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Former Branch Chair Bids Farewell As I Prepare to Hand Over the Representing More Than 3024 the Substantial Financial Committee NEWSLETTER August 2007 Former branch chair bids farewell As I prepare to hand over the representing more than 3024 The substantial financial committee. The IOP Scotland chair of the Institute of Physics students from across Ireland. contribution to SUPAII from the committee again thanks in Scotland committee to Entries have increased steadily eight participating universities Heather for her outstanding Prof. Julian Jones of Heriot-Watt every year for the past six is testament to the standing contributions to the success of University, I pause to reflect on years from 669 in 2001 to the of physics in Scottish higher the Stirling meeting. some developments that have record number in 2007. The education institutions. SUPA Following on from the highly taken place during the last year. aim of the BT Young Scientist has been good news for Scottish successful events held in 2006 One of the major highlights and Technology Exhibition is academic physics. I refer you to to mark the 175th anniversary of was the formation of an to attract more young people the editorial in the 28 June issue the birth of James Clerk Maxwell, Education Committee for to science by making it more of Nature. These are proving to IOP Scotland is, in partnership Scotland with terms of reference exciting, more accessible and be exciting times for physics with the University of Glasgow, and membership agreed by something that can be fun, and research in Scotland. supporting events to mark the IOP Council. The Curriculum to encourage them to take part At the September committee 100th anniversary of the death for Excellence website states: in the competition. meeting, Michael McVey of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. “Scotland is currently pursuing The Science and Technology presented a report on the In 1846, when he was only 22 its biggest education reform Matters team of Careers 32nd Stirling Physics Meeting, years old, Thomson accepted the programme for a generation Scotland visited Dublin in which was held in May 2006. chair of natural philosophy at under the Scottish Executive’s January 2007 to see the The event attracted a record the University of Glasgow, which Ambitious, Excellent Schools exhibition first hand. The team number of 275 attendees. The he filled for 53 years, attaining agenda. The Curriculum for has been set up to address the 33rd Stirling Physics Meeting recognition as one of the Excellence is central to this serious decline in people going was held in early June this year greatest physicists of his time. reform agenda. At its heart, into science and technology by and, although the numbers The Kelvin stone in Glasgow’s it is the programme of work supporting and reinforcing the attending were slightly down Victorian Necropolis cemetery that is reviewing the current national science and technology on the previous two years, the is currently being restored. The curriculum. It aims to provide programmes, and developing quality of the programme was Institute has made a contribution more freedom for teachers, additional resources to fill undiminished. The morning to the cost of restoration. greater choice and opportunity observed gaps in the provision session was, as usual, an An event will be held at the for pupils and a single coherent for pupils, teachers, parents equal mixture of physics and Necropolis on 17 December, the curriculum for all young people and the public. They will also physics education, while the 100th anniversary of Kelvin’s aged 3–18.” set up a steering group, which afternoon’s lecture presented death, to mark the completion of It is important that the will be tasked with coordinating physics and its applications at the restoration. Institute is well informed outreach activity. They are the frontiers of knowledge. The In June 2006 the IOP Scotland about Scottish developments hoping that Young Scientist will education elements focused on committee decided not to in education to enable it to be a centrepiece activity of this the Curriculum for Excellence offer the Paperclip Physics take a proactive role when group. Current expectations are – both the latest developments Competition in Scotland, after appropriate. The Education that the Scottish Exhibition will and one school’s attempt to the uptake from schools had Committee for Scotland be launched during 2008. implement its philosophy. Four been disappointingly low. is chaired by Prof. Julian The Scottish Universities of the five Higher and Advanced The Institute will now offer Jones, who will report on Physics Alliance (SUPA), Higher Physics prizewinners, a new national competition, developments in Scotland to the established in November 2004, their parents and their teachers SciCast, which will be run IOP Education Board. is now seeking a second round attended the meeting. in collaboration with Planet Our national officer, Alison of funding. For the first time, The Stirling Physics Meeting Science and the Engineering McLure, has been largely SUPAII will include physics is the jewel in the crown of IOP and