EPS Historic Site in Budapest to Honour the Eötvös Experiment
The former physics building of the Loránd Eötvös University ‒ the physics department was moved from the centre of the city to a new campus about 20 years ago, the former building being occupied now by institutes of the Faculty of Humanities ‒ has been recognised as an EPS Historic Site.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated each year on 11 February, was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote full and equal access to science and participation in science for women and girls. This Day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.
International Day of Light sees worldwide success
On 16 May 2018 the first International Day of Light celebrated the vital role of light and related technologies in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development. More than 600 events were held in 87 countries reaching hundreds of thousands of people, and a spectacular afternoon and evening celebration was also held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.
International Day of Light inauguration at UNESCO on 16 May 2018
UNESCO will inaugurate the first International Day of Light at their headquarters in Paris, France, on 16 May 2018. In addition to the many events taking place worldwide on this day, the flagship inauguration in Paris will bring together an international group of participants to both raise awareness of the many ways that light impacts on modern society, and to consider how advances in light-based science and technology can aid in achieving goals in education and sustainable development. The inauguration will run from 2–10pm during the afternoon and evening of 16 May, and attendees and guests will include science and industry leaders, national delegates and sponsors, diplomats and decision-makers from across the globe, science enthusiasts, and students.
Cracking the code: girls’ education in STEM
The UNESCO International Symposium and Policy Forum will take place from 28-30 August 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand.
UNESCO Executive Board supports annual International Day celebration as an enduring legacy of IYL2015
Following the highly successful International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015), the Executive Board of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has endorsed a proposal for an enduring follow-up in the form of an annual International Day of Light to be celebrated on 16 May every year from 2018.
OpenLab: a specific action targeting developing countries
The OpenLab was initiated by the International Union of Crystallography and UNESCO. It is on of the most successful recent initiatives in the development of physics in developing countries.
This initiative was launched in the frame mark of the International Year of Crystallography. It was made possible due to the strong involvement of Claude LECOMTE, deputy chairman of the International Union of Crystallography [IUCr] and the partnership of dedicated sponsors, generally manufacturers of equipment for crystallography such Agilent, Antonpaar, Brucker, Dectris, Incoatec, Oxford Cryosystems, PANalytical, Rigoku, STOE, Xenocs.
Editorial – Light is Here!
From an idea hatched back in 2009, the International Year of Light 2015 has now arrived in full force! What an amazing two days it was in Paris at UNESCO HQ at the Opening Ceremony, where the international scientific community came together with diplomats and politicians, architects and designers, leading companies in light technologies, representatives from the European Commission, artists and performers, students, volunteers and many more.
International Year of Light news
The IYL 2015 Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015. will take place at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, on 19-20 January 2015. It will introduce all the key themes of the year, and will aim to inspire activities and events worldwide for the following 12 months. After high-level opening addresses by international political leaders and diplomats, a series of keynote lectures by Nobel Laureates, symposia and round-tables will cover areas of basic science, innovative lighting solutions for society, light pollution, emerging trends in photonics, …
International Workshop EPS-CEI-UNESCO
On behalf of the organizing committee of the International Workshop “Promotion of physics in the CEI countries and Integrating Access to Research Infrastructures in Europe” the organisers ares delighted to invite you to the event to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 23-25, 2014.
The workshop is the second one in the framework of the project “Towards the integration of the physics community in CEI countries into the ERA“. The project is co-financed by: Central European Initiative (CEI), European Physical Society (EPS), ICTP Trieste (Italy), Southeastern European Network…
Editorial International Year of Light 2015
It is an absolute pleasure to announce that the United Nations [UN] General Assembly formally proclaimed the year 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies [IYL2015] on 20 December 2013. You can read our official press release on the EPS website. This is the official green light that will allow the EPS and our many international partners to accelerate towards a fantastic year of activities throughout 2015.
The UN General Assembly declares only a very small number of International Years, and it does so to raise…
