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UK shows the way for physics
“Sir, – As students across the UK receive their A-Level results, the Institute of Physics in Ireland warmly welcomes the highly significant rise in the numbers taking physics …” (more) [Kevin McGuigan,...
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Trinity physicist recognised for her world-leading research in nanoscience
“A Trinity College Dublin physicist has been awarded the 2012 RDS / Intel Prize Lecture for Nanoscience. Valeria Nicolosi, research professor at the school of physics, received the award in recognition...
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Oxford University Press title joins new model for open access publishing
“Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce that Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP) has been identified for participation in SCOAP³ (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access...
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Open-access deal for particle physics
“The entire field of particle physics is set to switch to open-access publishing, a milestone in the push to make research results freely available to readers …” (more) [Richard Van Noorden, Nature...
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Frontiers of Physics 2012 at Trinity College Dublin
“I spent last weekend at the Frontiers of Physics conference at Trinity College Dublin. This is an annual conference hosted by the Institute of Physics, aimed at establishing links with secondary...
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Particle physics volunteers to be fleeced …
“I heard the news yesterday that a body called the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access in Particle Physics (SCOAPP) has arranged a deal whereby virtually all articles in particle physics will be...
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Falling numbers in physics – what do teachers think?
“A topic that gets quite a frequent airing in our tearoom is the decline in the number of students taking physics. This issue isn’t peculiar to my institution – a quick look at the literature indicates...
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Cyril Delaney – An Appreciation
“Cyril Francis George Delaney, Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin and former professor of experimental physics, who died recently aged 87, was an outstandingly talented and inspirational...
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Why don’t more girls study physics?
“Despite efforts to get more women into science labs almost half of Britain’s co-ed schools have no female students taking A-level physics. Are sexist attitudes still to blame – or is it a fear of...
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The two ideas to fix the gender balance that do not make me cringe
“When I was in the penultimate year of high school, at that point where you need to think about universities, all six of the girls in my physics class got a flyer advertising ‘girl days’ at technical...
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DCU cites massive swing towards STEM subjects in CAO first preferences
“DCU has reported a significant swing in the direction of STEM-based courses in terms of CAO first preference figures. The university said it attracted more than 4,000 first preference applications …”...
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Back at Cambridge
“… The conference, Infinities and Cosmology, is not on theoretical or experimental cosmology, but on the philosophy of cosmology. It forms part of a new Oxford-Cambridge initiative aimed at bringing...
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Number of Female Physics Students Continues to Lag
“A growing number of schools, districts and countries are attempting to understand the lack of interest in hard sciences among women. Jon Cartwright, writing for The Daily Telegraph, reports that in...
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Book Review: Lives in Science: How Institutions Affect Academic Careers
“What can we learn when we study people across the course of their professional lives? Joseph C Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists, and in Lives in Science he tracks...
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Ireland loses a great physicist
“Sad times for physics in Ireland this week with the news that Professor Alex Montwill, Ireland’s best-known particle physicist, has died. Alex was an outstanding particle physicist and the best...
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A quantum conference at Castletown House
“… As well as the technical talks, the organisers hosted a public talk on the Higgs boson by Peter Higgs. Yes, the man himself! Peter’s visit to Ireland received quite bit of media attention and the...
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Labs, lectures and luring young people into science
“My Education Week: Cormac O Raifeartaigh, lecturer in physics at Waterford Institute of Technology. On Monday morning, I give a talk about our physics degree course to students from secondary schools...
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NUI Galway’s School of Physics recognised for commitment to gender equality
“NUI Galway’s School of Physics has been recognised for its work in promoting equal opportunities in science. The Institute of Physics has become the first university in Ireland to be made a...
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Trinity College experiment succeeds after 69 years
“After decades of waiting, physicists at Trinity College have for the first time captured a rare scientific event on camera. 70 years after the experiment was set up, the scientists have videoed pitch...
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Three Irish researchers secure €2m in EU R&D funding
“Three Irish researchers have been announced as recipients of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants and will share €2m between them to pursue their cutting-edge research in...
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