Physicist Claudia de Rham: ‘Gravity connects everything, from a person to a planet’
The scientist on training as a diver, pilot and astronaut in order to understand the true nature of gravity, and why being able to describe what happens at the centre of a black hole is so important
December 2023
Physicist Bob Coecke: ‘It’s easier to convince kids than adults about quantum mechanics’
The Belgian physicist and industrial musician on replacing maths with pictures, why he’s now working in industry – and why we all need to understand subatomic physics
November 2023
Other lives
Janet Ramage obituary
Other lives: First female physics instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a pioneering teacher of renewable energy
October 2023
Evelyn Fox Keller obituary
American theoretical physicist, philosopher and writer who viewed the history of science and gender through a feminist lens
September 2023
University Guide 2024
Best UK universities for physics – league table
The study of the universe - includes astrophysics, space science, applied physics, medical physics
March 2023
Other lives
John Jefferson obituary
Other lives: Theoretical physicist who overcame early disadvantage to enjoy a distinguished scientific career at Dera in Malvern
February 2023
Other lives
Malcolm Scott obituary
Other lives: Physicist whose work has been useful in developing treatments for cancer
October 2022
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Did you solve it? Physics puzzles for smart students
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Can you solve it? Physics puzzles for smart students
September 2022
University Guide 2023
Best UK universities for physics – league table
The study of the universe - includes astrophysics, space science, applied physics, medical physics
August 2022
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Did you solve it? Do you have the mind of an engineer?
The solutions to today’s puzzles
June 2022
Girls do like hard maths, says children’s commissioner for England
Rachel de Souza says lack of female role models a bigger issue, after social mobility head said girls would ‘rather not’ do hard maths
April 2022
No, girls are not put off by ‘hard maths’, Katharine Birbalsingh
Girls shun physics A-level as they dislike ‘hard maths’, says social mobility head
January 2022
Mark Warner obituary
Pioneering physicist whose study of elastomers opened up new technology for creating artificial muscles
December 2021
Other lives
Alan Ward obituary
Staff absences having ‘massive impact’ on pupils in England say head teachers
February 2021
Other lives
Anthony Hoskyns obituary
Other Lives: Innovative physics teacher who helped to set up centres for disadvantaged young people in inner cities
December 2020
The virus-free scientific breakthroughs of 2020, chosen by scientists
From the first private taxi into space to advances in cultured meat and PTSD research, the year in science wasn’t only about finding a vaccine…
September 2020
University Guide 2024
University subject profile: physics
The study of the universe. Includes astrophysics, space science, applied physics, medical physics, quantum and classical mechanics
