Physics

JET experimental reactor faces uncertainty following decision to leave Euratom

Traditional defences of the discipline are based on unsound reasoning, writes James Nikopoulos

What were Heisenberg’s intentions for his work on a nuclear bomb for Hitler, asks Graham Farmelo

Book of the week: Tara Shears enjoys a gossipy tale of the booms and busts involved in collaborative frontier science

Cait MacPhee on a gallop through the history of the universe, the planets, life on Earth and more

Researcher sent thousands of emails trying to get paper published

We talk with the UN medal winner about the commercialisation of research, the merits of transnational scholarship and why scientists are like used-car dealers

We talk blue-sky thinking, academic mobility and not ‘sweating the small stuff’ with the new Australian Research Council funding director

A clear-eyed study of shiny and new inventions calls for better oversight, says Richard Joyner

Anonymous interviews explore how scholars use gossip to warn others of wrongdoers – but it may not always work

Blow your mind by travelling to the bizarre yet beautiful frontier of physics, says Tara Shears

Times Higher Education analysis reveals the institutions with the most affiliated Nobel prizewinners this century

Cait MacPhee delves in to the stories we use to explain the simple and complex world around us

Three scientists, born in the UK but now based in the US, are honoured for their work in the 'flatlands' of physics

Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines

Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science’s highest accolade

The eminent physicist plays a valuable role as provocateur, challenging those in his field to defend and hone their theories, says Marcus Chown

From climate change to artificial intelligence, constructal law has a theory, says Richard Joyner

A leading physicist, activist and author has died

An academic described as a ‘giant in theoretical physics’ has died

Sophie Cohen reports on a groundbreaking cross-border science project that aims to emulate Cern in bringing nations together despite their history 

We talk about the impenetrability of physics, the problem with Psi and “corporate uni bollocks”

Book of the week: Meet the human computers in heels who juggled science and family, says Margaret A. Weitekamp

Marcus Chown on the individuals and theories that expanded our view of the universe

Misty Bentz is the inventor of ‘Phynd the Physicist’, a game designed to open dialogue among students about inclusion

Valuable nuggets await in a master-apprentice Q&A but be ready to dig, says Andrew Robinson

Marcus Chown heaps praise on a fascinating study full of charm and infectious enthusiasm

How can it be that experienced, full-time lecturers teaching huge classes at Canadian universities can be on such low salaries that they officially qualify as “poor”?, asks Andrew W. Robinson

A leading physics educator has died

Book of the week: The Chinese government’s persecution of Fang Lizhi remains baffling, says Jonathan Mirsky

Asked how they would like to be remembered, high-achieving physicists cited intellectual accomplishments while others referred to personal qualities

Book of the week: Marcus Chown on a portrait of those who drove the Ligo project and helped to find gravitational waves

Book of the week: The Sun’s magnetic fields make it much more than a dull ball of hot gas, says Marcus Chown

Budding scientists get a chance to enjoy ‘thrill of discovery’ in research in schools project led by schoolteacher academic

Richard Joyner on who is ahead in the race for dominance between science and religion

Inadequate preparation, failure to keep control and poor time-keeping are among Athene Donald’s six deadly sins

A captivating study of Canadians’ national game skates over one element, says Andrew Robinson

McGill’s leading astrophysicist talks fundamental science research, academic gender imbalances and amateur dramatics as a parent

Sharing knowledge and information widely is no waste of time, says Philip Moriarty

Lecturers are more likely to opt for sparkling water at lunch these days, argues Athene Donald

Times Higher Education hears how Wu's career encompassed filming Tiananmen protests and sending China’s first email

Robyn Arianrhod on how Enlightenment android-builders and modern biologists shaped the sciences of life and artificial intelligence

Being part of a 'Big Science' collaboration was challenging but exhilarating, says Martin Hendry

Len Fisher explores his links to a mathematician, a film star and a heavy metal band

From Mrs Roentgen’s ring to Fukushima fears: Richard Joyner on an informative popular history

Cait MacPhee on back-of-envelope calculations and other tools to assess value and assumptions

We talk human existence, Cristiano Ronaldo and the problems with Portugal’s higher education system with Lancaster’s new astrophysicist

Drew Mulholland explains how his unique role at the University of Glasgow is at the heart of cross-disciplinary conversations

Book of the week: An invisible force causes extinctions – science or sci-fi? Nature will decide, says Marcus Chown

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

We talk to the Princeton research scholar about being a fighter pilot, mindfulness and the existence of little green men

Are scientists just uninterested in religion or actively at odds with it?

‘One of the leading theoretical physicists of his generation’ has died

Writers rise to the challenge of creating fiction from black holes, dark matter and warped light

Cait MacPhee on personal accounts of gender trouble in the sciences

Asia doubles representation while European countries face varied performance

Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics report warns of uncertain future

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Researchers must tell a good tale about their work without skewing the science, Cait MacPhee says

Queen’s University Belfast and University of Sheffield also enter into the spirit of ‘Back to the Future Day’