Climate News Nobel Prize for Economics shared by William Nordhaus Yale University inventor of integrated assessment model for climate and economy wins honour Read article: Nobel Prize for Economics shared by William Nordhaus
Diversity and inclusion News Thousands of physicists sign letter condemning ‘disgraceful’ Alessandro Strumia gender talk Over 3000 physicists denounce an invited talk given at last month's inaugural CERN workshop on high-energy theory and gender Read article: Thousands of physicists sign letter condemning ‘disgraceful’ Alessandro Strumia gender talk
Climate News 1.5 °C warming limit needs ‘unprecedented changes in all aspects of society’ IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C finds lower temperature goal has clear benefits for people and natural ecosystems Read article: 1.5 °C warming limit needs ‘unprecedented changes in all aspects of society’
Personalities News Nobel laureate Leon Lederman dies aged 96 US particle physicist co-discovered that neutrinos come in more than one “flavour” Read article: Nobel laureate Leon Lederman dies aged 96
Catalysis and chemistry News Frances H Arnold, George P Smith and Gregory P Winter win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry The Nobel Committee have announced the award of this year's Chemistry Prize for "harnessing the power of evolution" Read article: Frances H Arnold, George P Smith and Gregory P Winter win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Optics and photonics News Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland win the Nobel Prize for Physics Trio win “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” Read article: Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland win the Nobel Prize for Physics
Culture, history and society News CERN describes physicist’s gender talk as ‘highly offensive’ Alessandro Strumia claimed “physics invented and built by men” Read article: CERN describes physicist’s gender talk as ‘highly offensive’
Quantum News US invests $249m in quantum information science as White House unveils strategic overview Over 100 research projects will benefit from funding Read article: US invests $249m in quantum information science as White House unveils strategic overview
Publishing News Physicists who move abroad can receive a 17% uplift in citations, study reveals Your papers could get up to 100 additional citations in five years if you move abroad than if you stay at home Read article: Physicists who move abroad can receive a 17% uplift in citations, study reveals
Radiotherapy News First UK radiation treatment using MR-guided linac The first patient in the UK has received radiation treatment using the Elekta Unity MR-guided linac Read article: First UK radiation treatment using MR-guided linac