Read article: UK must embrace overseas talent to become a ‘science superpower’, says report
House of Lords inquiry finds that the UK government is not doing enough to solve the science skills shortage
Read article: Science must do more to include people with disabilities, says study
Researchers call for more proactive inclusion efforts within science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine
Read article: Brightness boost for Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator upgrade
Interaction Point 2 will be able to produce a laser beam about a thousand times brighter than is currently possible at the lab
Read article: Construction begins on the €1.3bn Square Kilometre Array
SKA will be the world’s largest radio astronomy infrastructure when complete in 2028
Read article: Deflection of a near-Earth asteroid by DART is the Physics World 2022 Breakthrough of the Year
This year’s award celebrates a feat that could someday save Earth
Read article: National Ignition Facility demonstrates net fusion energy gain in world first
Surpassing energy breakeven at US facility constitutes a "Wright brothers moment" for fusion research, say researchers
Read article: Japan–United Arab Emirates Moon mission successfully launches
The UAE aims to become the fourth country after China, Russia and the US to operate a rover on the Moon
Read article: Physics World reveals its top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2022
A champion semiconductor, an “anti-laser” and two space missions are on our list, with the overall winner unveiled on 14 December
Read article: COVID-19 lockdowns boosted astronomy publications but worsened the gender gap, finds study
The proportion of astronomy papers published by women has declined since the pandemic began
Read article: Why it pays to join a big research group if you want to be more scientifically productive
Greater numbers of PhD students and postdocs at top universities could be why researchers at those institutions publish more papers than their peers at less prestigious centres
