Awards for Talented Promoters of Physics
Do you know someone or a group of people who can communicate the excitement and relevance of physics to all kinds ofaudiences? If so, the Institute of Physics would like youto help us to reward their talents by nominating them fora prestigious Institute of Physics Public Awareness of Physics Award 2000. These awards are made to individuals... view more... (2000-04-13)
The number of girls taking AS and A Level physics continues to fall
Figures released today (14 August 2003) show that the number of girls taking AS and A Level physics fell again, continuing a general downward trend in physics entries. The Institute of Physics is particularly concerned about the big drop in the number of girls taking AS Level physics - a 9% decrease compared to 2002. This has dire implications for... view more... (2003-08-14)
A-level physics for the twenty-first century
Advancing Physics is a completely new approach to A-level physics, produced by the Institute of Physics. It brings physics teaching firmly into the twenty-first century using relevant and up-to-date examples of physics from everyday life. As well as pupil and teacher text books , the course is supported by a CD-Rom containing a huge amount of... view more... (1999-12-09)
Research excellence for UK physics
The Institute of Physics is delighted that the international strength of physics in the UK is recognised in the results of the assessment of UK universities` research published today (14 December) by the Higher Education Funding Council. Dr Alun Jones, chief executive of the Institute said, "It is gratifying that the success of physics throughout... view more... (2001-12-13)
Public awareness of physics awards announced
Eight inspiring physicists have been chosen by the Institute of Physics to receive Public Awareness of Physics awards for their outstanding achievements in raising the awareness of physics. Activities ranging from poetry to the physics of ice-cream lecture-demonstrations have been used by the winners to bring physics to a wider audience. They will... view more... (2000-08-25)
New Director, Physics Education for the Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics announced today, 8 July 2002, that Professor Peter Main, 48, will become Director of Physics Education, and take up his post on 1 October 2002. He succeeds Peter Cooper, who is leaving the Institute to take up the post of Executive Secretary at the London Mathematical Society. Professor Main has been Head of Physics and... view more... (2002-07-08)
Prince Andrew takes golfing advice from the Institute of Physics
HRH Prince Andrew took away some light reading material from his visit to Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) yesterday, Monday 3 February - a scientific paper called "The physics of golf" caught the Prince's eye. His Royal Highness visited IOPP in Bristol as part of a tour of companies who have won Queen's Awards. IOPP have won a... view more... (2003-02-04)
Indian Physics Association - R D Birla Memorial Award & M M Chugani Memorial Award
R D Birla Memorial Award The Indian Physics Association announces the awardees for its prestigious R D Birla Memorial Award for the year 2002. The awards are given biennially (once in two years). The R D Birla Award is given for the excellence in pure physics and carries a citation, gold medal and cash of Rs: 50,000/-. This year it is awarded... view more... (2003-10-30)
New rewards for inspiration and innovation in raising the public awareness of physics
New rewards for inspiration and innovation in raising the public awareness of physics view more (1999-04-07)
Lord Sainsbury meets the new generation of female physicists
Science minister Lord Sainsbury met a keen potential female physicist when he opened the Institute of Physics' new building and launched a programme to encourage more women to do physics. Clio Franklin is the physics-mad great-niece of Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray pictures of DNA led to the discovery of its structure 50 years ago this year.... view more... (2003-05-23)
Nobel Laureates published with IoPP
Institute of Physics Publishing (IoPP) is proud to note that five of the 2003 Nobel Prize winners have published important works with its journals. Many of these have been key papers, which have contributed to their success today. Sir Peter Mansfield, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, has published a total of 25 papers relating to... view more... (2003-10-07)
Press Invitation: At the Cutting Edge - Technology Partnerships with PPARC
Journalists are invited to attend a showcase event on 12 February at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, which demonstrates how UK companies can, and have, benefited from technology partnerships with PPARC`s academic community. Case study presentations will include:- * Airways and cosmic radiation - Virgin Atlantic * Particle Physics... view more... (2002-02-01)
Countdown to 125th Anniversary starts here
The latest press release from the Institute of Physics: view more (1998-10-08)
A level results spell success for physics
In 2002 the number of students sitting physics A and AS levels has gone up, from 63,955 in 2001 to 70,539 in 2002. This increase, the first in ten years, bodes well for the Institute of Physics’ new syllabus, Advancing Physics, which is being examined at A level for the first time. The Institute’s completely revised syllabus has... view more... (2002-08-16)
Tour takes Physics far and wide
A lecture "Particles and the Universe" aimed at the 16-19 age range, organised by the Institute of Physics, is being given in 40 venues in Britain during the current academic year, in what is the largest schools lecture tour ever staged by the IOP. The lecture is given by Professor Peter Kalmus of Queen Mary and Westfield College. In his talk,... view more... (1999-02-02)
Institute of Physics welcomes Government's new approach regarding women and technology
The Institute of Physics welcomes in principle the new approach from the Government to increase funds for women in science and technology - but recommends other forms of action also need to be taken. Dr Wendy Kneissl, leader of the Institute of Physics' Women In Physics programme, said the Government's new integrated initiative to tackle the... view more... (2003-04-30)
Measure the speed of light using Milky Way Stars®
Nothing travels faster than light - it only takes 8 minutes for it to reach the Earth from the nearest star, the Sun, which is 150 million kilometres away. Now anyone can measure this speed - with chocolate stars and a microwave oven! The experiment is described on a new Institute of Physics web resource for teachers about fun physics... view more... (2003-01-27)
Contact lenses and catapults - recognising the achievements of physics students
Three outstanding students have won prizes from the Institute of Physics for their course work in Advancing Physics, the Institute’s new physics A level course. Dr Julia King, the Institute’s Chief Executive, presented the students with their prizes at a ceremony organised by the OCR examining board in London on 28 November. Institute... view more... (2002-11-29)
Media Invitation - "Meetings on Physics" (Incontri di Fisica) is back again this year
"From Quarks to Universe: the Secrets of the Infinitely Small": this is the title of the third edition of "Meetings on Physics" (Incontri di Fisica), taking place since October 2nd up to the 4th at the Infn's National Laboratories of Frascati, near Rome. The initiative has been conceived to make researchers and school teachers... view more... (2003-09-29)
Physics teachers represent UK in Geneva
Fourteen physics teachers have been chosen to represent the United Kingdom at a special European festival aimed at sharing good teaching practice. The event is the highlight of a European-wide programme called Physics on Stage, which draws attention to some of the best practices in physics teaching in schools. The aim of the year-long programme,... view more... (2000-11-02)
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