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Our “ I Can Do Physics!" club has officially launched at @TheValleyBolton this week! Led by five brilliant Y10 Sharples pupils, the club aims to inspire Y1 girls to see physics as creative, exciting, and achievable. This week, pupils built colourful rainbow density towers while exploring the physics that underpins floating and sinking, and had so much fun in the process! The club will continue this half term, with a new strand of physics explored each week. #ICanDoPhysics #SharplesScience #WomenInSTEM #PhysicsForAll #IOPLimitLess
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An excellent start to the day at the @niassembly with education minister @paulgivan with the @IOP_Ireland team outlining the challenges of getting more kids to study physics and tackling the shortage of physics teachers. #IOPLimitLess
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A Whole School Approach to Gender Equity free event with @learnsheffield Tuesday 25th June. Keynote inputs from @ginarippon1 and Mick Waters. Book your place here: bit.ly/3UtaJFw @grahamandre @TsuiAllen @mission44 #genderequity #IOPLimitless #intersectionality
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22 Mar 2024
📣 Round one of the Public Engagement Grant Scheme is closing on 1 April!
Apply now for up to £4,000 to run physics-based activities with families and community groups that support the #IOPLimitLess campaign. Visit bit.ly/3w4qhpA for more info and to apply today!
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11 Feb 2024
Too many young people, including girls, are made to feel that they can't do physics, or they just don't fit in. Our Limit Less campaign supports young people to change to world and fulfill their potential by doing physics. Find out more: iop.org/LimitLess #IOPLimitLess
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21 Nov 2023
🚀 Calling all physics content creators! 🌌 Join our Physics Content Creators Discord Server - where collaboration meets innovation! 🌐 Connect with influencers, share expertise, & shape the future of physics content creation. Dive in now: iop.org/strategy/limit-less/… #IOPLimitLess
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20 Oct 2023
Here is this week's roundup of boffin mentions in the media, with a headline from @dailystar where we think 'scientist' could've been used instead. Have you spotted a boffin headline? Tag us!
Find out more about our #IOPLimitLess mission #BinTheBoffin: iop.org/BinTheBoffin
ALT Image of this week's best worst example of boffin in the media and boffin being used in the media 36 times.
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19 Oct 2023
Absolutely delighted to be learning about forces with the P1/2/3 class @AytonPrimary. Such a privilege to 'do Science' with some of our youngest, young people and a valued opportunity to address some of the clichéd stereotypes in Physics #SBCway #IoPLimitLess
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19 Oct 2023
A whole-school approach to equity is the best way to do this, and it’s backed by decades of research.
Find out more about the #IOPLimitLess campaign, explore the evidence and get involved: bit.ly/465NlBo
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11 Oct 2023
Fiona and Michael get the chance to give more detail on #IOPLimitless, how the early years for children can influence their choices later on and the importance of inclusion in apprenticeships rather than baking in stereotypes and biases.
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11 Oct 2023
Learning and Skills Manager Fiona Longmuir talks about the #IOPLimitLess campaign that targets the ‘influencers’ of young people – families, teachers, society – to make physics an attractive option for study/careers, and how it challenges biases, stereotypes that put people off
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6 Oct 2023
Too many young people are held back by the biases and prejudices of others when it comes to their education, training and careers. That’s why we’re calling on schools to take a whole-school approach to equity, as part of our #IOPLimitLess campaign: bit.ly/465NlBo
ALT Image of whole-school equity with the link iop.org/WholeSchool
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29 Sep 2023
Here is this week's roundup of boffin mentions in the media, with an interesting headline from @TheSun. Have you spotted a boffin headline in the wild? Share it with us!
Find out more about our #IOPLimitLess mission #BinTheBoffin: iop.org/BinTheBoffin
ALT Image of this week's best worst example of boffin in the media.
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28 Sep 2023
Honorary Secretary Prof Alison McMillan talks through our progress in 2023 incl. launching the digital platform for @PhysicsWorld, successfully lobbying for UK’s association to Horizon, continued work with our #IOPLimitLess campaign & playing a crucial role in the Green Economy.
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28 Sep 2023
That’s why we’re calling on schools in the UK and Ireland to take on a whole-school approach to equity, as part of our overall #IOPLimitLess campaign. Find out more, explore the research and get involved: bit.ly/465NlBo
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25 Sep 2023
As part of our ongoing #IOPLimitLess campaign, we’re calling on schools in the UK and Ireland to take a whole-school approach to equity. We’ve launched an animation that explains what it is and why it’s important. 👇 (1/2)
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Chuffed to see that the @Harvard website is featuring one of my latest videos with Professor Efthimios Kaxiras. Thank you so much for the support!
scholar.harvard.edu/efthimio…
#twistronics #materialscience #physics #maths #harvardphysics #IOPLimitLess
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23 Aug 2023
While it may seem like it's just a word, our research shows that boffin is a stereotypical and confusing word that can put young people off studying physics. It's time to #BintheBoffin. Find out more about our #IOPLimitLess mission: iop.org/BintheBoffin
ALT Image with a quote from an IOP member about the use of the word 'boffin'.
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22 Aug 2023
Young people’s drive to change the world should be supported, not denied.
Find out more about the #IOPLimitLess campaign and how you can join it at iop.org/LimitLess
ALT Image of a young person smiling, with the IOP Limit Less logo in the background.
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For our Top Tips for Inclusive Science Teaching and full suite of resources for educators and schools to champion inclusive teaching and remove barriers that exist for too many young people in education visit 👉iop.org/education/dismantlin…
#TeachPhysics #IOPLimitLess
ALT Image card: Text reads "Make links between students' learning and their local area. Top Tips for inclusive science teaching, iop.org/InclusiveResources."
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