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The Australian Institute of Physics supports professional physicists and promotes physics in the community.
2025 was a year of highs & challenges for physics. We marked 100 years of quantum through #IYQ, with AIP supporting hundreds of events nationwide. As we head into 2026, we continue to champion physics, maths and the next generation.
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
2025 was a year of highs & challenges for physics. We marked 100 years of quantum through #IYQ, with AIP supporting hundreds of events nationwide. As we head into 2026, we continue to champion physics, maths and the next generation.
Australia’s #IYQ2025 was a major success, supported by AIP from the @unesco.bsky.social request through to nationwide engagement. Highlights included tours by Prof Donna Strickland, the Marie Curie Lecture Series, and the Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip. #IYQ2025 #QuantumCurious
December 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Australia’s #IYQ2025 was a major success, supported by AIP from the @unesco.bsky.social request through to nationwide engagement. Highlights included tours by Prof Donna Strickland, the Marie Curie Lecture Series, and the Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip. #IYQ2025 #QuantumCurious
Winners of the 2025 AIP photo comp:
“Tesla Coil” by Flavio Spedalieri, Grand Prize
“Schrödinger’s Dog” by Lara Roychoudhry, Best Quantum-Themed Photo
“Sunset ripples” by Sarah O'Neill, University Student Prize
“Drill bit plasma” by Ermia Firouzabadi, School Student Prize
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“Tesla Coil” by Flavio Spedalieri, Grand Prize
“Schrödinger’s Dog” by Lara Roychoudhry, Best Quantum-Themed Photo
“Sunset ripples” by Sarah O'Neill, University Student Prize
“Drill bit plasma” by Ermia Firouzabadi, School Student Prize
aip.org.au/ACT-Branch/1...
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Winners of the 2025 AIP photo comp:
“Tesla Coil” by Flavio Spedalieri, Grand Prize
“Schrödinger’s Dog” by Lara Roychoudhry, Best Quantum-Themed Photo
“Sunset ripples” by Sarah O'Neill, University Student Prize
“Drill bit plasma” by Ermia Firouzabadi, School Student Prize
aip.org.au/ACT-Branch/1...
“Tesla Coil” by Flavio Spedalieri, Grand Prize
“Schrödinger’s Dog” by Lara Roychoudhry, Best Quantum-Themed Photo
“Sunset ripples” by Sarah O'Neill, University Student Prize
“Drill bit plasma” by Ermia Firouzabadi, School Student Prize
aip.org.au/ACT-Branch/1...
Join the AIP Executive: Guide AIP strategic direction, take on a focused portfolio. The AIP Executive is seeking 3 enthusiastic members for our leadership team.
1 Honorary Secretary
2 Special Projects Officers
Submit by 8 Dec: aip.org.au/News/13563644
#Physics #Leadership #STEM #ScienceAdvocacy
1 Honorary Secretary
2 Special Projects Officers
Submit by 8 Dec: aip.org.au/News/13563644
#Physics #Leadership #STEM #ScienceAdvocacy
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Join the AIP Executive: Guide AIP strategic direction, take on a focused portfolio. The AIP Executive is seeking 3 enthusiastic members for our leadership team.
1 Honorary Secretary
2 Special Projects Officers
Submit by 8 Dec: aip.org.au/News/13563644
#Physics #Leadership #STEM #ScienceAdvocacy
1 Honorary Secretary
2 Special Projects Officers
Submit by 8 Dec: aip.org.au/News/13563644
#Physics #Leadership #STEM #ScienceAdvocacy
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MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
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@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
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@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
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Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
The physicist who warned us COVID was mainly airborne; the quantum scientist protecting global businesses; the teacher getting girls into physics.
The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science.
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science.
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The physicist who warned us COVID was mainly airborne; the quantum scientist protecting global businesses; the teacher getting girls into physics.
The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science.
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science.
www.industry.gov.au/publications...
Showcase your research & network with industry partners, academics & students at the WA Student Conference, 14 Nov @ UWA. HDR students are invited to present a 3 minute thesis, short talk or poster. Undergraduates are invited to present a poster.
Abstracts close 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/event-6312377
Abstracts close 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/event-6312377
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Showcase your research & network with industry partners, academics & students at the WA Student Conference, 14 Nov @ UWA. HDR students are invited to present a 3 minute thesis, short talk or poster. Undergraduates are invited to present a poster.
Abstracts close 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/event-6312377
Abstracts close 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/event-6312377
Don’t miss out, Earlybird registration ends today
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the
University of Wollongong.
A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science.
Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
#Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the
University of Wollongong.
A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science.
Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
#Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don’t miss out, Earlybird registration ends today
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the
University of Wollongong.
