A stance against forced retirement
Paul Ewart says there is little evidence that forcing active physicists to retire “frees up” positions
Report recommends ways to help women in STEMM fields
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine call for systematic, evidence-based actions to address the underrepresentation of women, especially women of colour
African American physics students need more support, says report
Sweeping changes to US university-level teaching in physics and astronomy are required to address the long-running and systemic exclusion of African Americans
Debating the ‘quantum bottleneck’, a fictional Spanish physicist and the science of synchronized pendulums
The podcast team discusses careers for physicists, quantum hype and the best way to honour "hidden figures" in science history
Beyond biology
JV Chamary reviews Superior: the Return of Race Science by Angela Saini
Women miss out on high-profile awards and positions
Analysis of the leadership positions at 31 scientific societies finds a gender imbalance at higher ranks but not with lower-status roles
Gender gap in science exam performance disappears for longer tests, says study
Research shows that while boys performed better than girls at the start of tests, that gap closed the longer the exam went on
Fifteen tips to make scientific conferences more welcoming for everyone
How to ensure your event is more inclusive
Freight-train earthquake detectors, ion-trap quantum computers and the ‘dude wall’ problem
Physics World editors talk quantum computing with Chris Monroe and explore the problem of poor diversity in physics with Jess Wade
Hiring committees with an implicit gender bias hire fewer women, says study
Recruitment of women is affected when members of a scientific evaluation committee deny that gender discrimination is a problem
