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Editorial – I have worked for a learned society The EPS hired me during the very cold winter 2012 and I am going to leave my position of communication coordinator by the end of this summer. I already cast a wistful eye on my desk. Amongst other fancy items that are arranged on the wall, my collection of badges best summarises... [read more]	E-ELT gets off the ground On June 2014, an explosion disturbed the silence of the Acatama Desert in Chile. Part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Armazones was blasted away in order to prepare a level platform that will host ESO's European Extremely Large Telescope [E-ELT], the largest optical/infrared telescope... [read more]
Portuguese research re-evaluated To grant 322 scientific proposals for the next 5 years, the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation [FCT] worked together with the European Science Foundation [ESF] for the first time. The distribution of funding raises questions concerning the future of some active physics groups.The FCT, which is... [read more]	International Year of Light News SIF launched an IYL 2015 webpage On the occasion of the IYL 2015, the Italian Physical Society [SIF] is acting as "contact hub" for a number... Dark Skies awareness activities The IAU will promote 5 cornerstone projects (namely Quality Lighting Teaching Kits, Cosmic Light EDU, Light... [read more]	The LHC is waking up Many theories consider sleeping as a boost in human performance. This is exactly what is happening at the LHC at CERN. After almost 2 years of silent signal, sections of the LHC are reactivated one by one with upgraded performance. The wake-up period will last for the next few months until the 13 TeV physics programme can fully begin in 2015. Even if no data measurements are... [read more]
Rosetta has arrived at the comet "We are delighted to announce finally ‘we are here'," says Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA's Director General. After 10 years of travelling through the solar system, the ESA's Rosetta spacecraft began its manoeuvre to orbit the Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. The first... [read more]	SCOAP3: more than 2,000 Open Access articles online Two thousand Open Access articles have been published with SCOAP³ funding since January 2014 in 10 journals from 11 publishers and learned societies. These articles are released under a CC-BY license, and available on... [read more]	M. Meedom Nielsen and L. Börjesson elected by and for the European XFEL The European XFEL welcomed Martin Meedom Nielsen as its Council Chairman, and Lars Börjesson as Council Vice Chairman. The two newly appointed persons begin their mandates during a period... [read more]
Is scientific integrity threatened by US sanctions against Iran? Scientific activities are not isolated from the societal activities. Economic crisis, wars, support grants, policy etc. can influence working conditions... [read more]	EPS supports your events The EPS Conference Department is open to organise and manage events for the EPS divisions and groups. With over 10 years of experience, the conference team can manage all aspects of your conference or event – ensuring that it runs smoothly, looks professional and stays within budget.... [read more]	Dedicated to EPS Individual Members Announced and implemented! Yes, EPS Individual Members can access for free, from the EPS web page, the current latest issues of two appealing journals. The first is the European Journal of Physics [EJP], dedicated to... [read more]
Prize for Research into the Science of Light call The European Physical Society [EPS] Prize for Research into the Science of Light is awarded on behalf of the EPS through its Quantum Electronics... [read more]	Executive and Staff activity for July 2014 The EPS works to support its members. Find below the list of activities of the EPS Executive Committee and staff for July 2014... [read more]	Featured in EPN [read more]
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Editorial – I have worked for a learned society

The EPS hired me during the very cold winter 2012 and I am going to leave my position of communication coordinator by the end of this summer. I already cast a wistful eye on my desk. Amongst other fancy items that are arranged on the wall, my collection of badges best summarises...