The Institute of Physics is a scientific membership organisation devoted to increasing the understanding and application of physics. It has an extensive worldwide membership (currently over 34,000) and is a leading communicator of physics with all audiences from specialists through government to the general public.
The President of the Institute of Physics delivers a speech at the IOP Awards in which he details the successes and failures in and around physics for 2012. He also announces the findings of the girls in physics report which found that; "49% of maintained co-ed schools sent no girls on to take A-level physics in 2011. The figure for all secondary schools is 46%." http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/support/girls_physics/page_41593.html
Professor Brian Cox criticises policy and journalism that ignores scientific facts and findings. He also talks about the importance of funding in physics with increased demand for the subject at university level. Sir Peter Knight presented him with the President's Medal at an event in London
Liv Boeree has always been passionate about astrophysics and gained a First Class Honours degree in Physics from Manchester University. She became involved in the poker industry after graduation, making a name for herself by winning the European Poker Tour in 2010 in San Remo. Liv's substantial career winnings and work in the television industry prove that a physics degree can be applied in a less orthodox way. This video is to help promote the shortfall of girls studying physics http://www.io...
Julia Huuhtanen was training at the famous Russian Olympic Centre and competing in the World Championships in rhythmic gymnastics. But when pneumonia set back her gymnastics career, she decided to study physics instead - doing her Masters at Royal Holloway, University of London. This summer Julia was an intern for the Institute of Physics, playing a vital role in the production of the latest Physics and the UK Economy report. This video is to help promote the shortfall of girls studying physic...
Masterchef finalist Aki Matshushima is studying for her PhD in cold temperature physics at Imperial College, London and investigating how accurate measurements can be made at the quantum scale. She is also a fantastic sushi chef and has developed Japanese themed ice creams for GINO Gelato. This video is to help promote the shortfall of girls studying physics http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/support/girls_physics/page_41593.html
The Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture 2009 is delivered by astronomer Dr Andrew Newsam. This lecture will reveal how: Modern telescopes can be used by astronomers to look at the universe in ever greater detail; Progress in technology allows astronomers to observe things further and further away and therefore further back in time; Astronomical observations can be used to learn more about the origins and future of the universe.
"Gravity, Gas and Stardust" is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecture for 2006 and is delivered by Pete Edwards of Durham University. The hour long lecture is aimed at 14-16 year old schoolchildren and is strongly linked to the national curriculum. Questions about the universe have preoccupied mankind since the beginning of civilisation. The last three years have witnessed considerable progress in our understanding of what makes out universe tick. Recent results fro ground-and s...
"Gravity, Gas and Stardust" is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecture for 2006 and is delivered by Pete Edwards of Durham University. The hour long lecture is aimed at 14-16 year old schoolchildren and is strongly linked to the national curriculum. Questions about the universe have preoccupied mankind since the beginning of civilisation. The last three years have witnessed considerable progress in our understanding of what makes out universe tick. Recent results fro ground-and s...
"Gravity, Gas and Stardust" is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecture for 2006 and is delivered by Pete Edwards of Durham University. The hour long lecture is aimed at 14-16 year old schoolchildren and is strongly linked to the national curriculum. Questions about the universe have preoccupied mankind since the beginning of civilisation. The last three years have witnessed considerable progress in our understanding of what makes out universe tick. Recent results fro ground-and s...
Dr Yvette Hancock of the University of York specialises in quantum technology. She helps us become quantum mechanics ourselves while revealing the theory and technology behind future handheld devices. The lecture was filmed at the Royal Institution as part of a series called 'Physics in Perspective'. http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/extra_resources/perspective/page_41717.html
