Read article: Don’t panic
Don’t panic
The job market for new graduates and career-changers in 2009 is not great, but physicists may be better equipped than most, as Margaret Harris explains
Read article: Don’t panic
Read article: Once a physicist: Scott Russell Sanders
Once a physicist: Scott Russell Sanders
The essayist and English professor with his roots in physics
Read article: Once a physicist: Nick Horvath
Once a physicist: Nick Horvath
From physics to professional basketball
Read article: Riding the red dragon
Riding the red dragon
Western universities have long welcomed visiting students and academics from the Far East. Now China’s ascendance offers career opportunities for researchers like Ian Broadwell wh...
Read article: Once a physicist: Vijay Iyer
Once a physicist: Vijay Iyer
From physics to acclaimed jazz musician
Read article: Riding the storm out
Riding the storm out
A career in severe-weather research offers flexibility and plenty of opportunities to experience the fascinating physics of the rotating fluid called the atmosphere. Josh Wurman
Read article: Living life on ‘Mars’
Living life on ‘Mars’
The quest for clear, dark skies has led astronomers to build telescopes far away from the lights and smog of modern civilization, but what is it like to live and work in such places? Elena ...
Read article: Once a physicist: David Florence
Once a physicist: David Florence
The Nottingham University graduate who won a silver medal in canoeing at the Beijing Olympics
Read article: Once a physicist: Zhengrong Shi
Once a physicist: Zhengrong Shi
From laser physics to solar power: the founder and chief executive of Suntech Power
Read article: The science of fine art
The science of fine art
Working at the interface of science and art, conservation research extends our knowledge of artworks and helps keep fragile items safe for future generations. Christina Young ...
