Projects and facilities News Ireland set to join the CERN particle-physics lab The application will be considered at CERN’s next council session in mid-December Read article: Ireland set to join the CERN particle-physics lab
Environment and energy News ‘Now is the time for action’ to reach net-zero climate targets, demands IOP report Most physicists believe that on current trends the UK will fail to hit its climate goals Read article: ‘Now is the time for action’ to reach net-zero climate targets, demands IOP report
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews What the movie Oppenheimer can teach today’s politicians about scientific advice Robert P Crease says we still have much to learn from the 1954 hearing in which Oppenheimer was stripped of his security clearance Read article: What the movie Oppenheimer can teach today’s politicians about scientific advice
Projects and facilities Podcasts New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs Our podcast guest is Dave Newbold of the Science and Technology Facilities Council Read article: New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs
Nuclear fusion News Petition calls on UK to save JET fusion experiment from closure Over 750 people have signed a petition against the planned closure of 'unique' facility Read article: Petition calls on UK to save JET fusion experiment from closure
Policy and funding Interview Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’ Catherine Foley is a solid-state physicist who is currently the chief scientist of Australia Read article: Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’
Policy and funding News Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme The UK will also join the EU’s Copernicus Earth-observation programme but not its Euratom fusion initiative Read article: Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme
Quantum Podcasts Quantum science and technology thrives when industry and governments join forces This podcast features Celia Merzbacher of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium Read article: Quantum science and technology thrives when industry and governments join forces
Policy and funding News UK scientists dismayed over lack of progress on Horizon Europe membership A reported draft deal between the UK and the EU failed to materialize this week Read article: UK scientists dismayed over lack of progress on Horizon Europe membership
Policy and funding News Survey finds a third of Chinese scientists in the US feel unwelcome in the country The so-called China Initiative has led to many Chinese scientists to consider leaving the US Read article: Survey finds a third of Chinese scientists in the US feel unwelcome in the country
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