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.

Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water April 20, 2026
X-ray experiments provide further evidence that water exists in two distinct phases The post Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water appeared first on Physics World.
Ask me anything: Ian Griffiths – ‘While changing jobs is a daunting task, it has always been worthwhile’ April 20, 2026
Career tips from Ian Griffiths - a sales executive at microscope and spectrometer provider JEOL UK The post Ask me anything: Ian Griffiths – ‘While changing jobs is a daunting task, it has always been worthwhile’ appeared first on Physics World.
Multiplexed PET paves the way towards biologically individualized radiotherapy April 20, 2026
PET scans that simultaneously image more than one radiotracer could revolutionize oncology The post Multiplexed PET paves the way towards biologically individualized radiotherapy appeared first on Physics World.
Quiz of the week: how many galaxies and quasars are in the biggest high-res 3D map of our universe? April 17, 2026
Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out The post Quiz of the week: how many galaxies and quasars are in the biggest high-res 3D map of our universe? appeared first on Physics World.
Dark energy survey unveils the largest 3D map of the universe April 17, 2026
The work involved mapping more than 47 million galaxies and quasars over a five-year period The post Dark energy survey unveils the largest 3D map of the universe appeared first on Physics World.
STEM stock rising in quantitative finance April 17, 2026
Find out what it’s like working for options trading firm Susquehanna The post STEM stock rising in quantitative finance appeared first on Physics World.
Memristive synapses could reduce AI energy consumption April 16, 2026
Hafnium-oxide based nanomaterial mimics the mechanisms of the human brain The post Memristive synapses could reduce AI energy consumption appeared first on Physics World.
Word flower puzzle no. 3 April 16, 2026
How many words can you find in this puzzle? The post Word flower puzzle no. 3 appeared first on Physics World.
Collisional quantum gates created using fermionic atoms April 16, 2026
Architectures could support quantum-chemistry simulations The post Collisional quantum gates created using fermionic atoms appeared first on Physics World.
Atomic-scale devices and quantum platforms April 16, 2026
Join the audience for a live webinar on 13 May 2026 sponsored by IOP Publishing's journal, Nano Futures The post Atomic-scale devices and quantum platforms appeared first on Physics World.

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