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Did you see the big bubble in Trinity College today?
“They were pushing a big bubble around Trinity College this morning. Well okay, not a bubble – a zorb – but it was all to do with the new exhibit at the Science Gallery , entitled ‘Bubble’,...
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In search of the next Stephen Hawking
“Without fanfare or ceremony, the most celebrated scientist in the country, Stephen Hawking, quietly stepped down this week from the most prestigious post in British physics. Hawking’s successor as...
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TCD Physics Researcher Honoured
“Professor John Pethica, a Science Foundation Ireland-funded Professor of Physics at Trinity College Dublin and visiting Professor at Oxford University has been appointed Physical Sciences Secretary...
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Heat and temperature
“The teaching semester began again at 9.15 this morning. First day back, I’m always struck by how much I enjoy being in the classroom. I think it’s because lecturing is basically a performance, with...
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‘Bologna Reforms: The Case of Physics’
“Never heard of the Stakeholders Tune European Physics Studies initiative (STEPS)? But what about the Trans-national European Evaluation Project (TEEP)? Come on, so you do know the head of the SOCRATES...
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Does gender bias affect physics teaching?
“According to a recent US study, students think males are more knowledgeable than females when it comes to teaching physics …” (more) [Communicate Science, 5 August]
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Sentimental Education
“… The other night I was having a drink with some colleagues after work. Various topics came up, but we spent a bit of time talking about teaching. It appears that I’m in a small minority of my physics...
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Some graduates in physics earning €100,000-plus
“One-in-seven physics graduates is earning more than €100,000 a year, according to a new report. They tend to start at a higher salary than many other graduates and continue on a lucrative career path....
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Trinity Excels in Chemistry and Physics World Rankings
“The 2011 QS World University Rankings has seen the Schools of Chemistry and Physics at Trinity College excel on the league tables with rankings of 36th and 49th in the world respectively. Trinity...
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Where is Physics Barbie?
“Diversity matters, be it in the make-up of Parliament, among our television presenters or in our boardrooms. It matters in science and technology, too. However, particularly in the physical sciences...
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Why my fellow physicists think they know everything (and why they’re wrong)
“One of the most important things that I’ve learned in my time writing for Ars Technica is how little I know. Look at my back catalogue of stories and you will notice that most of my articles are...
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Last day of semester
“Today was the last day of lectures in the first semester, hurrah. There’s something very satisfying about emptying out the teaching briefcase and filing the notes and overheads back on the bookcase...
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Faster than light neutrinos
“… most surprising experimental particle physics are wrong; when I was doing my PhD I was very impressed with experimental evidence for lepton sub-structure, leptoquarks; two months later the evidence...
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The Irish Times and the God particle
“… However, I find the headline in The Irish Times quite inappropriate. It manages to trivialise both physics and religion, all in my name. I must say it takes a lot of the fun out of writing science...
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The Walton Bridge petition
“IOP Ireland is campaigning to have the new bridge across the Liffey in Dublin at Marlborough Street named for ETS Walton – Ireland’s only physics Nobel prizewinner. If you agree, please sign our...
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Campaign to name new Dublin City bridge after Nobel physicist Ernest Walton
“What better way to celebrate Dublin’s 2012 tenure as European City of Science than to name the new Marlborough Street bridge in the capital city after Ernest Walton, the Irish physicist who won the...
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Teaching (about) Physics
“So the academic year nears its end. This week we have the dreaded meetings of the Examination Boards, complete with External Examiners, ordeal by viva voce for selected students, and finally the lists...
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Hawking, Walton and O’Raifeartaigh
“I was surprised and delighted to come across the photo below, prominently displayed in this week’s Irish Times magazine. In the accompanying article, journalist Arminta Wallace makes the point that...
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Drastic Cuts at Italian Institutes Infuriate Researchers
“Italian scientists are up in arms over proposed budget cuts at over a dozen national research institutes as part of a spending review announced on 6 July that will strike €26bn from the national...
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Institute of Physics bemoans Leaving Cert
“The Institute of Physics has expressed serious concern about the number of students choosing to take the physics course for Leaving Certificate …” (more) [Business Post, 15 August]
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