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Ask me anything: Masako Yamada – ‘With quantum, the challenge is not so much solving the problem but defining the problem’
Masako Yamada is the director of applications at quantum-computing company, IonQ
Wireless trend demands radiofrequency innovation
The defence and security company QinetiQ is looking for physicists and engineers who are keen to explore the properties of radio waves to solve wireless challenges and create novel...
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16 key skills and attributes for a successful career in physics
Carol Davenport on the “hard” and “soft” skill sets that are invaluable when it comes to your employability as a physicist
From ATLAS to the control room: a high-school student’s week at CERN
Sixth-form student Annabelle Gill discusses a week-long internship at CERN
Read article: Physics World Careers 2022 guide is now out
Physics World Careers 2022 guide is now out
From quantum technology to green jobs, Physics World Careers 2022 showcases the range of career options open to physicists
Read article: CityU physics: undergraduate students prioritize connection and collaboration
CityU physics: undergraduate students prioritize connection and collaboration
City University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate physics programme wants to attract ambitious international students as they take their next step towards a scientific career in resea...
Read article: Summer internships: Claire Houghton – ‘I got to see real scientific experiments, where no-one knows exactly what’s going to happen’
Summer internships: Claire Houghton – ‘I got to see real scientific experiments, where no-one knows exactly what’s going to happen’
Laura Hiscott speaks to Claire Houghton, an early-career physicist who did summer internships at Kurt J Lesker and Adaptix
Careers in medical physics
Cutting-edge accelerator technologies are key to success for the MYRRHA research reactor
The MYRRHA project in Belgium is seeking enthusiastic scientists, engineers and project managers with a talent for cross-disciplinary collaboration
Studying physics to improve healthcare systems
Suman Shrestha, who is doing a PhD in medical physics in the US, on why he wants to return to Nepal with his new-found skills and expertise
Video showcase: physics graduates share their stories
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Read article: Ask me anything: Clare Burrage – ‘We look for connections between different areas of physics, but it is impossible for anyone to be an expert across it all’
Ask me anything: Clare Burrage – ‘We look for connections between different areas of physics, but it is impossible for anyone to be an expert across it all’
Clare Burrage is a cosmologist at the University of Nottingham, and winner of the 2023 Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in the UK in Physical Sciences and Engi...
Read article: Ask me anything: Nicole Bell – ‘Collaboration is the norm: we achieve more when we work together’
Ask me anything: Nicole Bell – ‘Collaboration is the norm: we achieve more when we work together’
Nicole Bell is a dark-matter physicist and the new president of the Australian Institute of Physics
Read article: Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini – ‘We’re working on autonomous driving technology that has the potential to transform lives’
Ask me anything: Zahra Hussaini – ‘We’re working on autonomous driving technology that has the potential to transform lives’
Zahra Hussaini is a senior software reliability engineer at Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company that started as Google’s Self-Driving Car Project
Read article: ‘I see a piece of myself in every student that I’ve mentored, and we motivate each other’ – Wen-fai Fong on supporting the next generation of astronomers
‘I see a piece of myself in every student that I’ve mentored, and we motivate each other’ – Wen-fai Fong on supporting the next generation of astronomers
Wen-fai Fong talks to Rob Lea about shaping the future of astronomy
Read article: Graduate training powers offshore renewables sector
Graduate training powers offshore renewables sector
A doctoral training centre in wind and marine energy aims to equip PhD students with the skills and knowledge needed to drive continuing expansion in the offshore renewables industry
Read article: Ask me anything: Jessica James – ‘I am never happier than with my head down doing maths and coding’
Ask me anything: Jessica James – ‘I am never happier than with my head down doing maths and coding’
Jessica James is managing director at Commerzbank AG in London, UK
Read article: Ask me anything: Rafal Janik – ‘We want to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere’
Ask me anything: Rafal Janik – ‘We want to build quantum computers that are useful and available to people everywhere’
Rafal Janik is the chief operating officer at the photonic quantum technology company Xanadu in Toronto, Canada
Read article: The joy of connecting quantum black dots
The joy of connecting quantum black dots
Mark Richards describes how his search for a community of fellow “quantum black dots” led him to found the Blackett Lab Family – the UK’s first national ne...
Read article: A journey of joy and uncertainty in physics
A journey of joy and uncertainty in physics
Joyful Mdhluli describes the joy that a career in physics brings, even after hitting rock bottom during her PhD
Read article: Ask me anything: Janina Moereke – ‘I wish I’d known how beneficial a healthy amount of self-doubt is’
Ask me anything: Janina Moereke – ‘I wish I’d known how beneficial a healthy amount of self-doubt is’
Janina Moereke is a development engineer who uses optical and electrical techniques to characterize and develop thin-film solar cells
Read article: Ask me anything: Jenni Strabley – ‘The quantum sphere is currently moving like a bullet train, and every day it seems like there is something new’
Ask me anything: Jenni Strabley – ‘The quantum sphere is currently moving like a bullet train, and every day it seems like there is something new’
Jenni Strabley is the senior director of offering management at Quantinuum
Read article: Ask me anything: Sara Fry – ‘There are always opportunities to develop simple solutions for complex problems’
Ask me anything: Sara Fry – ‘There are always opportunities to develop simple solutions for complex problems’
Sara Fry is the head of sustainability and of safety, health and environment at a multinational engineering solutions company
Read article: Ask me anything: Nicholas Attree – ‘With the basic toolkit of physics techniques…you can approach any new research areas’
Ask me anything: Nicholas Attree – ‘With the basic toolkit of physics techniques…you can approach any new research areas’
Nicholas Attree is a postdoctoral researcher studying comets through the European Space Agency’s Rosetta and Comet Interceptor missions
Read article: Oliver Grimston: from intern to chief of staff at bp
Oliver Grimston: from intern to chief of staff at bp
Petrophysicist Oliver Grimston talks about his career at British oil and gas company bp, from its graduate programme to his current role as the firm’s chief of s...
Read article: Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani – a physicist turned documentary-film maker
Ask me anything: Taghi Amirani – a physicist turned documentary-film maker
From studying physics to making documentary films, with his latest being Coup 53, about the 1953 coup in Iran orchestrated by the British and American secret services
Read article: Freya Blekman: on the particle pathway of big science
Freya Blekman: on the particle pathway of big science
Experimental physicist Freya Blekman talks to Tushna Commissariat about the joy of working on big science collaborations
Read article: Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation
Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation
Engineering physicist Christine Tremblay on making fibre-optic networks cheaper, smarter and more resilient, and opening the way to send voice, data and video stre...
Read article: High-power lasers promise new defence strategy
High-power lasers promise new defence strategy
Physicists at QinetiQ are developing systems that combine and control high-energy laser beams to provide a powerful and cost-effective countermeasure against drones and other uncre...
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