Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Why it’s time to rethink how PhDs are examined Pruthvi Mehta calls for PhD oral examinations to be standardized to make sure students are fairly assessed Read article: Why it’s time to rethink how PhDs are examined
Diversity and inclusion Opinion and reviews From tech fear to tech leader: a step-by-step guide Kate Gardner reviews She’s in CTRL: How Women Can Take Back Tech by Anne-Marie Imafidon Read article: From tech fear to tech leader: a step-by-step guide
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews It’s all about the money. Why seemingly great technological solutions can sometimes fail James McKenzie explains why seemingly great technological solutions can end up failing Read article: It’s all about the money. Why seemingly great technological solutions can sometimes fail
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Read all about it: how typography influences your understanding Robert P Crease looks at the subtle power and influence of fonts when reading about science Read article: Read all about it: how typography influences your understanding
History Opinion and reviews The demise of an electronics giant: the men who killed General Electric Anita Chandran reviews Power Failure: the Rise and Fall of General Electric by William D Cohan Read article: The demise of an electronics giant: the men who killed General Electric
Diversity and inclusion Opinion and reviews Instead of celebrating the lone genius in physics, we should focus on collective efforts Amy Smith celebrates collaboration within physics Read article: Instead of celebrating the lone genius in physics, we should focus on collective efforts
History Opinion and reviews Einstein as you’ve never seen him before Andrew Robinson reviews Einstein: the Man and His Mind by Gary S Berger and Michael DiRuggiero Read article: Einstein as you’ve never seen him before
Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews Breathing new life into the iconic photos of NASA’s Apollo missions Andrew Glester reviews Apollo Remastered by Andy Saunders Read article: Breathing new life into the iconic photos of NASA’s Apollo missions
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Challenging questions, practical benefits and financial rewards: why medical physics has it all James McKenzie casts his eye over up-and-coming UK firms working in the medical-physics sector Read article: Challenging questions, practical benefits and financial rewards: why medical physics has it all
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews The ethical dilemmas of renaming scientific principles that honour fallen idols Robert P Crease looks at the ethics of renaming scientific principles that honour discredited figures Read article: The ethical dilemmas of renaming scientific principles that honour fallen idols
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