December 2013 | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | e-EPS
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Editorial — Educating Upwards
I think that most of us would agree that physics research is poorly understood by politicians, and that we need to explain better what it is we do, and why. But while there may be consensus on the need for better communication, there is no universal...
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2nd EPS Emmy Noether Distinction 2013
The EPS Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics has been given by the EPS Executive Committee to Prof. Nynke Dekker of the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, and we offer our heartfelt congratulations...
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AdA: the world's first electron-positron collider
On Thursday 5 December 2013, the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics [INFN] Frascati National Laboratory [LNF] was honoured as an EPS Historic Site for the realization of the Storage Ring AdA, the first ever particle-antiparticle collider...
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Niels Bohr Institute and the roots of modern physics
The European Physical Society [EPS] has declared the Niels Bohr Institute as an EPS Historic Site with great international importance for developments in physics and research on...
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EuCheMS subscribes the EPS statement on Open Access
The EPS statement– Managing the transition of Open Access Publication, released last month was the result of wide and lively discussions among various EPS partner societies, internal and...
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Season’s greetings
I would like to take this opportunity of wishing all the readers of e-EPS a very happy holiday season, and extend my best wishes for the New Year 2014. I would also like to reflect a bit on 2013, and how the European Physical Society [EPS] has evolved over...
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On the 2014 to-do list: join the EPS
Since 1968, the European Physical Society [EPS] has provided a forum for physicists from around Europe to meet and develop activities. Ranging from community building to promoting scientific excellence, from sponsoring the next generation of leaders in physics to...
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A new edition of the OECD STI Scoreboard
Published every two years since 1999, the OECD STI Scoreboard 2013 – Innovation for Growth analyses the major trends in knowledge and innovation in today’s global economy. Through statistical...
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EPS Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics
The EPS Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics...
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SESAME Council Meeting held in Jordan
The Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East [SESAME] is a 3rd-generation synchrotron light source under construction in Allan, Jordan. Like the European Organization for Nuclear Research [CERN]...
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EPS Young Minds at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
The second Autumn Academy at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light took place from 30 September to 2 October 2013. The aim of this two-and-a-half day event was to...
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Mathematical beauty behind particle production and Stokes phenomena
At the James Scott Prize Lecture in 1939, P. A. M. Dirac emphasized the theory of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
