Structural Change in Promoting Gender Equality in Research
On 21-22 November 2013, the International SAPGERIC conference on “Structural Change Promoting Gender Equality in Research” took place in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference was organised by Vilnius University Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, under the auspices of the Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council. Two issues were central to all presentations and discussions about the gender equality in research: awareness and accountability of the leadership in European research and visibility through…
Join Scientix as ambassador in your country
Scientix is currently recruiting science and mathematics teachers across Europe to support good practices in science education in 2014. As Ambassadors, they will contribute to the quality of education in their home country.
Numerous valuable resources for teachers are developed every day. Scientix collects teaching materials and research reports from European science education projects financed by the European Union. Scientix was created to facilitate regular dissemination and sharing of know-how and best practices in science education across the…
Featured in EPN
Most recent highlights from EPN:An eye-witness report on how the CD came about by Jacques HeemskerkPhysics funding at the German Research Foundation by Karin ZachThe scientific consensus on climate change – Combating a two-decade campaign attacking by John CookHow does light move? – Determining the flow of light without destroying interference by M.D. Davidović and A.S. Sanz
Executive and Staff Activity for November 2013
If you want to see how EPS works to support its members in different ways, here is a selection of the activities of EPS Executive Committee members and staff for the last month. Click here for the list.
- 5 November: G. Gunaratnam meets AMOPD chair D. Vernhet to work on the division’s website;
- 6 November: EPS President J. Dudley and Secretary General D. Lee meet with representatives of the Physical Society of the Russian Federation to discuss issues of cooperation and the International Year of Light 2015…
EGAS 46
The 46th Conference of the European Group of Atomic Systems [EGAS 46] will take place on 1-4 July 2014 in Lille, France.
The main goal of the EGAS conferences is to maintain contact between groups and individuals from different countries working on atomic systems and related fields. The conference series is organised by EGAS, a section of the European Physical Society’s Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Division…
COPE European Seminar 2014
A new edition of the annual COPE European Seminar will be held on 14 March 2013 in Brussels, Belgium.
The Committee on Publication Ethics [COPE] provides advice to editors and publishers regarding all aspects of publication ethics and, in particular, how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct. Established in 1997, it now has 7,000 members worldwide representing all academic fields.
The theme of this year’s seminar is “European perspectives on publication ethics”. The organisers encourage…
EPS Council 2014
The Executive Committee will present modifications to the Constitution to make it easier to read and updated taking into account communications methods and revised structure. A list of all the modifications can be found on the EPS website.
Changes in Membership Fees for Individual Members only will also be presented to Council, modifying section 6 of Annexe 1 to the Constitution and By-laws…
6th EUROPHOTON
The 6th EUROPHOTON conference “Solid State, Fibre, and Waveguide Coherent Light Sources” will take place at Neuchatel, Switzerland from 24 to 29 August 2014.
The biannual conference from the European Physical Society’s Quantum Electronics and Optics Division [EPS-QEOD] is aimed to bring together world-renowned researchers to discuss the latest advances in the field of solid-state lasers and fibre and waveguide devices…
GIREP-MPTL 2014
The GIREP-MPTL International conference on Teaching/Learning Physics: Integrating Research into Practice [GIREP-MPTL 2014] will be held from 7 to 12 July 2014 at University of Palermo, Italy.
The purpose of the GIREP-MPTL 2014 is to bring together people working in physics education research and in physics education at schools from all over the world to allow them to share research results and exchange their experience.
The conference organisers are the Groupe International de Recherche sur l’Enseignement de la Physique [GIREP]…
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…
ESCAMPIG XXII
The 22nd Europhysics Conference on Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases [ESCAMPIG XXII] will be held from 15-19 July 2014 in Greifswald, Germany.
ESCAMPIG XXII is a biannual conference of the European Physical Society [EPS], in which experts on
plasma physics join together to discuss the latest advances in this field. The conference topics comprise basic and applied plasma research ranging from atomic and molecular processes in plasmas and plasma-surface interaction to…
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…
