Just look at the northern lights over Iceland right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-x...

New result from @lhcb.bsky.social posted on arxiv, great explainer by @wjbarter.bsky.social. Here B mesons are behaving in a way we don't understand. What's the cause? Is our theory not quite right? Is it new physics, hiding in plain sight? More details ⬇️

@ukri.org has set out how it plans to invest its £38.6bn funding allocation over the next four years. Professor Paul Howarth, IOP President-elect, responds to the announcement: www.iop.org/about/news/i...

LHC Status is feeling festive!

These look brilliant. If you have a great idea for AI that could transform research in our research frontiers @liverpooluni.bsky.social - this is for you!

Are you in Edinburgh? This will be a super talk - don't miss it!

Students, apply for a CERN summer studentship. Greatest experience ever! Deadline 26 January 2026. careers.cern/programmes/s... (It's not just for physicists. Check it out.)

More info on UKRI allocations published today (more, but not full - Council-by-Council to be published in Dec). Also note that footnote 5 confirms that the 25/26 figure isn’t comparable with 26/27 - sigh www.gov.uk/government/p...

Do you have great ideas for innovative uses of AI in research? Interested in a 5 year @liverpooluni.bsky.social fellowship to enable you to make it happen? Look no further ⬇️

Fabulous!!!

Congratulations to Prof Sir Michael Berry for being awarded the Isaac Newton Medal and Lecture for ground-breaking work on the geometrical ‘Berry’ phase of quantum states in topological physics and seminal contributions to mathematical physics in quantum chaos, catastrophe theory & singular optics.

800 papers!! @cern.bsky.social's LHC experiments are a total physics factory. There is so much to find out.

This ⬇️ is such an important report. Thanks @instituteofphysics.bsky.social. Physics skills underpin our future. And physics departments, like the whole university sector in the UK, are under pressure and at risk. We can't risk our future by letting this continue.

Looking forward to chatting about all things space and IOP @instituteofphysics.bsky.social ! Come and say hello!

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

The four UK higher education funding bodies confirm the pause in the criteria setting and publication of final guidance for REF 2029 for a short period, as announced by the UK Science Minister Lord Vallance today at the Universities UK conference. 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/pause-t...

This is such an important report. Physics skills underpin breakthroughs and industries that make our economy grow. School is where we nurture those skills first. How can we do better than 700,000 students annually lacking access to a specialist physics teacher? Recommendations ⬇️

Net Zero. How can physics help us get there? New, important @instituteofphysics.bsky.social report on near term technologies: nuclear, photovoltaic, battery, HTS, and what needs to be done to make this happen ⬇️.

This November, the Royal Institution will host two incredible days of talks and discussions with some of the world’s leading minds - featuring Nobel laureate Professor Anton Zeilinger, Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Artur Ekert, Helen Margolis, and more. 👉 Save your place: iop.eventsair.com/qst2025/

Excellent news, well done and very well deserved Jaime!

Yesterday at Day 2 of the UK Space Conference, Professor Michele Dougherty, President-Elect of the IOP, unveiled the IOP’s latest report Space Tech for Growth. The new report makes a powerful case for why investing in physics and space science is key to shaping our future.

Excellent @wjbarter.bsky.social ! Read all about why this result is an important check of our understanding of matter in the universe ⬇️

This week the #EPSHEP conference is happening in Marseille. I’ve been travelling so much that I’m travelled out 🙀but very conveniently there is a webcast! webcast.in2p3.fr/live/eps-hep... ⚠️ ⚠️ Non particle physicists tread carefully, these are expert level talks so very jargonny ⚠️⚠️

i'm no stephen hawking but i think what happens is that they cancel each other out

📣 The deadline has been extended! If you know someone doing brilliant work in physics, nominate them (or yourself) for the Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize. 📆 Nominations close 11 July 🔗 Find out more: www.iop.org/about/awards...

We welcome the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's new report highlighting the urgent need for greater diversity in UK tech & physics. Physics thrives on inclusion - we must act now to open opportunities for all and unlock innovation. Full response here: www.iop.org/about/news/r...