A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science.
Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
#Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the
University of Wollongong.
A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science.
Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
#Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
JOB: Radio Astronomy Spectrum Manager, CSIRO. Expertise in radio astronomy, radiocomms system design or radio frequency interference management? Develop software and build on research to influence how telescopes and satellites coexist.
$114-123k + 15.4% super
Apply by 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
$114-123k + 15.4% super
Apply by 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
JOB: Radio Astronomy Spectrum Manager, CSIRO. Expertise in radio astronomy, radiocomms system design or radio frequency interference management? Develop software and build on research to influence how telescopes and satellites coexist.
$114-123k + 15.4% super
Apply by 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
$114-123k + 15.4% super
Apply by 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
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Quantum isn’t just microscopic. John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis awarded the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Physics for showing that quantum effects can be engineered on a larger scale. #IYQ2025 #Quantum www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Quantum isn’t just microscopic. John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis awarded the 2025 @nobelprize.bsky.social in Physics for showing that quantum effects can be engineered on a larger scale. #IYQ2025 #Quantum www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Earlybird registrations close 17 Oct.
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025, hosted by the University of Wollongong.
The AIP Summer Meeting will showcase the work of Australia’s vibrant physics community.
Register now and secure the Earlybird rate: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025, hosted by the University of Wollongong.
The AIP Summer Meeting will showcase the work of Australia’s vibrant physics community.
Register now and secure the Earlybird rate: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Earlybird registrations close 17 Oct.
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025, hosted by the University of Wollongong.
The AIP Summer Meeting will showcase the work of Australia’s vibrant physics community.
Register now and secure the Earlybird rate: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025, hosted by the University of Wollongong.
The AIP Summer Meeting will showcase the work of Australia’s vibrant physics community.
Register now and secure the Earlybird rate: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
JOB: Senior/Research Associate with @ozgrav.bsky.social at Uni of Adelaide.
Develop new instrumentation and techniques that ensure quantum enhancements of the world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential.
$102-136k + 17% super. Apply by 27 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Develop new instrumentation and techniques that ensure quantum enhancements of the world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential.
$102-136k + 17% super. Apply by 27 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
October 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
JOB: Senior/Research Associate with @ozgrav.bsky.social at Uni of Adelaide.
Develop new instrumentation and techniques that ensure quantum enhancements of the world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential.
$102-136k + 17% super. Apply by 27 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Develop new instrumentation and techniques that ensure quantum enhancements of the world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential.
$102-136k + 17% super. Apply by 27 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
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Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, has yielded a record efficiency for nanolasers, and could transform technology such as AR goggles.
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, has yielded a record efficiency for nanolasers, and could transform technology such as AR goggles.
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
Great work out of @tmos-arc.bsky.social and EME Dept
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social @aip.org.au @anff.org.au
JOB: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, UNSW Canberra.
Design curriculum & course delivery, build a vibrant research portfolio, share your expertise through high-quality publications.
$155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Design curriculum & course delivery, build a vibrant research portfolio, share your expertise through high-quality publications.
$155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
JOB: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, UNSW Canberra.
Design curriculum & course delivery, build a vibrant research portfolio, share your expertise through high-quality publications.
$155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Design curriculum & course delivery, build a vibrant research portfolio, share your expertise through high-quality publications.
$155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
AIP NSW celebrated achievements at the 2025 Awards. Winners: Community Outreach: Dr Danielle Holmes/UNSW; Bragg PhD: Claudia Reyes/UNSW, David Sweeney & Fang Zeng/ @sydney.edu.au; Laby: Marko Beocanin/UNSW, Anna Carpenter/Uni_Newcastle, Rhys Mackintosh/ @sydney.edu.au
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
AIP NSW celebrated achievements at the 2025 Awards. Winners: Community Outreach: Dr Danielle Holmes/UNSW; Bragg PhD: Claudia Reyes/UNSW, David Sweeney & Fang Zeng/ @sydney.edu.au; Laby: Marko Beocanin/UNSW, Anna Carpenter/Uni_Newcastle, Rhys Mackintosh/ @sydney.edu.au
The registration deadline for the NUPP summer school has been extended until the end of this week. See indico.global/event/15102/ for details and to apply.
2026 NUPP summer school
Approximately 15-20 years ago, NUPP leaders in academia hosted an annual Summer School for PhD students that rotated between hosts and venues across the country. The NUPP community came together at th...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The registration deadline for the NUPP summer school has been extended until the end of this week. See indico.global/event/15102/ for details and to apply.
