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The Institute of Physics is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, with an active role in promoting co-operation in physics around the world.
We’re launching a new How to Code webinar series - three sessions to help you build solid coding skills for your studies and early-career physics roles.
🗓 Dec 12, 15, 19 (12pm-2pm GMT)
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/how-to-code
Join us to level up your skills and feel more confident writing real, usable code.
🗓 Dec 12, 15, 19 (12pm-2pm GMT)
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/how-to-code
Join us to level up your skills and feel more confident writing real, usable code.
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We’re launching a new How to Code webinar series - three sessions to help you build solid coding skills for your studies and early-career physics roles.
🗓 Dec 12, 15, 19 (12pm-2pm GMT)
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/how-to-code
Join us to level up your skills and feel more confident writing real, usable code.
🗓 Dec 12, 15, 19 (12pm-2pm GMT)
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/how-to-code
Join us to level up your skills and feel more confident writing real, usable code.
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An urgent task force is needed to manage, monitor and support international teacher recruits, says @iop.org, following a surge in trainees
Urgent task force needed to monitor international recruits, IOP warns
Call for support comes as latest initial teacher training data shows international entrants for physics rising by more than two-thirds
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December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
An urgent task force is needed to manage, monitor and support international teacher recruits, says @iop.org, following a surge in trainees
Have questions about the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund? Sign up to our interactive Q&A session with panel members - learn more about the fund's mission, and gain insight and guidance on the application process. More importantly, get your questions answered!
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
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December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Have questions about the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund? Sign up to our interactive Q&A session with panel members - learn more about the fund's mission, and gain insight and guidance on the application process. More importantly, get your questions answered!
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
Yesterday, we hosted the Science Council’s annual Celebration of Science event at our London HQ. IOP CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social opened the evening with a welcome address, and awardees of the Recognition Awards, which honours the diverse talent across the UK science workforce, were celebrated.
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Yesterday, we hosted the Science Council’s annual Celebration of Science event at our London HQ. IOP CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social opened the evening with a welcome address, and awardees of the Recognition Awards, which honours the diverse talent across the UK science workforce, were celebrated.
Last week, the IOP Women in Physics Group held a Bell Burnell Prize & Networking Event at W5 Belfast. We were inspired by Kathy Lok Yiu Wu, this year’s Jocelyn Bell Burnell Prize winner. Great conversations followed on careers in physics and the research world today 🌟
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Last week, the IOP Women in Physics Group held a Bell Burnell Prize & Networking Event at W5 Belfast. We were inspired by Kathy Lok Yiu Wu, this year’s Jocelyn Bell Burnell Prize winner. Great conversations followed on careers in physics and the research world today 🌟
We were delighted to welcome @emilythornberry.bsky.social MP to our London HQ today! Emily met with our CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social & colleagues to talk about physics education & #QuantumYear2025. She also helped us kick off the festive season by officially switching on our Xmas tree lights ✨🎄
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We were delighted to welcome @emilythornberry.bsky.social MP to our London HQ today! Emily met with our CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social & colleagues to talk about physics education & #QuantumYear2025. She also helped us kick off the festive season by officially switching on our Xmas tree lights ✨🎄
Ready to advance your future in physics? Apply for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund!
This Fund helps graduates from under-represented groups pursue a physics doctorate, whether full or part-time. 🎓
📆 Deadline: 19 January 2026
🔗 Learn more: iop.org/BellBurnellFund
This Fund helps graduates from under-represented groups pursue a physics doctorate, whether full or part-time. 🎓
📆 Deadline: 19 January 2026
🔗 Learn more: iop.org/BellBurnellFund
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ready to advance your future in physics? Apply for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund!
