How much do teachers earn and what do students pay?
Eurydice collects yearly data on teacher’s salaries and the cost of studies in Europe. Two reports have recently been released, giving an overview of the financial status of both teachers and students.
The “teachers’ and school heads’ salaries and allowances in Europe” report provides data for the financially critical period between 2000 and 2013 of teachers’ salaries. In all EU countries except Greece and despite salary cuts or freezes applied over the last few years in many countries, teachers’ purchasing power stayed the same or…
Nominations open for the 2014 Kavli Prizes
The Kavli Prizes are awarded every two years for outstanding achievement in the following three fields: astrophysics; nanoscience; and neuroscience. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters organises the selection and the award ceremony, which will take place in Oslo, Norway, on 9 September 2014.
The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics rewards achievement in advancing our knowledge and understanding of the origin, evolution, and properties of the universe, including the fields of cosmology, astrophysics, astronomy…
Physics of Soft and Biological Matter
The conference on Physics of Soft and Biological Matter will take place from 14-16 April 2014 in Cambridge, United-Kingdom.
The conference will bring together the broad and diverse community interested in the physics of soft and biological matter, which includes liquids, liquid crystals, polymers, colloids, membranes, interfaces, cellular biophysics, and biological…
ICWIP 2014
The 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics [ICWIP 2014] will take place from 5-8 August 2014 in Waterloo, Canada.
ICWIP 2014 is the 5th edition of a series of conference, which aims to celebrate scientific work in all areas of physics, discuss the gender issues in physics research and build a worldwide physics community.
The conference is comprised of plenary talks leads by renowned woman speakers, workshops on scientific culture…
PHOTOPTICS 2014
The 2nd International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology [PHOTOPTICS 2014] will be held from 7-9 January 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The conference will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of laser photonics and optics. Eminent keynotes speakers have been invited including two members of the European Physical Society: Alberto Diaspro from the Italian Institute of Technology, who will speak on the fluorescence optical microscopy at the nanoscale; and Markus Pollnau…
GRAPHENE 2014
The 4th edition of the Graphene conference series [GRAPHENE 2014] will be held from 6-9 May 2014 in Toulouse, France.
The conference GRAPHENE 2014 comprises plenary sessions, workshops and poster sessions in addition to an industrial exhibition. The following topics will be covered: growth, synthesis techniques and integration methods; spectroscopies and microscopies; chemistry of graphene; quantum transport; magnetism and spintronics; nanoelectromechanical…
The Federal President of Austria explores the history of physics
On 16 August 2013, the Federal President of Austria, Dr. H. Fischer and his wife Margit visited the permanent exhibition “Radiation and Mankind” of Echophysics, the history of physics centre located at Poellau Castle, Austria. The exhibit was renovated and expanded in 2013 as part of the development of the Echhophysics centre.
It should have been a strictly private visit to Echophysics and to the V.F. Hess Research and Heritage Centre. Of course, the regional mayors and legislative representatives took the opportunity to join the party, too. Peter Maria Schuster…
Rewarding innovation in laser technology
Applications are open for the 2014 Innovation Award in Laser Technology, jointly presented biannually by the European Laser Institute [ELI] and the Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. [AKL]. Since 2008, ELI and AKT have awarded the prize to an individual or a group in recognition of outstanding research in the field of applied laser research in Europe.
The range of possible fields extends from the development of a new laser beam source and systems for the use in laser material processing to the qualification of innovative laser manufacturing processes for use in an industrial production…
IZEST-Tokyo
The symposium “From Fundamental Physics to Societal Applications” [IZEST-Tokyo] will take place in Tokyo, Japan, from 18-20 November 2013.
In the framework of the International Coherent Amplification Network programme [ICAN], the symposium will discuss the possible applications of the Zetta-Exawatt Science and Technology [IZEST]. Amplifications, allowed by extreme energetic and peak powered laser beam, offer new horizons to the high-energy physics. Among the applications…
An academy to promote inquiry-based science education
In early July, the European Physical Society [EPS] brought together in Panormo, Greece, experts in science education for a workshop to define the framework for the development of the European Science Education Academy [ESEA].
In 2009, a meeting was held under the auspices of the EPS to discuss among stakeholders how to better coordinate activities in physics education. The participants recognised the need to work together on issues such as ensuring high-level pedagogic content and to increase teachers’ effectiveness in schools. The promotion of a…
Call for APS Committee nominations
At the end of each year, about a third of the members of the APS committees finish their terms and the American Physical Society [APS] seeks nominations for their replacements.
Self-nomination is allowed. Interested parties are invited to send nominations to the Committee on Committees by using the online form on the APS website or by sending an email to the APS governance.
Nominations should be submitted by 31 August 2013. The Committee on Committees will meet in the middle of…
CMD 25 – JMC 14
The Condensed Matter in Paris meeting [CMD 25] will be held in the French capital from 24-29 August 2014. The meeting is jointly organised with the 14th Journées de la Matière Condensée [JMC 14] of the French Physical Society [SFP].
Condensed Matter in Paris will comprise six plenary invited lectures and 15 semi-plenary invited lectures. Bernard Gil (Montpellier, France), Detlef Lohse (Twente, the Netherlands), Felix von Oppen (Berlin, Germany), and…
