Dear {Contact_First_Name},
The AIP
Congress begins today! Keep an eye on our socials for highlights of each day
and don’t forget to tag the AIP in your posts: LinkedIn,
Facebook, and X (@AusPhysics). Catch the Q&A
session with ARC Exective Director Gavin Reid at lunchtime on Dec 3, and the
public lecture on “What you shouldn’t know about quantum physics” by Prof Chris
Ferrie. Details below.
The impacts of lower international student enrolments continue to
reverberate around the university sector and we are aware that some physics
departments are facing the possibility of significant cuts. The AIP wrote a
letter of support for physics at the University of Wollongong, where staff reached
out to us for help. Please let us know if others need support from the AIP.
The
countdown is on to the 2025 International Year of Quantum. Briefings for
cultural, political, business and industry leaders will be held at the Congress
in Melbourne on 3 December (right before the public lecture) and in Perth on 16
December. Read more on the AIP
quantum homepage.
Congratulation to the winners of the ACT photo competition, particularly
Grand Prize winner Dr Margaret Wegener for her entry “Doubling Up:
Reflection and Refraction”. Congratulations also to the winners of the NSW Branch Postgraduate Presentation
Awards.
Save the date: the 2025 AIP AGM will be
held online on 3 Feb 2025 – all welcome. Register below.
We want
your feedback! Please complete the
anonymous AIP member survey to help us improve the AIP and ensure it continues
to meet the needs of our community. One
randomly selected participant will win free membership for a year. More below.
Best wishes,
Nicole Bell
President, Australian Institute of Physics
president@aip.org.au
