Annual Student Competitions

The SOPHia Project runs one competition for primary schools and another one for secondary schools each year.

In 2026, please visit https://sophiaphysics.ie/index.php/2026-sophia-project-competition/ for our primary school project competition.

Sound waves come in quantum jumps October 12, 2026
First observation of fundamental quantization in mechanical vibrations could have applications in quantum error correction and protein diagnostics The post Sound waves come in quantum jumps appeared first on Physics World.
Ask me anything: Tania Kendrick – ‘There’s something really satisfying when everything starts to click’ October 12, 2026
Tania Kendrick is a civil servant in the UK’s Cabinet Office The post Ask me anything: Tania Kendrick – ‘There’s something really satisfying when everything starts to click’ appeared first on Physics World.
Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize October 12, 2026
Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science The post Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize appeared first on Physics World.
Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation October 9, 2026
Work will go on display at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow The post Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation appeared first on Physics World.
Quiz of the week: which star could help astronomers measure the spin of Sagittarius A*? October 9, 2026
Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out The post Quiz of the week: which star could help astronomers measure the spin of Sagittarius A*? appeared first on Physics World.
Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes October 8, 2026
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest The post Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes appeared first on Physics World.
Optogenetic therapy shows promise for vision restoration October 8, 2026
Researchers report encouraging findings from the first clinical cohort of blind people treated with optogenetic therapy The post Optogenetic therapy shows promise for vision restoration appeared first on Physics World.
Physics and wildlife conservation: a slide puzzle October 8, 2026
Can you reconstruct the wildlife photo in our interactive slide puzzle? The post Physics and wildlife conservation: a slide puzzle appeared first on Physics World.
Disordered environments around tumour cells can promote cancer spread October 8, 2026
A biophysics model describing how cancers spread within the human body could help researchers developing new cancer therapies The post Disordered environments around tumour cells can promote cancer spread appeared first on Physics World.
Fastest star in the Milky Way feels the rotation of our central black hole October 8, 2026
The Milky Way’s massive black hole is rapidly rotating, and a star in an unprecedentedly close orbit could help measure its spin The post Fastest star in the Milky Way feels the rotation of our central black hole appeared first on Physics World.

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