AI is transforming how we work, create & learn. Hear leading AI expert & author Scientia Professor @tobywalsh.bsky.social
explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
AI is transforming how we work, create & learn. Hear leading AI expert & author Scientia Professor @tobywalsh.bsky.social
explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
The AIP has expressed their deep concerns about proposed changes which would see Physics removed as a stand-alone discipline at the University of Newcastle.
Our Open Letter to Prof. Alex Zelinsky AO, UON Vice-Chancellor and President, is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13539814
Our Open Letter to Prof. Alex Zelinsky AO, UON Vice-Chancellor and President, is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13539814
September 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The AIP has expressed their deep concerns about proposed changes which would see Physics removed as a stand-alone discipline at the University of Newcastle.
Our Open Letter to Prof. Alex Zelinsky AO, UON Vice-Chancellor and President, is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13539814
Our Open Letter to Prof. Alex Zelinsky AO, UON Vice-Chancellor and President, is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13539814
Call for Year 12 Physics submissions! The AIP will publish 1–2 outstanding student articles in the Oct–Dec 2025 Australian Physics Magazine. Deadline: 19 Sept. Need inspiration? Read Jeslyn Tan's (Barker College) 2024 piece. Pg 13: aip.org.au/page-18272. Email editors@aip.org.au.
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Call for Year 12 Physics submissions! The AIP will publish 1–2 outstanding student articles in the Oct–Dec 2025 Australian Physics Magazine. Deadline: 19 Sept. Need inspiration? Read Jeslyn Tan's (Barker College) 2024 piece. Pg 13: aip.org.au/page-18272. Email editors@aip.org.au.
The 2025 Year 12 Physics Participation Report Card, released today by AMSI and the AIP, reveals a decline in high school physics enrolments across Australia, and persistent gender gaps.
Media release: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Full report: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Media release: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Full report: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
September 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The 2025 Year 12 Physics Participation Report Card, released today by AMSI and the AIP, reveals a decline in high school physics enrolments across Australia, and persistent gender gaps.
Media release: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Full report: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Media release: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Full report: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
Congrats Dr Karelle Siellez, the 2026 Women in Physics lecturer. Karelle is an accomplished astrophysicist at @utas.edu.au and has communicated her research through public talks, music, painting & more. We will feature her work in the October bulletin. Subscribe here: www.aip.org.au/News
August 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congrats Dr Karelle Siellez, the 2026 Women in Physics lecturer. Karelle is an accomplished astrophysicist at @utas.edu.au and has communicated her research through public talks, music, painting & more. We will feature her work in the October bulletin. Subscribe here: www.aip.org.au/News
The AIP would like to express their deep concerns about the news that the leadership of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has temporarily suspended enrolments into the Physics major in the Bachelor of Science.
Our Open Letter to the UTS VC is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13535994
Our Open Letter to the UTS VC is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13535994
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The AIP would like to express their deep concerns about the news that the leadership of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has temporarily suspended enrolments into the Physics major in the Bachelor of Science.
Our Open Letter to the UTS VC is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13535994
Our Open Letter to the UTS VC is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13535994
JOB: Lecturer in Applied Plasma Physics and Biointerface Engineering at @sydney.edu.au. Establish an ambitious research program in plasma science & biomed tech with SMART CRC, Soft Electronics Alliance & Plasma Hub Aus.
Full-time, ongoing. $127,436 - $207,069 pa
Apply by 21 Sep: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Full-time, ongoing. $127,436 - $207,069 pa
Apply by 21 Sep: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
August 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
JOB: Lecturer in Applied Plasma Physics and Biointerface Engineering at @sydney.edu.au. Establish an ambitious research program in plasma science & biomed tech with SMART CRC, Soft Electronics Alliance & Plasma Hub Aus.
Full-time, ongoing. $127,436 - $207,069 pa
Apply by 21 Sep: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Full-time, ongoing. $127,436 - $207,069 pa
Apply by 21 Sep: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
Accelerating science with AI: Laureate Fellow & AI author, @tobywalsh.bsky.social, is giving the public lecture for the Summer Meeting, presenting on the impact AI will have on research.
Abstract deadline extended to 1 Sep.
Early bird discount extended until 24 Sep.
www.aip-summer-meeting.com
Abstract deadline extended to 1 Sep.
Early bird discount extended until 24 Sep.
www.aip-summer-meeting.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Accelerating science with AI: Laureate Fellow & AI author, @tobywalsh.bsky.social, is giving the public lecture for the Summer Meeting, presenting on the impact AI will have on research.
Abstract deadline extended to 1 Sep.
Early bird discount extended until 24 Sep.
www.aip-summer-meeting.com
Abstract deadline extended to 1 Sep.
Early bird discount extended until 24 Sep.
www.aip-summer-meeting.com