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News from IOP in Scotland
Top physics Higher students commended at Holyrood
16 November 2011
Four Scottish students have been commended by Scotland’s Chief Scientific Adviser for receiving the highest marks nationwide last summer in their Advanced Highers and Highers at Holyrood last week
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IOP Scotland responds to the Scottish Government's consultation on Post-16 education
27 January...
- 1936
Birth of Samuel C.C. Ting, who discovered the J/ψ meson, also known as “charmonium”, consisting of a charm quark and antiquark, and was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize jointly with Burton Richter
- Institute of Physics Blog
The IOP blog highlights daily global physics news and features a closer look at some of the IOP's activities from outreach programmes and national and regional involvement to our international partnerships and interesting research developments.
- Teaching Advanced Physics
The Teaching Advanced Physics (TAP) website contains detailed ideas and resources for teaching physics to students aged 16-19.
- physicsworld.com wins Online Media Award
The leading physics website physicsworld.com, has won 'Best specialist site for journalism' at the 2011 Online Media Awards
- Introduction to refereeing guide now online
IOP Publishing's new guide to help authors and referees understand the refereeing process is now available, free of charge, online
