From Spain to Sydney, Professor Andrea Blanco-Redondo is advancing quantum optics, silicon photonics and topological photonics. Discover her groundbreaking research and hear from her alongside leading international physicists at ANZCOP 2026. 7–11 Dec. Register: aip.org.au/congress/reg...

🔬 Starting your physics career or recruiting physics talent? Join the free Australian Physics Career Fair to meet employers and candidates. Thanks to @psiquantum.bsky.social & Sydney Quantum Academy.
📅 11 Dec, 1–4pm
📍 University of Sydney
Register or exhibit: www.aip.org.au/congress/car...

🏅 Congratulations to @uwmadison.bsky.social Prof. Francis Halzen, sole recipient of the 2026 @nobelprize.org in Physics. The first unshared physics prize since 1992: for his leadership of IceCube and the discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

✏️ Only 20% of Wikipedia biographies are about women. Help change that at the AIP Physics Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Sydney. Work with fellow physicists to improve pages about Australian women physicists. @wikipedia.org

📅 9 Nov, University of Sydney
💻 Bring a laptop
Register: aip.org.au/event-6844945

From black holes and cosmology to quantum physics, Professor Robert Mann explores some of the Universe’s biggest questions. Hear the international plenary speaker at AIP Congress 2026, 7–11 December, at the University of Sydney.

Register by 20 November: aip.org.au/congress/register/

📸 Two days to go! Show us what physics looks like through your lens.

Enter the AIP ACT Branch 2026 Photography Competition. Free entry, open Australia-wide, with prizes up to $250.

📅 Closes 30 September.

Enter: www.aip.org.au/event-6751326

#Physics #Photography

Could this be a glimpse of dark matter? The LUX-ZEPLIN detector has found an intriguing event. “It’s also kind of scary to think, ‘Oh, this could be it,’” says Dr Theresa Fruth.
Prof @nicolefbell.bsky.social says if it is dark matter, more events should follow.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...

From Sydney to NASA – and back for AIP Congress 2026.

Hear Dr Jessie Christiansen, Chief Scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, share her search for worlds beyond our Solar System.

7–11 Dec, Sydney. Register: aip.org.au/congress/reg...

Congratulations to Dr Sophie Jie Zhao, 2027 @aip.org.au Women in Physics Medallist, touring her research on quantum technology enabled by correlated light.

Dr Zhao is a CI in Centre for Quantum Computing Performance and Integration
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@scienceanu.bsky.social

"My favourite thing was I spent lots of time at both ends of the theoretical-applied spectrum, dipping my toes in both abstract quantum field theory & experimental work." James Monro, winner @aip.org.au Laby medal best hons thesis
Congrats!
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

The Marie Curie Lecture Tour comes home to Tas!
Join astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez in Hobart on 1 Oct for the final stop of her tour and presentation of her Women in Physics Lecturer award. UTAS media release: www.utas.edu.au/about/news-a...
🎟️ Free + livestreamed: aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

🌌 Launceston, you’re next! Then onto Hobart!

Join astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez for the final two stops of her national Marie Curie Lecture tour.

📍 Launceston: 26 Sept
📍 Hobart + online: 1 Oct

🔭 Painting the Universe

aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

Bring new physics ideas into your classroom at Australian Physics Teachers’ Day.

Join us at the University of Sydney on 11 December for talks, hands-on workshops, lab tours and networking.

Open to physics specialists and out-of-field teachers.

aip.org.au/congress/tea...

🎓 Heading to #AIPCongress2026 in Sydney?

AIP Student Travel Awards are available for eligible student members presenting at Congress, 7–11 Dec.

📅 Applications close 31 Oct 2026.

Apply: aip.org.au/News/13685066

🌏 Calling Australia’s theoretical physics community!

APCTP is seeking proposals for its 2027 program, including conferences, workshops, schools and research programs.

📅 Closes 30 Sept, 6pm KST.

Find out more and apply:
aip.org.au/event-6801383

One final journey through the Universe, and a homecoming!

Dr Karelle Siellez returns to Tasmania for the finale of Painting the Universe, exploring gravitational waves, kilonovae, art & music.

📅 1 Oct | UTAS
📍 Attend in person or online
aip.org.au/event-6754144

Where could physics take you?

Join the AIP & IPAS-QT Physics Careers Night in Adelaide to meet physicists and employers, explore career pathways and discover where studying physics can lead.

📅 8 Sept, 6–8.30pm
📍 Adelaide University

Register: events.humanitix.com/aip-and-ipas...

🏅 Celebrating excellence in Australian physics! Congratulations to the 2026 AIP Award recipients, recognised for achievements spanning quantum computing, gravitational waves, dark matter, leadership, education and science communication.

Meet the recipients: aip.org.au/News/13677673