This Fund helps graduates from under-represented groups pursue a physics doctorate, whether full or part-time. 🎓
📆 Deadline: 19 January 2026
🔗 Learn more: iop.org/BellBurnellFund
This Fund helps graduates from under-represented groups pursue a physics doctorate, whether full or part-time. 🎓
📆 Deadline: 19 January 2026
🔗 Learn more: iop.org/BellBurnellFund
Congrats to Prof Peter Norreys for winning the Fernand Holweck Medal & Prize for outstanding contributions to fundamental studies of high energy density plasmas using high-power and petawatt-class lasers, incl. fast ignition inertial fusion, particle beam acceleration, & ultra-bright X-ray sources 👏
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Congrats to Prof Peter Norreys for winning the Fernand Holweck Medal & Prize for outstanding contributions to fundamental studies of high energy density plasmas using high-power and petawatt-class lasers, incl. fast ignition inertial fusion, particle beam acceleration, & ultra-bright X-ray sources 👏
We welcome the Chancellor's announcement of funding in areas that drive growth & jobs, many of which will be physics-powered. The govt must commit to a strategic plan for physical sciences, & minimise impact on new overseas study levy on universities.
Read our full response: https://bit.ly/3XjGbXC
Read our full response: https://bit.ly/3XjGbXC
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We welcome the Chancellor's announcement of funding in areas that drive growth & jobs, many of which will be physics-powered. The govt must commit to a strategic plan for physical sciences, & minimise impact on new overseas study levy on universities.
Read our full response: https://bit.ly/3XjGbXC
Read our full response: https://bit.ly/3XjGbXC
Ever wondered how we look at things way too small for our eyes? 👀
Dr Jessica Walker at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social uses x-rays thinner than a human hair 20 times over to explore everything from batteries to 17th-century art.
Tiny beams, huge discoveries. ✨
Dr Jessica Walker at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social uses x-rays thinner than a human hair 20 times over to explore everything from batteries to 17th-century art.
Tiny beams, huge discoveries. ✨
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ever wondered how we look at things way too small for our eyes? 👀
Dr Jessica Walker at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social uses x-rays thinner than a human hair 20 times over to explore everything from batteries to 17th-century art.
Tiny beams, huge discoveries. ✨
Dr Jessica Walker at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social uses x-rays thinner than a human hair 20 times over to explore everything from batteries to 17th-century art.
Tiny beams, huge discoveries. ✨
📢 Membership Renewal for 2026 is open!
✅ Login to the IOP website and navigate to Pay Subscription to review your renewal details.
📧 Check your inbox for an email sent this week with full details and instructions.
Thank you for being a valued member, we look forward to another great year together!
✅ Login to the IOP website and navigate to Pay Subscription to review your renewal details.
📧 Check your inbox for an email sent this week with full details and instructions.
Thank you for being a valued member, we look forward to another great year together!
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 Membership Renewal for 2026 is open!
✅ Login to the IOP website and navigate to Pay Subscription to review your renewal details.
📧 Check your inbox for an email sent this week with full details and instructions.
Thank you for being a valued member, we look forward to another great year together!
✅ Login to the IOP website and navigate to Pay Subscription to review your renewal details.
📧 Check your inbox for an email sent this week with full details and instructions.
Thank you for being a valued member, we look forward to another great year together!
Thinking of applying for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund? Have questions? Come along to a live Q&A webinar with panel members to learn more about the fund’s mission, and gain insight and guidance on the application process.
📆 8 December 12pm-1pm
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
📆 8 December 12pm-1pm
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thinking of applying for the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund? Have questions? Come along to a live Q&A webinar with panel members to learn more about the fund’s mission, and gain insight and guidance on the application process.
📆 8 December 12pm-1pm
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
📆 8 December 12pm-1pm
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4oRNGRI
Are you or do you know a student in the UK or Ireland in their last two years of school that is interested in quantum science & tech? Enter Quantum on the Clock - an exciting video competition that challenges students to explain a quantum concept in just three minutes.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M6XFUz
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M6XFUz
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Are you or do you know a student in the UK or Ireland in their last two years of school that is interested in quantum science & tech? Enter Quantum on the Clock - an exciting video competition that challenges students to explain a quantum concept in just three minutes.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M6XFUz
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M6XFUz
Want to work at the IOP? We're recruiting for three roles!
