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Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Institute of Physics 🎄🎇
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Institute of Physics 🎄🎇
New year, new role? We're recruiting for two positions!
Email Marketing Executive (Part-time)
📅 Applications close 5 January.
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Project Coordinator
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Email Marketing Executive (Part-time)
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Project Coordinator
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December 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New year, new role? We're recruiting for two positions!
Email Marketing Executive (Part-time)
📅 Applications close 5 January.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3YaLU2l
Project Coordinator
📅 Applications close 8 January.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45pGEM9
Email Marketing Executive (Part-time)
📅 Applications close 5 January.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3YaLU2l
Project Coordinator
📅 Applications close 8 January.
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✨ PhD in gravitational physics? This one’s for you!
The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize is open.
🏆 £500 + chance to publish in Classical and Quantum Gravity
🎤 Present at a UK BritGrav meeting
Eligibility: viva btwn 30 Sept 2024 to 31 Dec 2025
Deadline: 16 Jan
🔗 https://bit.ly/45lQU86
The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize is open.
🏆 £500 + chance to publish in Classical and Quantum Gravity
🎤 Present at a UK BritGrav meeting
Eligibility: viva btwn 30 Sept 2024 to 31 Dec 2025
Deadline: 16 Jan
🔗 https://bit.ly/45lQU86
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
✨ PhD in gravitational physics? This one’s for you!
The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize is open.
🏆 £500 + chance to publish in Classical and Quantum Gravity
🎤 Present at a UK BritGrav meeting
Eligibility: viva btwn 30 Sept 2024 to 31 Dec 2025
Deadline: 16 Jan
🔗 https://bit.ly/45lQU86
The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Thesis Prize is open.
🏆 £500 + chance to publish in Classical and Quantum Gravity
🎤 Present at a UK BritGrav meeting
Eligibility: viva btwn 30 Sept 2024 to 31 Dec 2025
Deadline: 16 Jan
🔗 https://bit.ly/45lQU86
@ukri.org has set out how it plans to invest its £38.6bn funding allocation over the next four years. Professor Paul Howarth, IOP President-elect, responds to the announcement: www.iop.org/about/news/i...
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@ukri.org has set out how it plans to invest its £38.6bn funding allocation over the next four years. Professor Paul Howarth, IOP President-elect, responds to the announcement: www.iop.org/about/news/i...
The IOP Student Community is hosting the 2025 Festive Quiz this Friday! Join solo or in a small team, answer some physic questions & compete for the trophy.
⏰ 2pm-3.15pm
💻 Online
Open to IOP members, staff, Ambassadors, societies + anyone who wants a fun, festive afternoon.
https://bit.ly/3L6W9ll
⏰ 2pm-3.15pm
💻 Online
Open to IOP members, staff, Ambassadors, societies + anyone who wants a fun, festive afternoon.
https://bit.ly/3L6W9ll
December 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The IOP Student Community is hosting the 2025 Festive Quiz this Friday! Join solo or in a small team, answer some physic questions & compete for the trophy.
⏰ 2pm-3.15pm
💻 Online
Open to IOP members, staff, Ambassadors, societies + anyone who wants a fun, festive afternoon.
https://bit.ly/3L6W9ll
⏰ 2pm-3.15pm
💻 Online
Open to IOP members, staff, Ambassadors, societies + anyone who wants a fun, festive afternoon.
https://bit.ly/3L6W9ll
FUSE25, hosted by Durham Uni's Physics Society and Durham Uni's Physics Dept, was fantastic this year! 🌟 We welcomed 35 societies across physics, women in physics, astronomy, rocketry & more from the IOP Affiliated Society network to connect, share experiences & guidance, and prepare for 2026.
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FUSE25, hosted by Durham Uni's Physics Society and Durham Uni's Physics Dept, was fantastic this year! 🌟 We welcomed 35 societies across physics, women in physics, astronomy, rocketry & more from the IOP Affiliated Society network to connect, share experiences & guidance, and prepare for 2026.
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Can fast qubits also be robust ⚛️? These building blocks of quantum computers gain speed from being coupled to their environment and robustness from being isolated, so having both of these traits in a qubit seemed impossible - until now 🖥️. Explore this breakthrough: https://ow.ly/vw1150XGX1r #quantum
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Can fast qubits also be robust ⚛️? These building blocks of quantum computers gain speed from being coupled to their environment and robustness from being isolated, so having both of these traits in a qubit seemed impossible - until now 🖥️. Explore this breakthrough: https://ow.ly/vw1150XGX1r #quantum
What a fantastic evening last night at House of Commons to celebrate our Business Award winners! It was a great opportunity for our winners to showcase their products & network. Thank you to Dave Robertson MP for sponsoring the event.
📰 Read more in @physicsworld.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4aHBxuk
📰 Read more in @physicsworld.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4aHBxuk
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What a fantastic evening last night at House of Commons to celebrate our Business Award winners! It was a great opportunity for our winners to showcase their products & network. Thank you to Dave Robertson MP for sponsoring the event.
📰 Read more in @physicsworld.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4aHBxuk
📰 Read more in @physicsworld.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4aHBxuk
Do you teach 16-19 physics? Join us on Tuesday evenings for an hour of free online CPD. Find out more: spark.iop.org/teaching-16-19
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Do you teach 16-19 physics? Join us on Tuesday evenings for an hour of free online CPD. Find out more: spark.iop.org/teaching-16-19
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
#PhysicsTeaching #PhysicsTeachers #STEMEducation #CPDforTeachers #IOPPhysics
Congratulations to The Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma KCMG who was awarded the President's Medal, as part of the #IOPAwards25. 👏
He was presented with the Medal at our Business Awards celebration at the House of Commons last night by former IOP President Sir Keith Burnett.
He was presented with the Medal at our Business Awards celebration at the House of Commons last night by former IOP President Sir Keith Burnett.
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations to The Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma KCMG who was awarded the President's Medal, as part of the #IOPAwards25. 👏
He was presented with the Medal at our Business Awards celebration at the House of Commons last night by former IOP President Sir Keith Burnett.
He was presented with the Medal at our Business Awards celebration at the House of Commons last night by former IOP President Sir Keith Burnett.
Congratulations to iFAST Diagnostics for winning the Lee Lucas Award, as part of the IOP Business Awards, for the development of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test that identifies the optimal antibiotic treatment in under three hours. 🎉 #IOPAwards25
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congratulations to iFAST Diagnostics for winning the Lee Lucas Award, as part of the IOP Business Awards, for the development of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test that identifies the optimal antibiotic treatment in under three hours. 🎉 #IOPAwards25
Congratulations to the awardees of the IOP Business Start-Up Award! 🎉
This award recognises and celebrates young companies with a great business idea founded on a physics invention, with the potential for business growth and significant societal impact. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
This award recognises and celebrates young companies with a great business idea founded on a physics invention, with the potential for business growth and significant societal impact. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congratulations to the awardees of the IOP Business Start-Up Award! 🎉
This award recognises and celebrates young companies with a great business idea founded on a physics invention, with the potential for business growth and significant societal impact. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
This award recognises and celebrates young companies with a great business idea founded on a physics invention, with the potential for business growth and significant societal impact. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
Congratulations to the awardees of the IOP Business Innovation Award! 🎉
This award recognises and celebrates large, medium and small companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
This award recognises and celebrates large, medium and small companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Congratulations to the awardees of the IOP Business Innovation Award! 🎉
This award recognises and celebrates large, medium and small companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
This award recognises and celebrates large, medium and small companies that have excelled in innovation, delivering significant economic and/or societal impact through the application of physics. This year’s awardees are 👇🧵
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
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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