Starting scholarship conversations in the Durham Physics Department
We report on a successful teaching symposium at Durham – and share how you can host your own!
PER Across the Pond: Reflections from the McMaster PER Symposium
McMaster University in Canada hosted its first Physics Education Research and Practice Symposium, featuring a keynote from Nobel Laureate Prof. Carl Wieman, other amazing talks by Canadian physics education researchers, and an amazing discussion panel on The Future of Physics with two Nobel Laureates, the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, and a…
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.
Becoming a Physics Student in 2026 – IOP ViCEPHEC satellite meeting registration NOW open
This meeting will explore the school physics curriculum and discuss the skills and knowledge students bring with them when they start their physics undergraduate degrees, and how we as educators can bridge the gap between school and university.
Teaching Programming Across Disciplines Book launched
For the past two and a half years, a community for those who teach programming to students in disciplines outside of pure computer science has been building, centred around the University of Edinburgh, and the (for historical reasons) pairprogramming.co.uk website and blog.
Extended bursary deadline for ViCEPHEC attendance
The bursary deadline for IOP HEG support to attend ViCEPHEC has been extended to July 3rd at 9am. More information and the application form. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Fox (michael.fox@imperial.ac.uk)
PER at the SUPA Annual Gathering
Victoria M. Arbour, University of Glasgow The 2026 SUPA Annual Gathering featured a dedicated PER theme session, bringing together researchers from across Scotland to share work on feedback literacy, AI tutoring, student reasoning, and more. On May 20, 2026, the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) held its Annual Gathering at the University of the West…
STEM Education Innovation by the Lake 2026, Ambleside, 5th-10th August: Pre-registration open !
Pre-registration is now open for the STEM Education Innovation by the Lake 2026, which will take place at the University of Cumbria, Ambleside, UK, from 5th–10th August 2026, sponsored by the IOP, RSC Higher Education Group, IUPAP and GIREP (Pre-registration form). This intensive workshop aims to support academics, educators and researchers at any career level…
Undergraduate physics research meeting
On the 12th of June we (SUPER) have organised a meeting to move forward with a grant proposal. The meeting will have a soft start at 11.30 for a prompt noon beginning and we expect to be finished well before 5pm. For those travelling far (or who just want to use it), we will have…
