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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

physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...

@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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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
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 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.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:02 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
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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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
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
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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
October 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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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
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October 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 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
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 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.
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
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
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 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
September 8, 2025 at 3:33 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.
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 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...
September 2, 2025 at 1:59 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
August 31, 2025 at 3:54 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
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 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
August 27, 2025 at 7:23 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
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Quantum #Physics in the Pub!

It’s the International year of Quantum, and researchers will be at the pub to tell you about the quirks of quantum physics: its history, its behaviour, and even its taste!

6:30pm, Tues. 26th Aug, Abercrombie Hotel.
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Physics in the Pub - Sydney - August 26
It’s the International year of Quantum Science and Technology, so come to the pub and talk about it!
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August 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Abstract deadline for the 16th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC6) extended to 31 August! APPC brings together physicists across the region to share frontier research, foster collaborations, and strengthen the Asia-Pacific physics community. appc16.scimeeting.cn
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August 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
JOB: Lecturer, Applied Maths @murdoch.edu.au
>>Teach undergraduate, honours & postgraduate
>>Supervise honours, Masters & HDR students
>>Make an independent contribution to research in Applied Maths
Full-time, ongoing. $111,026 – $131,518 p.a. + 17% super.
Apply by 23 September: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The AIP Nuclear and Particle Physics (NUPP) topical group is organizing a summer school for postgraduate students in nuclear and particle physics in January 2026. 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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August 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM