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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.
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
Today we kicked off the week with our first event of #QuantumWeek2025, 'The First 100 Years', at the historic @rigb.org. Our speakers explored quantum's history, its impact, how its shaped society, and its strangeness. We’ll be back tomorrow with 'Our Quantum Future'.
👉 www.iop.org/events/quant...
👉 www.iop.org/events/quant...
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Today we kicked off the week with our first event of #QuantumWeek2025, 'The First 100 Years', at the historic @rigb.org. Our speakers explored quantum's history, its impact, how its shaped society, and its strangeness. We’ll be back tomorrow with 'Our Quantum Future'.
👉 www.iop.org/events/quant...
👉 www.iop.org/events/quant...
Everyone’s talking about quantum computing - but how close are we to real impact?
Join us for an online panel discussion with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft on 20 Nov where we explore what's real, what's possible & what's still science fiction.
🔗 iop.org/events/quantum-computing-hope-or-hype
Join us for an online panel discussion with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft on 20 Nov where we explore what's real, what's possible & what's still science fiction.
🔗 iop.org/events/quantum-computing-hope-or-hype
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Everyone’s talking about quantum computing - but how close are we to real impact?
Join us for an online panel discussion with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft on 20 Nov where we explore what's real, what's possible & what's still science fiction.
🔗 iop.org/events/quantum-computing-hope-or-hype
Join us for an online panel discussion with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft on 20 Nov where we explore what's real, what's possible & what's still science fiction.
🔗 iop.org/events/quantum-computing-hope-or-hype
When Kim Kardashian questioned the Moon landings, we were happy to help with the facts about what did, and didn’t happen. 🌕
We’re all for curiosity - it’s what drives discovery - but when it comes to the Moon landings, the evidence really is out of this world.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
We’re all for curiosity - it’s what drives discovery - but when it comes to the Moon landings, the evidence really is out of this world.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
‘Yes, we’ve been to the moon before’: Nasa rebuffs Kim Kardashian conspiracy theory
Nasa chief Sean Duffy confirms 1969 landing was indeed real after US celebrity on TV show says ‘I think it was fake’
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
When Kim Kardashian questioned the Moon landings, we were happy to help with the facts about what did, and didn’t happen. 🌕
We’re all for curiosity - it’s what drives discovery - but when it comes to the Moon landings, the evidence really is out of this world.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
We’re all for curiosity - it’s what drives discovery - but when it comes to the Moon landings, the evidence really is out of this world.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Want to work at the IOP? We're hiring for two key roles:
➡️ People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover)
📅 Applications close 9 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
➡️ Project Officer, Workforce Partnerships
📅 Applications close 10 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hFJnGu
➡️ People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover)
📅 Applications close 9 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
➡️ Project Officer, Workforce Partnerships
📅 Applications close 10 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hFJnGu
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Want to work at the IOP? We're hiring for two key roles:
➡️ People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover)
📅 Applications close 9 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
➡️ Project Officer, Workforce Partnerships
📅 Applications close 10 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hFJnGu
➡️ People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover)
📅 Applications close 9 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
➡️ Project Officer, Workforce Partnerships
📅 Applications close 10 November
🔗 https://bit.ly/4hFJnGu
Join leading voices in quantum science at two landmark IOP-hosted events at The Royal Institution next week! Explore the past, present & future of quantum tech, and connect with physicists, innovators, and science communicators shaping the next century.
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join leading voices in quantum science at two landmark IOP-hosted events at The Royal Institution next week! Explore the past, present & future of quantum tech, and connect with physicists, innovators, and science communicators shaping the next century.
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
Dreaming of taking your physics journey further? 💭 The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund is now open for applications. This Fund supports graduates from groups currently under-represented in physics to pursue a doctorate - full or part-time.
📅 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
🔗 iop.org/bellburnellfund
📅 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
🔗 iop.org/bellburnellfund
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Dreaming of taking your physics journey further? 💭 The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund is now open for applications. This Fund supports graduates from groups currently under-represented in physics to pursue a doctorate - full or part-time.
