2022 was the centenary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, of which South Africa is one of the 13 founding members and which now has 60 member countries. It was also the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.
The ‘International Astronomical Union’ has announced the maiden winners of its three new prizes, created earlier this year: the Astronomy Outreach Prize, Astronomy Development Prize and Astronomy Education Prize.
The student-organised international physics student competition PLANCKS 2022, will take place in Munich between 5th and 8th May. It is co-organised by the German Physical Society, European Physical Society, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the International Association of Physics Students. The local host is the university of Munich. The majority of the…
The XXVth International Baldin Seminar on High Energy Physics Problems “Relativistic Nuclear Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics”, organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will be held from 19 to 24 September, 2022 in Dubna, Russia. The Seminar continues the series of traditional meetings that was established by him. Among conferences that were organized by Alexander Mikhailovich…
International workshop on Exploring High Baryon Density Matter at the JINR NICA Facility, 12 – 16 December 2022. Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics JINR, Dubna (mixed format). Another venue for it may be the “International workshop on Exploring High Baryon Density Matter at the JINR NICA Facility” in mid-December. This event will be dedicated…
X International Symposium on EXOtic Nuclei (EXON-2022) is scheduled for 4 – 8 July 2022. The Symposium will be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The main goal of the Symposium EXON-2022 is to discuss the latest results on the production and properties of the lightest to the heaviest nuclei as well as the plans for…
Wim van Saarloos, former President, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, has emerged as President of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC).
As the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) marks its centenary year, its long-standing partner, CERN, will be part of the celebrations, report Jens Vigen and Monica Pepe-Altarelli
Kelsey Calhoun, writes on how the physics career of Surujhdeo Seunarine, a Professor at University of Wisconsin, in River Falls, USA, was launched by the ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme.
A South African grade 10 learner, Ronaldo Mphofela, in a short video, outlined how electricity has helped to improve the living conditions of people in his community.
