Archive for the ‘What’s new in physics’ Category
Top 40 Work Placements: How Christian Donnerer used his physics degree to help conserve endangered tigers
Want to spend your summer doing physics? This year the Institute of Physics is again offering penultimate year undergraduate physics students in the UK and Ireland bursaries to carry out eight-week summer placements. Find out how to apply. Over the next few weeks we’ll be finding out what last summer’s placement students got up to. [...]
What do girls think of the shortage of women in science and engineering?
The shortage of women in science and engineering has been highlighted in the media a lot recently. The UK’s engineering workforce is only 9% female and, as a recent IOP report showed that 49% of state schools send no girls go on to take A-level physics, this is likely to get worse before it gets [...]
Past winner of ‘I’m a scientist…’ competition, Adam Tuff, on how he became a physicist
Past winner of “I’m a Scientist… Get Me Out of Here!” Adam Tuff tells us how he ended up in the competition and how he used his prize money. This year’s competition runs from Monday 11 to Friday 22 March. You can follow along online at imascientist.org.uk or on Twitter with @imascientist and #ias2013.
Urals meteorite prompts a special round-up
Henry Lau, editor of physics.org, has put together a special news round-up to help grasp what happened last week when the meteorite hit Russia. One of the biggest physics story this year has literally exploded on the news. A meteorite hit the Urals region in Russia on Friday morning UK time. On the same day, [...]
Today’s physics news: Jocelyn Bell Burnell makes BBC Woman’s Hour Power List
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell included in 100 most powerful woman in the UK
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Today’s physics news: James Dyson on the new British space race, “unknown” professor makes prime number breakthrough
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Today’s physics news: Space mission could boost Britain’s economy, but young people lack information on science careers
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Today’s physics news: UK astronaut will go to space in 2015
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