January 2014 | Facts and Info from the European Physical Society | e-EPS
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Editorial – International Year of Light 2015!
It is an absolute pleasure to announce that the United Nations [UN] General Assembly formally proclaimed the year 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies [IYL2015] on 20 December 2013. You can read our official press release on the EPS website. This is the official...
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1954: CERN was born
The Laboratory was the first scientific pan-European endeavour. Just a few years after the Second World War, twelve European countries joined forces and built what has become the world’s largest particle physics laboratory. In 2014, CERN will celebrate 60 years of cutting-edge science for peace.It all started in 1949, when French Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Louis de Broglie called...
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Victor R. Velasco is the new Editor of Europhysics News
After 8 years of hard work, Claude Sébenne’s term as editor of Europhysics News [EPN] has come to an end. The EPS welcomes his successor...
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Horizon 2020 starts with €15 billion
The European Commission presented in December 2013 the first calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s [EU] research and innovation programme over the period 2014-2020...
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SCOAP3 launched on 1 January 2014
As of 1 January 2014, the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics [SCOAP3] has become operational.
SCOAP3 contributes to the on-going evolution of the publication landscape...
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Statement from the Ukrainian Physical Society
The European Physical Society supports through its e-EPS newsletter the following statement of the Ukrainian Physical Society [UFT].
The Ukrainian Physical Society, on behalf of the physics...
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EPS Council 2014
EPS Council will take place in Trieste, Italy at the ICTP on 4-5 April 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...
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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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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.
Services available include...
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International Max-Planck Partnership launched by Scottish universities
Launched on 19 December 2013, the partnership between five Max-Planck Institutes [MPI] in Germany and five Scottish...
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The state of physics in the United Kingdom
The Institute of Physics [IOP] in the United Kingdom [UK] has just released a report detailing a wealth of statistical data about staffing levels in UK physics departments between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. Higher education in the UK has expanded enormously in...
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Download the EPS calendar
The European Physical Society [EPS] has produced a nice do-it-yourself calendar in 3D. The EPS 2014 calendar is a polyhedron with 20 faces including triangles and (almost) squares.
To the best results, print the file using A3 paper...
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Executive and Staff Activity for December 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...
