Category: General News
Research project into the role and professional development of physics HE technicians
We would like to invite all physics technicians working in UK Higher Education to complete our anonymous survey and help our research project.
IOP HEG supported events for 2027
The IOP Higher Education Group (HEG) committee welcomes proposals for events and meetings for the calendar year 2027.
Call for Papers on “Reimagining University Physics and Astronomy: Educational Methods for the Years Ahead”
In partnership with Frontiers, Manjula Sharma, Cecilia Stari, Henry Sun, Pornrat Wattanakasiwich and myself are bringing key researchers together in a focused project on ‘Reimagining University Physics and Astronomy: Educational Methods for the Years Ahead’. Here’s a link to find out more about the project: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/78443/reimagining-university-physics-and-astronomy-educational-methods-for-the-years-ahead The aim of this Research Topic is to…
Invitation to participate in a study on uncertainty in physics
Dear colleagues, I am a PhD researcher in Physics Education Research and I am inviting physics academics to take part in a research study exploring how uncertainty is understood and approached in physics. The study involves a one-to-one interview (approximately 60 minutes) in which participants will be asked to discuss their thoughts on…
UG BSc final year project survey: call for participation
Dear fellow Physics educators, As part of a final year BSc project, I have two students who have set-up a survey exploring if foundation year and year 1 students (England/Wales*) are mathematical or conceptual in their approach to learning physics and if this is shaped by their experiences and attitudes to teamwork. Their survey…
ICPE Medal Award for outstanding contributions to physics teaching
The International Commission on Physics Education (C14) was established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) in 1960 to promote the exchange of information and views among the members of the international scientific community in Physics Education. Today, IUPAP C14 invites physicists from all corners of the world and at all…
Help request: Survey on Quantum Careers
We are a team of researchers from the Physics Departments at the University of Bristol, Imperial College London, and the University of Colorado, who have designed a survey to better understand undergraduate and master’s students’ perceptions of, interest in, and preparation for work in the quantum industry. We are interested in distributing this anonymous survey…
Survey Invitation: What does it mean to be a physicist?
As part of my PhD project in Astronomy and Physics Education, I am exploring this question, specifically how perceptions of physicists’ influence students’ connection to physics as a subject, as well as their identity as a physics person. By understanding the practices we associate with becoming a physicist, we can support our students to…
Invitation to volunteer to review for NTFS or CATE 2026
A message from Advance HE inviting colleagues to volunteer to review for NTFS or CATE applications in the next round. I encourage anyone in the PER community with relevant NTFS or CATE experience to contact me if they would be willing to share insight about the review and/or application process, and I will add…
PhD Scholarship in Physics at the University of Edinburgh aimed at students with black or mixed-race black heritage
I wanted to inform you about a new PhD scholarship program that my University (the University of Edinburgh) is offering. Here are the details: The Career Development Scholarship targets under-represented groups in Physics, and in the first year we are piloting this for applicants with black or mixed-race black heritage. This follows the recent…
