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Physics and the news media
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*Dear Readers,*

Just a few lines concerning the issue of physics results with respect to
communication and outreach.

The ever growing development of modern communication tools has changed the
“scientific communication system” and unavoidably along with it our
mentality as researchers. The immediate access to scientific information
has changed more than just the time to publication...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/editorial-03-2012/>
     <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-university-student-fellowships/>
2012 EPS University Student Fellowships
<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-university-student-fellowships/>

Three University Student Fellowships – of 2,000 euros each – are available
from the European Physical Society [EPS] in 2012. The EPS fellowships are
given to promising young physics students in recognition of academic
excellence.

Applicants should be enrolled, at a European institution, in a physics – or
related – degree course at the Masters level (second cycle: post-Bachelor,
pre-PhD), or equivalent. Third cycle students and previous EPS fellowship
recipients are not eligible...

[read more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-university-student-fellowships/>
          <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-travel-grants/>
EPS Individual Member travel
grants<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-travel-grants/>

A limited number of grants are available for European Physical Society
[EPS] Individual Members to attend EPS Europhysics and sponsored
conferences.

Those with an accepted oral or poster contribution to the conference are
eligible...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-travel-grants/>
    <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/e2c/>
Second European Energy Conference <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/e2c/>

The Second European Energy Conference [E2C] is being held at the
>Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre, in the Netherlands, on 17-20
April this year. The event, part of a bi-annual series, will act as a forum
for the discussion and definition of the role of energy...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/e2c/>
     <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/cms-google-hangout/>
Students “hangout” with CMS physicists on
Google+<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/cms-google-hangout/>

The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the LHC [CMS] recently organised
two virtual visits to the CMS experimental cavern, around 100 meters
underground, using the Google+ Hangouts platform...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/cms-google-hangout/>
      European research pilots cloud computing
resource<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/helix-nebula/>

Leading IT providers have teamed up with three of Europe’s largest research
centres this month to launch a new cloud computing system. CERN, the
European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the European Space Agency will be
the first to enjoy the processing power...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/helix-nebula/>
     ALPHA takes measurement of antihydrogen
atoms<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/alpha-measures-antihydrogen-atom/>

The ALPHA collaboration at CERN has undertaken the first measurements of
the antihydrogen spectrum, reported the journal Nature last week. This
initial development may pave the way towards a better understanding of why
our universe is matter-based...

[read more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/alpha-measures-antihydrogen-atom/>
     ERASMUS programme celebrates 25th
anniversary<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/erasmus-celebrates-25th-anniversary/>

2012 marks the silver anniversary of the European Community Action Scheme
for the Mobility of University Students [ERASMUS], the European Union’s
best known and most popular student exchange programme...

[read more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/erasmus-celebrates-25th-anniversary/>
      Manifesto on the Gender Dimension in
Research<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/gender-manifesto/>

Interested parties are encouraged to sign the Manifesto for Integrated
Action on the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation. The manifesto
discusses potential actions to enhance research and innovation by
addressing gender equality issues...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/gender-manifesto/>
     IoP report benchmarks physics research in the
UK<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/iop-uk-physics-research-report/>

The Institute of Physics has published a report on the “Bibliometric
evaluation and international benchmarking of the UK’s physics research”.

The publication reports a decline in the United Kingdom’s share of physics
paper publications...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/iop-uk-physics-research-report/>
     Call for C16 Young Scientist Prize in Plasma
Physics<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/2012-c16-young-scientist-prize-call/>

Nominations are now open for the 2012 C16 Young Scientist Prize in Plasma
Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics [IUPAP]. The
prize will be given in recognition of exceptional achievement in the study
of plasma physics by a scientist in the early stage of their career...