Communications Officer
🗓️ 1 December
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nYGDoQ
Accreditation Coordinator
🗓️ 24 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
🗓️ 19 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Communications Officer
🗓️ 1 December
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nYGDoQ
Accreditation Coordinator
🗓️ 24 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
🗓️ 19 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/43KAp55
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Want to work at the IOP? We're recruiting for three roles!
Communications Officer
🗓️ 1 December
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nYGDoQ
Accreditation Coordinator
🗓️ 24 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
🗓️ 19 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Communications Officer
🗓️ 1 December
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nYGDoQ
Accreditation Coordinator
🗓️ 24 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
🗓️ 19 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Join Scientific Sue for a fast-paced, fun-filled online workshop packed with 11 hands-on physics activities that explore key concepts behind weather & climate change. Suitable for primary and secondary teachers. Teachers in Wales receive a free equipment pack.
📆 27 Nov 7-8pm
🔗 spark.iop.org/events
📆 27 Nov 7-8pm
🔗 spark.iop.org/events
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Join Scientific Sue for a fast-paced, fun-filled online workshop packed with 11 hands-on physics activities that explore key concepts behind weather & climate change. Suitable for primary and secondary teachers. Teachers in Wales receive a free equipment pack.
📆 27 Nov 7-8pm
🔗 spark.iop.org/events
📆 27 Nov 7-8pm
🔗 spark.iop.org/events
The IOP Atomic and Molecular Interactions Group is running a poster competition for 15 to 18-year-olds on atomic & molecular interactions. Top three entries win book vouchers!
✅ Digital A4 poster (PDF)
✅ Teacher/parent must register & submit for under-18s
📅 5pm, 30 Nov
🔗 https://bit.ly/485zKMJ
✅ Digital A4 poster (PDF)
✅ Teacher/parent must register & submit for under-18s
📅 5pm, 30 Nov
🔗 https://bit.ly/485zKMJ
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The IOP Atomic and Molecular Interactions Group is running a poster competition for 15 to 18-year-olds on atomic & molecular interactions. Top three entries win book vouchers!
✅ Digital A4 poster (PDF)
✅ Teacher/parent must register & submit for under-18s
📅 5pm, 30 Nov
🔗 https://bit.ly/485zKMJ
✅ Digital A4 poster (PDF)
✅ Teacher/parent must register & submit for under-18s
📅 5pm, 30 Nov
🔗 https://bit.ly/485zKMJ
How thin can you make a coat of paint?
At @warwickuni.bsky.social, Professor Gavin Bell’s lab skips the spray can - they use vacuum chambers to shoot individual atoms onto surfaces, forming the ultra-thin materials inside your phone and PlayStation.
From art to atoms - this is physics in action.
At @warwickuni.bsky.social, Professor Gavin Bell’s lab skips the spray can - they use vacuum chambers to shoot individual atoms onto surfaces, forming the ultra-thin materials inside your phone and PlayStation.
From art to atoms - this is physics in action.
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
How thin can you make a coat of paint?
At @warwickuni.bsky.social, Professor Gavin Bell’s lab skips the spray can - they use vacuum chambers to shoot individual atoms onto surfaces, forming the ultra-thin materials inside your phone and PlayStation.
From art to atoms - this is physics in action.
At @warwickuni.bsky.social, Professor Gavin Bell’s lab skips the spray can - they use vacuum chambers to shoot individual atoms onto surfaces, forming the ultra-thin materials inside your phone and PlayStation.
From art to atoms - this is physics in action.
Do you teach 16-19 physics? Join us on Tuesday evenings for an hour of free online CPD with IOP Education Officer David Farley.
📅 Sessions start from 18 November
🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47zNLDq
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
📅 Sessions start from 18 November
🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47zNLDq
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do you teach 16-19 physics? Join us on Tuesday evenings for an hour of free online CPD with IOP Education Officer David Farley.
