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Welcome to the Institute of Physics in Scotland news pages. In this section you will find the latest news from both the Institute itself and also from the national and international physics community.

Alison McLure

Extreme Arctic 2010 – IOP officer to join expedition to Svalbard

Alison McLure, the Institute of Physics (IOP) National Officer in Scotland is joining The British Schools Exploring Society’s (BSES) Extreme Arctic expedition to Svalbard this April

 
 
 
Orkney students make waves to win IOP National Science & Engineering Prize

Keith Alexander and Erik Bews, both 17, from Kirkwall Grammar School in Orkney have won the prestigious Institute of Physics (IOP) prize for physics for their research into wave testing facilities at the National Science & Engineering Competition at the Big Bang Fair in Manchester

 
The Institute of Physics
SUPA researchers to benefit from £48 million investment

Eight Scottish universities are to share almost £48 million to grow their physics research capabilities in a move which will cement the nation’s claim to be a global leader in scientific research and discovery

 
 
Top of the class: IOP honours best physics Highers students

The Institute of Physics (IOP) will today be celebrating the success of nine students who scored 100% in this year’s Highers and Advanced Highers physics exams

 
The Institute of Physics
IOP graduate survey launch: good news for Scottish physicists

What does a physics degree do for you? How much can you earn with a physics degree? Why are physicists found in such a wide range of industries?

 
 
Scottish industry
Scottish physics Higher entrants continue to increase

Good news for physics in Scotland today, Tuesday, 5 August, with a 2.7 per cent increase in the number of students taking the physics Higher

 
The Institute of Physics
Physics success for Scotland in Research Assessment Exercise

In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, three Scottish Physics departments within the Scottish University Physics Alliance (SUPA) were ranked 7th equal or better, led by St Andrews standing at equal 2nd with Cambridge and Nottingham, Edinburgh 6th and Glasgow equal 7th

 
 
New training centres for PhD students
New doctoral training centres to boost the Scottish economy

The Scottish University Physics Alliance (SUPA) is celebrating this week after the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced that two of the three new doctoral training centres in Scotland will be situated in Heriot-Watt University and St Andrew’s University respectively, both part of SUPA

 
Venturing into space
New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible

According to the international space agencies, “Space Weather” is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts in space

 
 
Scottish industry
Scottish physics Highers on the increase

Success for the health of physics in Scotland today, Tuesday, 5 August, as the Scottish Qualifications Authority issues results for national courses in 2008. After a period of steady decline since the beginning of the century, there has been a 2.1 per cent increase in the number of Scottish students taking physics Highers this year

 
Physics in the Field at Inverness Highland Games
Physics Buskers return to Inverness Highland Games

Visitors to the Inverness Highland Games were ready for Tossing the Caber, Scots Hammer and athletics but were they prepared for Alka Seltzer rockets and balloon kebabs?

 
 
IOP NEWS
Knowledge transfer exhibition to show Scotland is leading the charge

A knowledge transfer exhibition and conference in Glasgow will show how world-class physics research becomes part of our everyday lives.

 
Physics and the Scottish Economy
Physics is making big bucks in the Scottish economy

A report, Physics and the Scottish Economy, released by the Institute of Physics in Scotland, shows that more than £8 billion of Scottish economic output is contingent upon physics.

 
 
Physics buskers challenge festival-goers’ perceptions of physics
Physics buskers bring tour to Newcastle Mela

The Institute of Physics is sending out a crack team of physics buskers to the Newcastle Mela this bank holiday to challenge festival-goers’ perceptions of physics.

 
Physics A level results – finally on the increase
Physics A level results – finally on the increase and with good future prospects

After more than 20 years of steady decline in examination entrances for A level physics, numbers are now on the increase.

 
 
Echo the alien trying out the Go-Karts at Butlins
Redcoats and Aliens: Adventures in Physics at Butlins

The Institute of Physics has teamed up with Butlins, the famous family holiday company, to create a unique physics-based adventure for kids.

 
Physics Buskers in action
Physics buskers bring tour to the Green Man music festival

The Institute of Physics is sending a crack team of physics buskers to the Green Man electro-folk music festival this summer to challenge festival-goers’ perceptions of physics.

 
 
IOP NEWS
Knowledge transfer exhibition to show Scotland is leading the charge

A knowledge transfer exhibition and conference in Glasgow will show how world-class physics research becomes part of our everyday lives.

 
Phil Willis, MP
Remembering the accomplishments of Lord Kelvin

Physicists, MPs and dignitaries attended a commemorative event on Wednesday, November 21, at the House of Commons to remember the late, great Lord Kelvin.

 
 
 
 

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