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Site Last Updated : 17th June, 2009
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2008 Newsletters Now On Website
The Spring and Summer 2008 newsletters have now been added to the Fusion website - click
here to go to the newsletter page and download them in PDF format. Thanks to
Paul Ruffle for his help with that! Unfortunately we have not been able to upload recent newsletters in html format yet, but hopefully we'll crack that one soon!
Click here to see a short film about Adam Davison, a PhD student at University College London, and the work he is doing at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Switzerland, with his supervisor, Jon Butterworth, and other colleagues in London and Paris. The latest update (Nr. 4) has just been released.
New Ladies' T-Shirts Available!
Click here to go to our Merchandise page for more
info on our new T-shirt design.
Click here to download Silvia Bergamini's presentation given at the
2008 Science Revision Weekend about the proposed new courses S382 and S383.
Robert Ley has started a "Fusion" network on MyIOP, the new IOP social networking site. Click
here and log in using your
IOP username and password, then browse "Networks" - you will find it near the end of the list.
Physics and Astronomy Lectures Around the UK > The list is regularly updated, with details of many talks to be given by Jonti Horner, Barrie Jones, John Zarnecki and other OU lecturers during 2009. Now showing events right through to October!
OU degrees meet Chartered Physicist requirements If OU students wish to progress to Chartered Physicist after they have completed their degree, they are required to follow a new scheme for accreditation.
We have been asked to mention these job opportunities in Milton Keynes and Leicester. |
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Centre for Alternative Technology - Fusion visit
See HERE for details of this forthcoming visit on Saturday, 11th July - and for details of how to book.
OU Charter StudentshipsTo celebrate The Open University’s 40th anniversary the university is offering a number of research studentships These studentships provide opportunities for the best national or international candidates to work alongside leading academics and research staff on projects that will inspire and shape our research portfolio. They will cover all fees for three years plus an annual stipend and are tenable from 1 October 2009. Suitable candidates should have or expect to graduate with a minimum 2:1 honours degree. Projects are available across all faculties and in our research centres:
Closing date: Friday 17 July 2009 To receive an application pack… 2010 Fusion AGM
A date for your diary - the 2010 Fusion AGM will be on Saturday, 23rd January, in London. Details to follow later in the year.
International Conference of Physics Students - 2009
The 2009 ICPS meeting takes place in Split, Croatia from August 10th - 18th. Full details can be seen here. Note that the IoP, through its Nexus group may be able to provide some assistance to students wishing to attend the meeting. Please contact the Fusion Secretary (see the Contact Us page - use the email address at the foot) for further information. Early registration closes on 1st June, and late registration closes on 28th June.
Fusion Weekend Hits Target John Ward showing some Fusion members how the accelerator works. The 2009 Fusion Weekend, held in Oxford on 24th/25th January, was a great success. On the Saturday morning, about 20 Fusion members were taken on a fascinating tour of the Oxford teaching laboratories by John Ward, Oxford's Head of Laboratory Services; then after lunch, the eighth Fusion AGM was held, and a new committee elected. The meeting was attended by the OU's Head of Physics & Astronomy, Nick Braithwaite, and a motion to change the name of the society to "Fusion - the Open University Physics & Astronomy Society", following the demise of the OU Society for Astronomy & Planetary Science (OUSAPS), was passed unanimously. Following the meeting, the OU's Barrie Jones gave a lecture entitled "Planets & Life Beyond the Solar System". And after a hearty dinner, participants were ready for the Maria Griffiths Challenge Quiz, which featured a variety of questions, many with a physics theme; there was also a song lyrics round, after which Maria sang the answers to an appreciative audience! Dwyn Padfield then took up the challenge to pose next year's quiz, at an as yet undecided location. Dwyn Padfield throwing the gauntlet (actually a woolly glove) at Maria Griffiths after the quiz. Sunday saw a tour of Oxford, which finished up with a visit to the town's Museum of the History of Science, after lunch at the Turf Tavern, reputedly the oldest pub in Oxford.
Lunch at the Turf. Undergraduate Research OpportunitiesThere are undergraduate research opportunity schemes at various institutions in the UK and USA which are aimed at giving undergraduate physics students a taste of research, prior to commencing a postgraduate degree. Schemes exist at Trinity College Dublin, Imperial College London and Leicester University There is also the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) located at Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. And of course the CERN
Summer Student Program no longer has an age limit ... Alternatively, try contacting your local university, as there are often ad-hoc opportunities for research experience. |
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FUSION was formed in 2001 by students who recognised the need to create a society for Open University students and graduates whose primary interest is in physics. It now has over 400 members. As a member of FUSION you will receive a regular newsletter with articles and reviews provided by fellow students and professional physicists, event updates and news from the OU Department of Physics and Astronomy. Past FUSION events have included visits to Culham Science Centre, Mullard Radio Observatory, Jodrell Bank, Bletchley Park, Sellafield and many more. As a member of NEXUS you can attend lectures and meetings held by your local branch of the Institute of Physics, and take part in NEXUS activities such as trips to CERN. You can find out about post graduate research opportunities or even help to influence the University on its choice of future courses. Gain a wider range of student contacts to help with a particular problem, or maybe meet to discuss ‘natural philosophy’ over a pint at the local pub. With its sponsorship of Revision and Preparation Weekends, FUSION adds to your OU experience by bridging the gap left by distance learning. In addition, associate membership of Fusion is open to anyone with an interest in science and the aims of the Society. We are delighted to announce that FUSION membership is now also available to part-time students at Birkbeck College, University of London. Send in your application Form now.
What is the Institute of Physics?
The
Institute of Physics
is a professional body and learned society, established to promote the advancement and
dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied. The Institute has a world-wide membership and is active in:
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