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Ireland officially joins the CERN research project
Ireland officially joins the CERN research project. Membership comes after years of campaigning by IOP and others.…
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IOP responds to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
IOP responds to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper: Vision for skills and reform welcome but more detail still needed.…
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Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund re-opens for applications
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s pioneering scholarship programme returns to support the next generation of physicists from underrepresented groups.…
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Theoretical physicist with 60-year career among IOP Award winners 2025
The IOP Awards 2025 celebrate the brightest and best of the year’s physics achievers with scientists, apprentices, researchers, innovators, teachers and businesses honoured.…
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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to IOP Fellow and team for work in quantum technology
Trio recognised for showing how quantum particles can tunnel through matter, a process that has paved the way for superconducting quantum technology that forms the basis of many of today’s most advanc…
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Astronomer Royal takes up presidency at Institute of Physics
Professor Michele Dougherty succeeds Sir Keith Burnett as President, while Professor Paul Howarth becomes President-elect.…
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IOP welcomes new initiative to boost numbers of physics teachers in Northern Ireland
ITE Bursary scheme aims to tackle physics teacher shortage.…
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Quarter of UK university physics departments risk closure as funding crisis bites
Institute of Physics warns "perfect storm" could damage world-leading UK physics research and jeopardise our future defence, technology and growth.…
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Sheffield welcomes IOP Vice-Presidents for regional visit
Delegation visits Steel City to engage with members and the wider physics community.…
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More than half a million GCSE students to start new school year with no physics teacher
IOP proposes plan to retain, recruit and retrain the teachers needed to plug the gap. …
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IOP report: Unleashing Physics to Power the UK Energy Sector
The Institute of Physics has published a new report looking at the part physics has to play in the development of a healthy and robust UK energy sector. …
Quantum science and technology: The first 100 years and our quantum future
Join us in London for this two-day conference which will explore both the historical context and future potential of quantum science and technology.…
The physics teacher shortage and addressing it through the 3Rs: Retention, Recruitment and Retraining (England)
A plan to recruit more specialist physics teachers.…
Upcoming events and conferences for the physics community
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Student Community Webinar: How To Get Jobs In Engineering
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Image-Based Simulation for Industry (IBSim-4i) 2025
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Mon 20 Oct 2025
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Become an IOP Fellow (FInstP)
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Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Coincidence and Correlation Techniques in Chemistry
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Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Adventures in the physics of everyday living
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Wed 29 Oct 2025
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Quantum Metrology: From Foundations to the Future
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Mon 3 Nov 2025
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Mon 3 Nov 2025
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Photoacoustic Imaging: Ultrasound in colour
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Tue 4 Nov 2025
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Latest updates in physics from Physics World and the IOP
Ireland officially joins the CERN research project
Ireland officially joins the CERN research project. Membership comes after years of campaigning by IOP and others.…
IOP responds to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper
IOP responds to Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper: Vision for skills and reform welcome but more detail still needed.…
Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund re-opens for applications
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s pioneering scholarship programme returns to support the next generation of physicists from underrepresented groups.…
Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund
Apply now for the innovative fund instigated by leading physicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the IOP to encourage greater diversity in physics.…
Theoretical physicist with 60-year career among IOP Award winners 2025
The IOP Awards 2025 celebrate the brightest and best of the year’s physics achievers with scientists, apprentices, researchers, innovators, teachers and businesses honoured.…
Nuclear Physics Early Career Researcher Prize
This annual prize is for a promising early career scientist with not more than five years' research experience who has made an outstanding contribution to nuclear physics. …
Nuclear Physics Thesis Prize
A new prize awarded annually for exceptional work carried out as part of a PhD thesis project in the field of nuclear physics. The winner receives 250ドル.…