Teaching physics: The practical aspect really appealed to me
Before training to teach, I spent four years completing a PhD in hydraulic engineering of algal biofuels and 18 months doing postdoctoral work on the … Read more
Teaching physics: I love teaching the KS3 light topic
I was working at an international telecoms company as a Network Security Specialist. I realised that although my job was technical I was missing physics … Read more
Remembering Uschi Steigenberger
It is with great sadness that the Institute of Physics has learnt of the death of Dr Uschi Steigenberger OBE. Dr Steigenberger was a well-respected, … Read more
IOP at Science and the Parliament 2018
On 14 November, the IOP attended the 18th Science and the Parliament at Dynamic Earth, Holyrood, an annual gathering of the scientific and engineering community … Read more
Teaching physics: spending my days talking about a subject I love
I started training to teach physics in September and I’m particularly enjoying my subject studies on how children learn, the psychological elements are fascinating and … Read more
The seven winners of the IOP’s 2018 Teachers of Physics Awards are named
Seven secondary school teachers who are to receive 2018 Teachers of Physics Awards from the IOP have been named by the Institute today. Each will … Read more
Physics-based companies receive IOP Business Awards at parliamentary event
Employment Minister Alok Sharma MP spoke at the presentation of our Business Awards to 12 innovative companies at a reception in parliament on 16 October, … Read more
Teaching physics: I’ve already made magnetic ferro-fluid and squishy Play-Doh circuits!
Physics was the subject I most ‘got’ at school, with a really tangible impact on the wider world around us. The internet, renewable energy, astronomy, … Read more