The Great Telescope at Birr Castle – an EPS Historic Site
The Great Telescope at Birr Castle, the astounding achievement of one man, has been recognised as a European Physical Society Historic Site. Karl Grandin, Chair of the EPS Historic Sites Committee, represented the Society at a ceremony on September 20, commenting on the Castle’s “remarkable and unique history”.
EPS Gero Thomas Medal and EPS Fellows: Call for nominations
EPS Members are invited to submit nominations for the EPS Gero Thomas Medal and for the EPS Fellows.
Handmade Science and Brain-Ring Game
In May, EPS Yerevan and Artsakh Young Minds Sections won the best activity prize at 8th EPS Young Minds Leadership Meeting held in Erlangen, Germany.
JENAS: astroparticle, nuclear and particle physicists meet
The first JENAS, Joint ECFA (European Committee for Future Accelerators)-NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee)-APPEC (AstroParticle Physics European Consortium) Seminar, attracted 230 participants resulting in a full auditorium at the Laboratoire de l’Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL) in Orsay.
First ever winners of new Institute of Physics Technician Awards announced
The first ever IOP Technician Awards winners were announced in October. Five winners in four categories – secondary school; further education and higher education; business and/or facilities and team – are the first technicians to be recognised by the IOP.
ISE: HE budget campaign
ISE (Initiative for Science in Europe) launches a campaign about HE budget in each Member State The budget discussion regarding the next 7-year framework program (Horizon Europe – HE) is coming to a close. A lower investment than hoped for in Horizon Europe (HE) looks highly probable due to an unfavorable geo-political situation. This will [...]
The First Balkan Physics Olympiad – BPO2019
The idea of a Balkan Physical Olympiad (BPO) emerged at the time of the formation of the Balkan Physics Union (1985-1987). Based on this long-standing idea, after the initiative from the Hellenic Physical Society (HPS) and numerous joint discussions, the Balkan Physics Union (BPU) Council decided to accept the initiative for the organisation of BPO [...]
EPL Highlights 2018
Discover the EPL Highlights of 2018 on the EPL website. Most of the articles featured in the collection are free to read until 31 December 2019. Perspectives and open access articles are free forever. EPL Highlights of 2018
EPS Executive Committee and Staff activities October 2019
11-12 October 2019: D. Lee, EPS Secretary General, and O. Fornari participated in the Young Minds Action Committee Meeting, which took place at the University of Warsaw, Poland. 15 October 2019: Petra Rudolf, EPS President, Christophe Rossel, former EPS president, and David Lee were in Brussels, Belgium, to present the EPS study “The Importance of [...]
EPS-HEP2019 report
From 10 to 17 July 2019, nearly 750 physicists attended the 2019 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPSHEP2019) in the charming city of Ghent, in Belgium. An intense first half of the conference with over 500 parallel talks, and two dedicated poster sessions later on featuring about 200 contributions, immersed the participants [...]
EPS Historic Site inaugurated in Frankfurt: Born for Modern Physics
On September 3 2019 the former Institute of Physics of the University of Frankfurt has been awarded the honorary title “EPS Historic Site” by the European Physical Society.
Edison Volta Prize 2020: Call for nominations
Nominations are now open for the Edison Volta Prize of the European Physical Society [EPS]. The award – intended to promote excellence in research – will be given in recognition of outstanding research and achievements in physics.
The EPS Edison Volta Prize is given biennially to individuals or groups of up to three people. The award consists of a diploma, a medal, and €10,000 in prize money.
