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Topic of the moment: Particle detection (from the IOP´s main website)
Physicists in Primary Schools (from the IOP´s main website)
Science Minister joins 40,000th member celebrations (from the IOP´s main website)
News from IOP in Wales
Year 12 students see how physics saves lives
19 April 2012
A GROUP of thirty five Year 12 students from schools and colleges in South West Wales is attending a residential course on the application of science, technology, engineering and maths in medicine at Swansea University today, Thursday 19, and, tomorrow, Friday 20 April
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Stargazing LIVE event at the WWT National Wetland Centre Wales
Event in Carmarthenshire
Stargazing LIVE event at Glyndwr University, Wrexham
An event for beginners and amateurs alike in North Wales
Stargazing LIVE event at Wick Sports Pavilion
Stargazing Live encourages everyone – from complete beginner to enthusiastic amateur – to make the most of the night sky
Annual Reports
2010 Annual Report now available
1 May...
- 1910
Birth of J Allen Hynek, the astrophysicist and ufologist who served on three US Air Force studies of unexplained aerial phenomena.
- 1930
Pluto is given its name – it was chosen by a vote from the members of the Lowell Observatory, where the dwarf planet was discovered, after having been suggested by an 11-year-old girl in Oxford, Venetia Burney.
- Institute of Physics Blog
The IOP blog highlights daily global physics news and features a closer look at some of the IOP's activities from outreach programmes and national and regional involvement to our international partnerships and interesting research developments.
- Teaching Advanced Physics
The Teaching Advanced Physics (TAP) website contains detailed ideas and resources for teaching physics to students aged 16-19.
- physicsworld.com wins Online Media Award
The leading physics website physicsworld.com, has won 'Best specialist site for journalism' at the 2011 Online Media Awards
- Introduction to refereeing guide now online
IOP Publishing's new guide to help authors and referees understand the refereeing process is now available, free of charge, online
