields of physics – atomic, molecular and optical physics; plasma science; elementary particle physics; nuclear p...
Read article: Getting set for the election
Getting set for the election
Last month the Royal Society of Chemistry mustered together a collection of like-minded bodies – including the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Biology and the Engineering Council – ...
Good news for UK physics
“This budget is seriously good news for UK physics,” Ian Halliday, PPARC chief executive, told PhysicsWeb. “It has provided PPARC’s first real budget increase for 20 years.R...
Why do the world’s leading scientists flock to the United States?
Thomas Baumgarte did not plan to stay in the United States. “It happened in several stages,” says the German-born astrophysics post-doc at the University of Illinois. A one-year undergradu...
Read article: A new framework for Europe
A new framework for Europe
Philippe Busquin, the European Union’s commissioner for research, has moved with remarkable speed since he was appointed last September. By January he had published a consultation paper on his b...
How good is physics in the UK?
The 11-strong panel spent a week in the UK in April and drew on the comments of more than 150 physicists from around the world. The panel’s conclusions were presented at a meeting of UK physics ...
