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This account has been archived. Visit us at aip.org.au/News for our latest updates. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-aus… Facebook: facebook.com/ausphysics/ YouTube: youtube.com/@australianinsti… Subscribe: aip.org.au/Contact
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2025 was a year of highs &challenges for physics. We marked 100 years of quantum through @UNESCO's #IYQ, with AIP supporting hundreds of events nationwide. As we head into 2026, we continue to champion physics, maths and the next generation.
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Australia’s #IYQ2025 was a major success, supported by AIP from the @UNESCO request through to nationwide engagement. Highlights included tours by Prof Donna Strickland, the Marie Curie Lecture Series, and the Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip. #IYQ2025 #QuantumCurious
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Flavio explains their image: “My quest to build a Tesla Coil resulted in a museum quality device. The multiple banding effect seen in the discharges, known as the "Banjo Effect", is showing the operational frequency of the resonant secondary circuit each time the gap fires.”
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We received many amazing entries this year, so we have also announced four commendations: "Entropy", Wilson Percy "Laser Fog", Radhika Nansi "Aurora", Edyta Rice "UV Lichens", Amber King See all the images and learn about the physics behind them here: aip.org.au/ACT-Branch/135679…
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Winners of 2025 AIP photo comp: “Tesla Coil”, Flavio Spedalieri, Grand Prize “Schrödinger’s Dog”, Lara Roychoudhry, Best Quantum-Themed Photo “Sunset ripples”, Sarah O'Neill, Uni Student Prize “Drill bit plasma”, Ermia Firouzabadi, School Student Prize aip.org.au/ACT-Branch/135679…
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Join the AIP Executive: Guide AIP strategic direction, take on a focused portfolio. The AIP Executive is seeking 3 enthusiastic members for our leadership team. 1 Honorary Secretary 2 Special Projects Officers Submit by 8 Dec: aip.org.au/News/13563644 #Physics #Leadership #STEM
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AIP Exec positions, apply by 8 Dec: Honorary Secretary: help guide AIP strategic direction, be a company Director of AIP, coordinate executive meetings, liaise with key partners. Special Projects Officers: take on a focused portfolio such as physics policy, advocacy, outreach.
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The physicist who warned us COVID was airborne; the quantum scientist protecting global businesses; the teacher getting girls into physics. The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science. industry.gov.au/publications…
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Showcase your research & network with industry partners, academics & students at the WA Student Conference, 14 Nov at @uwanews. HDR students: present a 3 minute thesis, short talk or poster. Undergraduates: present a poster. Abstracts close 31 Oct: aip.org.au/event-6312377
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Don’t miss out, Earlybird registration ends today. Don't miss out. AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the @UOW. A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science. Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2 #Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
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JOB: Radio Astronomy Spectrum Manager, @CSIRO. Expertise in radio astronomy, radiocomms system design or radio frequency interference management? Develop software and build on research to influence how telescopes and satellites coexist. Apply by 31 Oct: aip.org.au/Jobs
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Australian Institute of Physics retweeted
Niall Byrne@scienceinpublic
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Quantum isn’t just microscopic. John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis awarded the 2025 @NobelPrize in Physics for showing that quantum effects can be engineered on a larger scale. #IYQ2025 #Quantum
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Don’t miss out, Earlybird registrations close 17 Oct! 🕐 Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the @UOW A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science. Register now: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2 #Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
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JOB: Senior/Research Associate, @ARC_OzGRav at Adelaide Uni. Develop new instrumentation & techniques to ensure quantum enhancements of world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential. $102-136k + 17% super. Closes 27 Oct: aip.org.au/Jobs
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JOB: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, @UNSW Canberra. Design curriculum, build a vibrant research portfolio, and share your expertise through high-quality publications. $155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: aip.org.au/Jobs
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AIP NSW celebrated achievement at the 2025 Awards. Winners: Community Outreach: Dr Danielle Holmes @UNSW ; Bragg PhD: Claudia Reyes @UNSW, David Sweeney & Fang Zeng @Sydney_Uni; Laby: Marko Beocanin @UNSW, Anna Carpenter @Uni_Newcastle, Rhys Mackintosh @Sydney_Uni
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The registration deadline for the NUPP summer school has been extended until the end of this week. See indico.global/event/15102/ for details and to apply.

2026 NUPP summer school

Approximately 15-20 years ago, NUPP leaders in academia hosted an annual Summer School for PhD students that rotated between hosts and venues across the country. The NUPP community came together at...

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AI is transforming how we work, create & learn. Hear leading AI expert & author Scientia Professor @TobyWalsh explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
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The AIP has expressed their deep concerns about proposed changes which would see Physics removed as a stand-alone discipline at @Uni_Newcastle Our Open Letter to Prof. Alex Zelinsky AO, UON Vice-Chancellor and President, is available to read here: aip.org.au/News/13539814
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