Technology Board. Details responsible for raising colleagues from the universities Scotland activities and is the of the new competition will awareness within the Scottish of Aberdeen and Dundee, in envy of other IOP branches. reach schools soon. Dr Carol Executive of the Institute’s addition to the original six Our thanks again go to Michael Trager-Cowan, an IOP objective to promote a Young partners from the universities McVey and his team for their Scotland committee member, Scientist Exhibition in Scotland, of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Heriot- enthusiasm and dedication, will act as the contact with along the lines of the hugely Watt, Strathclyde, Paisley which result, year after year, in IOP headquarters for the successful Irish exhibition. and St Andrews. A proposal, a very exciting meeting and one organisation of the competition The BT Young Scientist and involving an investment of circa that is highly appreciated by in Scotland. Technology Exhibition 2007 £50 million, will be submitted physics teachers in Scotland. One of the important roles broke all previous records, to the Scottish Funding Council Heather Reid has decided to of the committee is to support with 1278 projects entered, within the next few weeks. stand down from the organising physics outreach events and, Institute of Physics in Scotland Newsletter • August 2007 during the last year, we have be posted on the IOP Scotland relation to physics outreach. receptive to suggestions about continued to support a diverse branch’s website. Finally, IOP Scotland is very how we might improve our range of them. We welcome Our outreach representative, much aware of the need to interactions with members so, applications for grants for such Dr Gillian Lang from the engage with physics students, if you have any ideas, do share activities. We have recently Glasgow Science Centre, has with schools, with Institute them with us. agreed a set of guidelines for represented IOP Scotland at the members working in all areas Robert Chapman Former chair outreach funding applications first of a series of meetings at of employment and with those of the Institute of Physics in to give more transparency to the IOP headquarters to exchange members who have retired from Scotland Committee, robert. application process. These will ideas and share best practice in full-time employment. We are [email protected] Senior members socialise in style The Lunchtime Rendezvous at the University of Glasgow on 23 January 2007 was particularly successful, with an attendance of 26 people – two more than the official capacity of the Melville Room and a further two cheques having to be returned due to oversubscription. The lecture, entitled “The School kids have Runaway Universe” and given fun studying our by Dr Martin Hendry of the Department of Physics and variable weather Astronomy, University of Glasgow, gave an overview of On 20 or 27 March 2007 at astronomical research past and 11.30 a.m., primary schools in present. Using a data projector The Edinburgh social (left to right): Steven Johre, John Brindley, Scotland participated in the he conveyed the excitement Alison McLure, Janet Higinbotham and Dr John Higinbotham. Weather Watch Challenge by of current investigations. measuring cloud cover and Afterwards Dr Hendry provided School of Engineering at the Building, University of Glasgow temperature, and uploading the details of the website (www. University of Edinburgh. on Tuesday 22 January; at the their observations to the astro.gla.ac.uk/users/martin/ Using a data projector and Clubhouse, Daniel Stewart’s dedicated website. The recorded presentations/) for those who high-quality speakers, Prof. and Melville College, Inverleith observations have been plotted wish to pursue this subject. Roulston gave an exciting and Playing Fields, 525 Ferry Road, on a map, which can be viewed Dr John McCormick, chairman brilliantly illustrated description Edinburgh on Wednesday atweather-watch-scotland.com. of the Scottish Association for of radar development. Film 19 March; and, for the first More than 100 primary Public Transport, presented clips showing some of the time, at the Maritime Museum, schools took part in the project, the lecture “Transport, energy pioneers in radar development Aberdeen in October. covering 27 of the 32 local and the environment from a were particularly interesting. More details, including authority areas. The challenge physicist’s perspective”, giving The crucial step by Randle and the names of speakers, will was partly designed by the a detailed analysis of the cost: Boot of solving the instability be included in a later issue Institute’s national officer for benefit ratio of various forms of problem of the multicavity of this newsletter. Booking Scotland in partnership with transport. One surprising result magnetron was carefully forms, menus and prices, will Careers Scotland. It was an was the very high fuel cost per explained. be available on our website opportunity for primary school passenger associated with some John Brindley, director of (iop.org/activity/branches/ pupils to monitor changes island ferry services in Scotland.
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