[read more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/2012-c16-young-scientist-prize-call/>
      European Physical Society a STEPS THREE
partner<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-steps-three/>

The European Physical Society has become a partner in the third
Stakeholders Tune European Physics Studies [STEPS3] network...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eps-steps-three/>
     EPS elections to be held during council at
CERN<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/2012-eps-elections/>

The next European Physical Society [EPS] council meeting will be held at
CERN, Geneva, on 30-31 March this year. The council will see the gathering
of around 100 delegates...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/2012-eps-elections/>
     American Physical Society approves strategic
plan<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/american-physical-society-approves-strategic-plan/>

At a recent meeting of the American Physical Society [APS] Council
executive board, the APS Strategic Plan for 2013-2017 was approved...

[read 
more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/american-physical-society-approves-strategic-plan/>
      Conference Department: for your event
needs<http://www.epsnews.eu/2011/09/conference-department/>

The EPS Conference Department is open to organise and manage events for the
EPS divisions and groups. With over 10 years of experience, the conference
team will arrange every aspect of your conference or event – ensuring that
your project runs smoothly, looks professional and stays within budget...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2011/09/conference-department/>
     Featured in EPL<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/featured-in-epl-03-2012/>

Recently featured in EPL:

*Demographic noise can lead to the spontaneous formation of species*

*Photon sorters and QND detectors using single photon emitters*

*Ultra-long-range giant dipole molecules in crossed electric and magnetic
fields*

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/featured-in-epl-03-2012/>
     Show Physics 2012 <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/show-physics-2012/>

The ShowPhysics 2012 conference is being held in Bergen, Norway on 16-21
April this year. The event, being organised by EuroPhysicsFun, will include
both lectures and workshops, and aims to bring together parties interested
in, or presently performing, physics shows...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/show-physics-2012/>
      Public Communication of Science and
Technology<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/pcst/>

The 12th International Public Communication of Science and Technology
conference will be held in Florence on 18-20 April this year...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/pcst/>
     IZEST-Helmholtz Beamlines
Workshop<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/izest-helmholtz-beamlines-workshop/>

The Joined IZEST-Helmholtz Beamlines Workshop is being held at GSI
Darmstadt, in Germany, on 23-25 April this year. The event will explore
potential collaborations...

[read more]<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/izest-helmholtz-beamlines-workshop/>
     European Nuclear Physics
Conference<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eunpc2012/>

The second European Nuclear Physics Conference [EuNPC2012] is being held on
17-21 September, 2012, at the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/eunpc2012/>
      ESF Junior Summit: “Water: Unite and
Divide…”<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/esf-junior-summit-water/>

The “Water: Unite and Divide. Interdisciplinary approaches for a
sustainable future” junior summit is being held by the European Science
Foundation [ESF] in Stresa, Italy, on 27-30 August this year...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/esf-junior-summit-water/>
     24th EPS Condensed Matter Division
Conference<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/cmd24/>

The 24th Conference of the European Physical Society Condensed Matter
Division [CMD-24] is being held in Edinburgh between 3-7 September this
year...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/cmd24/>
     Conference on new frontiers in
physics<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/icfp201/>

The first International Conference on new Frontiers in Physics [ICFP 2012]
is being held in Kolymbari, Crete, on 8-16 June this year. The conference
will address high energy particle and nuclear physics, with a focus on
interdisciplinary studies...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/icfp201/>
      Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy
Physics<http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/aepshep2012/>

The Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High-Energy Physics is being held at the
Luigans Spa & Resort, in Fukuoka, Japan, on 14-27 October this year. The
school, which will be held in English, has places for around 100 PhD,
advanced masters’ and junior post-doc students...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/aepshep2012/>
     SEMST-5 conference <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/semst-5/>

The 5th International Scientific and Technical Conference: Sensor
Electronics and Microsystem Technologies [SEMST-5] is being held in Odessa,
Ukraine on 4-8 June this year. The conference, which will be accompanied by
a technical exhibition, aims to discuss current achievements and issues in
the fields of sensorics...

[read more] <http://www.epsnews.eu/2012/03/semst-5/>
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