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Editorial – Women in physics: challenging the established stereotypes? An equitable gender balance in physics would be beneficial for the quality of research and education, which are key elements in the economic, social and cultural development of our Society. The under-representation of women in physics is very widely debated and is central for a Society caring about the well-being of its members. [read more]	Light & Life “Light & Life” was the title of an international symposium held with great success on 21 and 22 July in the prestigious setting of Villa Monastero (Varenna, Lake Como, Italy). The reports presented by Italian and foreign experts – among them Robert A. Lieberman, President Elect of SPIE, the International Society for Optics & Photonics -, and which are now available on the website of the Italian Physical Society (SIF), embraced many areas of basic and applied research based on light sources (from the Sun to common light bulbs, from extreme power lasers to synchrotrons) and their effects (in analysis and investigation techniques, such as ... [read more]
Call for EPS Fellows, Honorary Members and Gero Thomas Medal 2016 EPS Members are invited to nominate EPS Individual Members as EPS Fellows. Individuals whose achievements in physics, whether in research, industry or education and/or through commitment to the ... [read more]	Call for nominations for the EPS Condensed Matter Division Europhysics Prize 2016 The EPS Condensed Matter Division Europhysics Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Condensed Matter Physics ... [read more]	International Year of Light news Step into the Light – an IYL 2015 Anthem Night of Heritage Light illuminates UNESCO World Heritage Sites in UK and Ireland 600th Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Seminar celebrates IYL 2015 LIGHT2015 Project Updates [read more]
Lecture series at the University of Oslo Library The International Year of Light and Light Technologies is celebrated by a series of lectures at the University of Oslo Library. This fall, the series continue as follows, given by: • Torunn Kjeldstad, Center of material science and ... [read more]	EPS HEP 2015 in Vienna Physicists from all over the world gathered in Vienna in July 2015 for the biennial European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics, organized for the first time in the Austrian city of music, and chaired by Prof. Jochen Schieck from the Institute of High Energy ... [read more]	A portrait of a young physicist : Barbara Marchetti We publish short portraits of successful young physicists showing that physics is not reserved only to men. Barbara Marchetti is a young Italian scientist who after having obtained a PhD in Physics ... [read more]
XXIX ICPEAC in Toledo The 29th International Conference on Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions [XXIX ICPEAC] was held at the Palacio de Congresos “El Greco”, Toledo, Spain, on 22–28 July, 2015. ICPEAC is held biannually and is one of the most important international conferences on atomic and ... [read more]	School competition “Incredible Light Machine” – the winners! In the school competition “Incredible Light Machine” [Die unglaubliche Licht-Maschine], kids from all over Germany were encouraged to submit videos ... [read more]	42nd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics The annual conference of the EPS Plasma Physics Division was held at CCB Lisbon from 22-26 June 2015. Hosted by the Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, organised by Bruno Gonçalves and scientifically ... [read more]
Open access – Preaches and practices “Publish or perish” is a well-known catch-phrase in academic circles. In accordance with the exponential information we live in (i.e. Big Data or ... [read more]	Kavli Prize – Call for Nominations 2016 The call for nominations for the 2016 Kavli Prizes is open from September 1 through December 1, 2015. The winners of the 2016 Kavli Prizes will be ... [read more]	Featured in EPN [read more]
EPS Executive and Staff activity for August 2015 The EPS works to support its members. Click here for the list of the activities of EPS Executive Committee and staff for the last month… [read more]
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Editorial – Women in physics: challenging the established stereotypes?

An equitable gender balance in physics would be beneficial for the quality of research and education, which are key elements in the economic, social and cultural development of our Society. The under-representation of women in physics is very widely debated and is central for a Society caring about the well-being of its members.