📅 Sessions start from 18 November
🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47zNLDq
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
📅 Sessions start from 18 November
🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/47zNLDq
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
Want to work at the IOP? We're recruiting for two roles!
Accreditation Coordinator
📅 Applications close 24 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
📅 Applications close 19 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Accreditation Coordinator
📅 Applications close 24 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
📅 Applications close 19 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/43KAp55
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Want to work at the IOP? We're recruiting for two roles!
Accreditation Coordinator
📅 Applications close 24 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
📅 Applications close 19 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Accreditation Coordinator
📅 Applications close 24 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4oA39G3
Scholarships Project Officer
📅 Applications close 19 November.
🔗 Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/43KAp55
Last Friday, we had the final events for #QuantumWeek2025 with Innovate UK's Quantum Business Showcase and a Quantum Schools Event at @rigb.org with marketplaces featuring quantum businesses and universities. In the evening, Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave a Discourse lecture to a packed audience.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last Friday, we had the final events for #QuantumWeek2025 with Innovate UK's Quantum Business Showcase and a Quantum Schools Event at @rigb.org with marketplaces featuring quantum businesses and universities. In the evening, Professor Jim Al-Khalili gave a Discourse lecture to a packed audience.
Join us on 14 November for an event, Tribology of Electric Systems, where we explore how tribology tackles challenges in electric systems and renewable power - from high-speed motors to lubrication solutions for a net-zero future.
Open to all!
📅 Register by 10 Nov
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/tjnz2025/
Open to all!
📅 Register by 10 Nov
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/tjnz2025/
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Join us on 14 November for an event, Tribology of Electric Systems, where we explore how tribology tackles challenges in electric systems and renewable power - from high-speed motors to lubrication solutions for a net-zero future.
Open to all!
📅 Register by 10 Nov
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/tjnz2025/
Open to all!
📅 Register by 10 Nov
🔗 iop.eventsair.com/tjnz2025/
A wonderful evening celebrating the annual IOP Award winners last night at the Kia Oval with entertainment from former England fast bowler, Devon Malcolm, and discussion with Sir Michael Berry, about his life in physics. Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to all the winners! 👏
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A wonderful evening celebrating the annual IOP Award winners last night at the Kia Oval with entertainment from former England fast bowler, Devon Malcolm, and discussion with Sir Michael Berry, about his life in physics. Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to all the winners! 👏
Tomorrow, we'll have a stand at the Quantum Technologies Showcase hosted by Innovate UK which brings together industry, academia, investors and policymakers to highlight how quantum is accelerating commercial impact and adoption, and reshaping UK and global markets.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hHU6Qw
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hHU6Qw
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tomorrow, we'll have a stand at the Quantum Technologies Showcase hosted by Innovate UK which brings together industry, academia, investors and policymakers to highlight how quantum is accelerating commercial impact and adoption, and reshaping UK and global markets.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hHU6Qw
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hHU6Qw
Yesterday, we hosted our second event 'Our Quantum Future' at @rigb.org where we looked ahead to the next 100 years of quantum science and and its expanding role in technology and society. And we're not done yet 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yesterday, we hosted our second event 'Our Quantum Future' at @rigb.org where we looked ahead to the next 100 years of quantum science and and its expanding role in technology and society. And we're not done yet 👇
In a letter published in @thetimes.com, IOP CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social supported the aim to offer all three sciences separately at GCSE in the Curriculum and Assessment Review but called for the government to help “retain, recruit and retrain a generation of physics teachers”.
🔗 bit.ly/4oVjPYa
🔗 bit.ly/4oVjPYa
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In a letter published in @thetimes.com, IOP CEO @tomgrinyer.bsky.social supported the aim to offer all three sciences separately at GCSE in the Curriculum and Assessment Review but called for the government to help “retain, recruit and retrain a generation of physics teachers”.
🔗 bit.ly/4oVjPYa
🔗 bit.ly/4oVjPYa