Nicole Bell
nicolefbell.bsky.social
Nicole Bell
@nicolefbell.bsky.social
Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne.
Enrolments in high school physics are across Australia are declining. And the gender balance is stubbornly unchanged.

These trends broadly reflect patterns observed in advanced-level mathematics in Australian high schools.
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 6:20 AM
Reposted by Nicole Bell
Considered the 'sun's messengers' neutrinos are ghostly particles that rarely interact with normal matter.

In Pursuit, physicists explain how the study of neutrinos through the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is uncovering the sun's inner workings.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/neu... 🧪
Neutrinos are the Sun’s secret messengers
Once thought undetectable, huge underground experiments are unlocking the nature of ghostly particles called neutrinos, which could be the key to a deeper understanding of what is happening inside the...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
August 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
In a new Physical Review Letter, S. Meighen-Berger, J. Newstead, @johnbeacom.bsky.social, M. Dolan and I explain how the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) can make precision solar neutrino measurements.

PRL: doi.org/10.1103/htfm...

Popular science: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/neu...
August 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Reposted by Nicole Bell
The Australian Institute of Physics is deeply concerned about declining participation in mathematics in senior secondary school, as reported today by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. bit.ly/44VXhQ1. We must act now to address this to underpin Australia’s economic and social future.
Maths Crisis Deepens with Record Low Year 12 Enrolments and Persistent Gender Gap - AMSI I Championing Mathematical Sciences for Australia’s Advancement
The 2025 AMSI Year 12 Mathematics Participation Report Card, released today by the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI), reveals a deepening crisis in secondary school mathematics partici...
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July 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Nicole Bell
The Australian Institute of Physics is looking for an event manager. aip.org.au/News/13521249
The Australian Institute of Physics - The Australian Institute of Physics is looking for an Event Manager
aip.org.au
July 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM