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IOP @ European Science Open Forum 2010
And so the curtain falls on ESOF 2010 (European Science Open Forum), which ran from 2 to 7 July in beautiful Turin, Italy. Three seminars, hundreds of delegates attending, one press conference and a lot of free merchandise on, this year has been IOP’s most significant presence at this European biennial event, which is getting [...]
Institute of Physics names new honorary fellows
One neutron expert, a quantum physicist, a key science communicator, the founder of a charitable trust and a leading expert on string theory have been awarded honorary fellowship at the Institute of Physics (IOP). This year’s honorary fellows are Professor Sir John Enderby, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Bristol, who is an [...]
IOP announces 2010 award winners
The Institute of Physics today announces this year’s award winners with the Isaac Newton Medal, IOP’s international medal, going to theoretical physicist Professor Edward Witten (pictured above) for outstanding, transformative contributions to physics. As one of the most influential physicists of the past 30 years, he has had impact in areas ranging from the phenomenology of [...]
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Now with more resources: IOP re-launches website
After a year in development and following several usability studies, the Institute of Physics (IOP) is today re-launching its website http://www.iop.org/. With its increased user-friendliness, the website makes it easier to navigate around and quicker to find information. Content has been specifically tailored for teachers, students, media, IOP members and those with a general [...]
Parliamentary push for specialist physics teachers