Physics

Jennifer Rohn enjoys an account that shatters some of the myths about Einstein’s marriage

Astrophysics breakthrough a triumph of ‘science diplomacy’

Peter Goodhew reflects on the sheer oddity of liquids

Don’t fixate on funding cuts and market challenges, UK-born star scientist Michelle Simmons tells Australian peers

Tributes paid to leading physicist who became first provost of Imperial College London

Chinese university features in global top 10 for life sciences for first time

Physicist who transformed himself into leading higher education expert remembered

Donna Strickland describes how becoming only the third woman in history to win the physics prize turned her into a ‘rock star’ overnight

A study of an amazing era of progress is as lively as the minds behind it, says Robert Lambourne

Science blooms when colleagues’ ideas cross-pollinate. Impediments to free movement will lead to a disastrous withering, says Sir Keith Burnett

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups

European Research Council says move is to support open access and get round often lengthy publishing process

The Dutch astrophysicist on discovering the chemistry of the cosmos, whether she’d like to go into space, and if extraterrestrial life would surprise her 

Event will feature launch of four Times Higher Education subject rankings

THE's Asia-Pacific editor John Ross ponders the pluses of a slow-cooked doctorate

This defence of quantum physics replaces one problem with another, writes Cait MacPhee

Tara Shears enjoys a breathless but substantial introduction to an inescapable force

Tributes paid to physicist whose research on moon rocks illuminated our understanding of the solar system

Government pledges huge windfall for research facilities, but much of it will not be seen until the next decade

Study focuses on benefits of giving students hands-on experience – including via Lego

Funding for organisation expected to be confirmed in federal budget

Via clear, vivid storytelling, Simon Mitton takes an engaging learning journey from Mother Earth out to the farthest galaxies

The Oxford physicist on his appreciation for nature, renewable energies and the importance of not being afraid to fail

Aston researchers calculate the tensile forces at work when Spider-Man prevents a ship from splitting in two

Stephen Hawking’s enormous achievements in science and communication are a manifestation of amazing willpower and determination, says the astronomer royal

Cambridge v-c says professor’s ‘exceptional contributions to scientific knowledge and the popularisation of science and mathematics have left an indelible legacy’

Toulouse and Cornell come out on top in analysis of second most trending science topic on SciVal

The quantum computing pioneer and Australian of the Year talks about growing up in south-east London, creating the new field of atomic electronics and how to get more women into science

But growth in those completing postgraduate research degrees in physics appears have stalled, according to latest Hesa data

UCSB string theorist who won $3 million prize remembered

In the first of a regular series looking at who is producing highly cited research in different areas, THE explores a subject currently deemed the ‘most prominent’ by Elsevier metrics 

Marcus Chown is won over by a graphic novel that allows readers to eavesdrop as experts discuss the big questions in science with laypeople

Working with pen and paper and cut off from the outside world, Ali Kaya wrote three papers, re-deriving physical formulas from scratch

Leading expert in cosmic rays remembered

Not far from the birthplace of preventative medicine, research institutes in the French capital are working together to launch a new era of technology transfer

Donation from estate of inventor Ray Dolby will be used to redevelop the university’s physics department 

Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions

Go with Alice and Bob to visit mysterious objects that also come in white, says Cait MacPhee

Marcus Chown praises a study full of humour and enthusiasm that journeys to the far frontier of the known

Princeton leads Times Higher Education's list of institutions with the most affiliated Nobel prizewinners for the second consecutive year

Scientific developments from the microscopic to intergalactic deemed worthy of this year’s awards

The Leicester space physicist on winning Astronauts, exploring uncharted mountains, and scientists’ social skills

Newer prizes that reward scientific teams are fairer and more representative, says Martin Rees

Analysis of departmental spending suggests there is a large gulf in costs between some disciplines

Looking outward may give us a better understanding of the progression of life and the inevitability of natural selection, says Tiffany Taylor

Researchers Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne recognised for their work on the international Ligo project 

How one Nobel winner instilled belief in Erika Mancini

Greater efforts must be made to ensure women aren’t overlooked – and to redress past failings, says Janet Shibley Hyde

Joint project with Brazil should raise the profile of Latin American astronomical research

MIT professor who advised US government on nuclear physics remembered

Deft hands make light work of the incomplete ‘jigsaw’ that is physics, says Cait MacPhee

Too busy for science? Anna Watts suggests that you make time for this engaging whistlestop tour led by an astrophysicist and seasoned science communicator

Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU

Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England

Each scientific law is a layer of knowledge – with limits – and we’re still peeling, says Marcus Chown

Prizes of £80,000 in unrestricted funding up for grabs for best junior principal investigators

We talk misconceptions about quantum physics, the importance of global research collaboration and Nobel prize aspirations with the award-winning Canadian physicist