Read article: A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor
A survey by the Ogden Trust finds that half of those that didn’t take physics post-16 say they did not enjoy the subject
Read article: ITER fusion reactor hit by massive decade-long delay and €5bn price hike
Full operation with deuterium and tritium is not expected until 2039
Read article: Battery boss: physicist Martin Freer will run UK’s Faraday Institution
Freer will take up the role on 2 September replacing Pam Thomas as chief executive officer
Read article: David Charbonneau and Sara Seager bag the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Charbonneau and Seager share $1m prize for their work characterizing the atmospheres of exoplanets
Read article: It’s official: United Nations declares 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
The year will see quantum-related workshops, conferences, festivals and schools outreach activities
Read article: Equal1 wins IOP’s qBIG Prize for quantum innovation
Aquark Technologies and NIQS Tech are runners-up in 2024 competition
Read article: Climate physicist Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo elected Mexican president in landslide win
With a background in climate science, Sheinbaum Pardo also becomes Mexico’s first female president
Read article: ‘Hidden’ citations conceal the true impact of scientific research
Study finds that “foundational” work is often not properly cited, skewing its true impact
Read article: European Space Agency releases first batch of spectacular science images from its Euclid mission
The five images reveal galaxies, globular clusters and nebulae in incredible detail
Read article: Shrinivas Kulkarni wins Shaw Prize in Astronomy for work on variable and transient objects
Time-domain astronomer receives $1.2m award from Hong Kong-based foundation
