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Bringing Science to the Public in Nairobi

15 March 201816 March 2018 by Jessamyn Fairfield, Claudia Fracchiolla and Rose Mutiso

Science is an incredible tool for education, empowerment, and understanding the world around us. Unfortunately, individual access to science can be limited by factors, such … Read more

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Remembering Stephen Hawking (1942–2018)

14 March 201814 March 2018 by Christopher White

We look back on the life and work of the instantly recognisable cosmologist and popular-science writer

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Science and nutrition offer us much food for thought

2 March 20182 March 2018 by Kate Adamson

As a physicist and former antenna engineer, I spent a large part of my early career in the defence and telecommunications sectors. A desire to … Read more

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How the NI Science Festival came into being and our vision for the future

16 February 201816 February 2018 by Dr Liz Conlon

This year sees the 4th NI Science Festival. The festival came about by chance as I was doing the annual Physics Busking in Trinity College … Read more

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Teaching is a job where I can keep learning, use my degree and make an impact

8 February 2018 by Susana Fernandez

I graduated with Astrophysics degree at The University of Manchester two years ago. Since then I completed a year-long internship before co-founding a design and … Read more

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Future STEM Business Leaders programme in Tanzania

1 February 20182 February 2018 by Linsey Clark

All IOP programmes aim to do one thing, support physicists and promote physics, and our work in Tanzania is no different. There are many students … Read more

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IOP East Midlands brings Jim Al-Khalili lecture to University of Leicester

31 January 201814 February 2018 by David Wilkinson

Over three hundred people braved freezing temperatures to come to University of Leicester and attend a talk by renowned physicist, writer and broadcaster, Jim Al-Khalili. Despite … Read more

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The Future Physics Leaders Programme celebrates launch of first Hub

30 January 201830 January 2018 by Paul McDonald

The Future Physics Leaders programme, funded by the DfE Teaching, Leadership and Innovation Fund, is now recruiting schools, and the core aim of the programme … Read more

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