Read article: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win 2023 Nobel Prize for Physics
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win 2023 Nobel Prize for Physics
Trio wins for work in attosecond science
Read article: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier win 2023 Nobel Prize for Physics
Read article: Royal Society launches fellowships to support Black scientists
Royal Society launches fellowships to support Black scientists
Pilot programme aims to address under-representation through funding and mentoring support
Read article: Percentage of disabled physicists in the UK has halved in one year, finds survey
Percentage of disabled physicists in the UK has halved in one year, finds survey
The percentage of people with a disability is also lower in physics than it is in the chemical and biological sciences
Read article: Female PhD students miss out on chance to become inventors, finds study
Female PhD students miss out on chance to become inventors, finds study
Women in technical PhD programmes are given less hands-on experience in patenting and commercial science compared to their male counterparts
Read article: Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme
Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme
The UK will also join the EU’s Copernicus Earth-observation programme but not its Euratom fusion initiative
Read article: India launches its first mission to the Sun
India launches its first mission to the Sun
The Aditya-L1 craft will improve our understanding of solar activity including the solar wind and solar flares
Read article: Campus community mourns nanoscientist fatally shot at the University of North Carolina
Campus community mourns nanoscientist fatally shot at the University of North Carolina
Zijie Yan was an “outstanding professor, researcher and mentor” colleague says
Read article: Astronomers protest at International Astronomical Union’s updated code of conduct on harassment
Astronomers protest at International Astronomical Union’s updated code of conduct on harassment
Researchers claim that the new code offers a safe space for harassers
Read article: US announces $1.2bn pilot programme to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
US announces $1.2bn pilot programme to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
The two projects are expected to be the world’s largest direct air capture projects when built
Read article: Russia’s Luna 25 Moon probe crashes on landing
Russia’s Luna 25 Moon probe crashes on landing
If successful, it would have been the country’s first lunar landing in almost half a century