📅 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
🔗 iop.org/bellburnellfund
📅 Deadline: 19 Jan 2026
🔗 iop.org/bellburnellfund
Congrats to Dr Dimitra Darambara for being awarded Honorary Fellowship for leadership, significant contributions and continued advocacy of physics applied to medicine, attracting academic, industrial and clinical impact, and for the establishment of the IOP’s Medical Physics Group. 👏 #IOPAwards25
October 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congrats to Dr Dimitra Darambara for being awarded Honorary Fellowship for leadership, significant contributions and continued advocacy of physics applied to medicine, attracting academic, industrial and clinical impact, and for the establishment of the IOP’s Medical Physics Group. 👏 #IOPAwards25
Congratulations to Carol Monaghan for being awarded Honorary Fellowship as part of the #IOPAwards25! 👏 Carol is a distinguished teacher of physics who served as a Member of Parliament for nine years, using her position to highlight the challenges facing STEM industry, technology and skills.
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Congratulations to Carol Monaghan for being awarded Honorary Fellowship as part of the #IOPAwards25! 👏 Carol is a distinguished teacher of physics who served as a Member of Parliament for nine years, using her position to highlight the challenges facing STEM industry, technology and skills.
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🧑🔬 Are you an early career researcher?🧑🔬
If so, we'd love for you to attend our early career event next month. It will feature a careers panel, networking opportunities and a discussion about the importance of effective communication for sharing research.
Book your spot at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
If so, we'd love for you to attend our early career event next month. It will feature a careers panel, networking opportunities and a discussion about the importance of effective communication for sharing research.
Book your spot at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🧑🔬 Are you an early career researcher?🧑🔬
If so, we'd love for you to attend our early career event next month. It will feature a careers panel, networking opportunities and a discussion about the importance of effective communication for sharing research.
Book your spot at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
If so, we'd love for you to attend our early career event next month. It will feature a careers panel, networking opportunities and a discussion about the importance of effective communication for sharing research.
Book your spot at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...
Congrats to Prof Francesca Di Lodovico for winning the Giuseppe Occhialini Medal & Prize for significant contributions to neutrino physics, study of oscillation parameters in the neutrino & quark sectors, and leadership of future long-baseline neutrino experiments. 👏 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congrats to Prof Francesca Di Lodovico for winning the Giuseppe Occhialini Medal & Prize for significant contributions to neutrino physics, study of oscillation parameters in the neutrino & quark sectors, and leadership of future long-baseline neutrino experiments. 👏 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
“The second quantum revolution may be coming faster than expected - and it will be transformative.”
IOP’s Louis Barson talks to Silicon Republic on the UK’s quantum boom, the skills gap, and why physics education is key to powering the next-gen quantum economy.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qiD5jL
IOP’s Louis Barson talks to Silicon Republic on the UK’s quantum boom, the skills gap, and why physics education is key to powering the next-gen quantum economy.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qiD5jL
Getting physical: IOP director talks skills to boost next-gen quantum
Institute of Physics director of science Louis Barson talks to SiliconRepublic.com about the UK’s quantum revolution and the value of a physics education.
www.siliconrepublic.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“The second quantum revolution may be coming faster than expected - and it will be transformative.”