The Muon g-2 experiment are unveiling the latest experimental result right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=huLv...

Oh fantastic! Now we can follow what the Large Hadron Collider status is, thank you @lhcstatus2.ovh

💣 The Muon g-2 theory initiative dropped their update. Bottom line: the g-2 anomaly is gone. arxiv.org/abs/2505.21476 🧪⚛️

Nominations are open for the Fernand Holweck Medal & Prize! This prestigious award recognises distinguished contributions to physics by a physicist based in the UK & Ireland. 🎖️ If you know someone making an outstanding impact in the field, nominate them! #IOPAwards25 🔗 www.iop.org/about/awards...

Today we've announced the new Faraday Fellowship accelerated international route, which will grant up to £30 million in funding over the next two years to attract global talent and support the development of world-leading research groups in the UK: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...

The UK must stay open to global scientific talent. IOP CEO Tom Grinyer @tomgrinyer.bsky.social warns that some proposals in the immigration white paper risk harming research, universities and innovation. Read more: www.iop.org/about/news/i...

Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN.

New version of the S&T Framework published by DSIT today. Content/focus broadly similar, if pretty substantially stripped back and aligned with ongoing Govt activity and priorities.

It’s World Quantum Day! ⚛️ Hear from Professor Sir Peter Knight on how quantum technologies are shaping our future, explore IOP Publishing's open access quantum research, join in with the Institute of Physics' quantum video, and test your knowledge with Physics World’s quiz, here: ow.ly/g2XE50VzOP7

That was such a great morning at Fusion Fest. Thanks everyone for such a fascinating @instituteofphysics.bsky.social discussion on AI and Fusion: opportunities, challenges, lots of potential. Now on a train for the STFC town meeting and potentially more challenges. events.economist.com/fusion-fest/

In London where the buildings are too tall for the sky but coffee is great. About to discuss AI and fusion with @instituteofphysics.bsky.social

do not touch the tummy..... #caturday

This is fantastic! This website allows you to watch TV stations from around the world. I just watched 2 minutes of Afghan volleyball. All the small regional TV stations from Germany are here too. Spread the word! Source: tv.garden

The @lhcb.bsky.social experiment have observed differences between matter and antimatter baryons for the first time. Why did it take so long? And why is it important? See @koppenburg.ch 's thread ⬇️

⚡ Fusion is the future! Come along to Fusion Fest on April 8 to explore the breakthroughs shaping fusion energy. 📣 IOP members, we've secured a 100% discount for you to attend, email [email protected]. Be part of the conversation. Find out more: events.economist.com/fusion-fest/

I love the way that if you have an advance train ticket with connections that span train companies, *you* need to go and ask permission to travel on the next connecting train when your first train is too late to connect to your original second train. Like it's your fault for booking it...

IOP members: nominations are now open for our Council of Trustee elections. If you’re passionate about the IOP and #physics, consider self-nominating for a position on our Council. Nominations close on 7 April. Find out more: www.mi-nomination.com/iop25

The @ukri.org STFC vans at @cern.bsky.social all have names. Today, we showed members of the Science, Technology & Innovation committee around @lhcb.bsky.social and what better way to get there... but in the beauty quark van.....

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Lovely sunset by the @cern.bsky.social entrance this evening

Obligatory @cern.bsky.social picture, because today is too nice not to take one!

The absolute joy of walking into a railway station and seeing trains heading for different European destinations. @cern.bsky.social here I come!

We've just had a super @instituteofphysics.bsky.social Council awayday and tour at Coherent Scotland, showcasing their excellent facilities - and IOP Business award, which our President and VP for Business were delighted to see. Thanks everyone.

🚀 Metamaterials could transform industries from healthcare to aviation, but turning discovery science into real-world applications is key. With the UK Metamaterials Network, we've explored the opportunities & challenges in commercialisation. 📖 Read & get involved: www.iop.org/strategy/sci...