Policy and funding News International Year of Light draws to a close Successful year marked by thousands of events held in more than 100 countries worldwide Read article: International Year of Light draws to a close
Culture, history and society News Quest to understand ‘nothing’ wins Physics World’s 2015 Book of the Year Amanda Gefter's Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn takes top honour Read article: Quest to understand ‘nothing’ wins Physics World’s 2015 Book of the Year
Telescopes and space missions News Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens Read article: Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit
Policy and funding News UK science funding protected from cuts £4.7bn science budget will increase with inflation until 2020 Read article: UK science funding protected from cuts
Telescopes and space missions News Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico Read article: Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits
Publishing News Leading universities form funding ‘clique’ Study finds that institutions occupy "brokerage positions" Read article: Leading universities form funding ‘clique’
Projects and facilities News Chinese president to visit UK’s graphene hub National Graphene Institute set for presidential visit tomorrow Read article: Chinese president to visit UK’s graphene hub
Telescopes and space missions News European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states Read article: European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Personalities News Art McDonald and Takaaki Kajita win 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics Pair win for their discovery of neutrino oscillations Read article: Art McDonald and Takaaki Kajita win 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics
Superconductivity News Chinese-American physicist cleared of spying allegations Charges against Xiaoxing Xi dropped after experts say secret design was not passed to Chinese researchers Read article: Chinese-American physicist cleared of spying allegations