IOP’s Louis Barson talks to Silicon Republic on the UK’s quantum boom, the skills gap, and why physics education is key to powering the next-gen quantum economy.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qiD5jL
IOP’s Louis Barson talks to Silicon Republic on the UK’s quantum boom, the skills gap, and why physics education is key to powering the next-gen quantum economy.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4qiD5jL
Congratulations to Martin McLaren for winning the Business, Higher Education and National Research Facility Technician Award for spearheading the design and creation of multi-million-pound research infrastructure at the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 👏
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to Martin McLaren for winning the Business, Higher Education and National Research Facility Technician Award for spearheading the design and creation of multi-million-pound research infrastructure at the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 👏
Congratulations to Joan Shaw for winning the Technician Award for support of trainee science teachers & technicians at @unibirmingham.bsky.social School of Education in developing practical skills, and for wider contributions to science teaching professional development across the West Midlands. 👏
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to Joan Shaw for winning the Technician Award for support of trainee science teachers & technicians at @unibirmingham.bsky.social School of Education in developing practical skills, and for wider contributions to science teaching professional development across the West Midlands. 👏
📢 We’re hiring a People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover).
Lead on HR policies and processes, support employee relations, and make a real impact at IOP.
📅 Applications close 29 October
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
Lead on HR policies and processes, support employee relations, and make a real impact at IOP.
📅 Applications close 29 October
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📢 We’re hiring a People and Policy Partner (Maternity Cover).
Lead on HR policies and processes, support employee relations, and make a real impact at IOP.
📅 Applications close 29 October
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
Lead on HR policies and processes, support employee relations, and make a real impact at IOP.
📅 Applications close 29 October
🔗 https://bit.ly/4n4fO2c
Join leading voices in quantum science at two landmark IOP-hosted events at The Royal Institution on 4 to 5 November. Louis Barson, IOP's Director of Science, Business and Education explains why this event is not to be missed!
🎟️ Discount for IOP members
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
🎟️ Discount for IOP members
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
October 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Join leading voices in quantum science at two landmark IOP-hosted events at The Royal Institution on 4 to 5 November. Louis Barson, IOP's Director of Science, Business and Education explains why this event is not to be missed!
🎟️ Discount for IOP members
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
🎟️ Discount for IOP members
🔗 https://iop.eventsair.com/qst2025
Congratulations to Helen M Rose @stemlearning.bsky.social for winning the School and Further Education Technician Award for leading the professional development and training programme of technicians at the National STEM Learning Centre. 👏
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Congratulations to Helen M Rose @stemlearning.bsky.social for winning the School and Further Education Technician Award for leading the professional development and training programme of technicians at the National STEM Learning Centre. 👏
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
Congratulations to John Jermy (King's Ely) for winning the School and Further Education Technician Award for over 40 years of innovative, diligent practical support of thousands of physics students in East Anglia, England. 👏
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations to John Jermy (King's Ely) for winning the School and Further Education Technician Award for over 40 years of innovative, diligent practical support of thousands of physics students in East Anglia, England. 👏
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
👉 https://www.iop.org/about/awards/2025-iop-award-winners
Ireland has officially joined CERN - a major milestone years in the making. This historic step opens the door for Irish students, researchers, educators and companies to access world-leading research infrastructure, drive innovation and take part in scientific discovery.
www.iop.org/about/news/i...
www.iop.org/about/news/i...
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ireland has officially joined CERN - a major milestone years in the making. This historic step opens the door for Irish students, researchers, educators and companies to access world-leading research infrastructure, drive innovation and take part in scientific discovery.
www.iop.org/about/news/i...
www.iop.org/about/news/i...
This Diwali, @physicsworld.bsky.social celebrates illumination - from the lamps that brighten our homes to the quantum light that reveals new worlds. In a special feature, Prof Rupamanjari Ghosh reflects on how curiosity, culture, and quantum physics intertwine: https://bit.ly/3IWJpgf
Illuminating quantum worlds: a Diwali conversation with Rupamanjari Ghosh – Physics World
The 2025 Homi Bhabha lecturer Rupamanjari Ghosh is a leading expert in quantum optics and a transformative figure in higher education and science policy in India
physicsworld.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This Diwali, @physicsworld.bsky.social celebrates illumination - from the lamps that brighten our homes to the quantum light that reveals new worlds. In a special feature, Prof Rupamanjari Ghosh reflects on how curiosity, culture, and quantum physics intertwine: https://bit.ly/3IWJpgf