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The Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture has been delivered by a series of acclaimed physics communicators on an annual basis throughout Great Britain for over twenty years. The lecture uses demonstrations and interactivity to enthuse students and show how their classroom science relates to modern fields of physics. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and inspiring physicist to produce and deliver the 2012 talk to audiences primarily of 14-16 year olds at approximately 35 venues organised by the Institute (this usually involves at least two talks per venue). The talks take place throughout the calendar year and can be arranged to accommodate any other commitments the lecturer has. Past talks have included: The Science of Seeing Inside Your Body – Dr Michael Wilson, University Hospital Birmingham Powering the Future: The Physics of Fusion - Melanie Windridge How to Explore the Universe - Andrew Newsam, Liverpool John Moores University Rock in 11 Dimensions: Where Physics and Guitars Collide! - Mark Lewney Light Fantastic: The Science of Colour - Pete Vukusic, University of Exeter Gravity, Gas and Stardust - Pete Edwards, Durham University Our Planet, Our Future - Karen Bultitude, Laura Grant You can watch some of the previous lectures and see this year’s tour itinerary by visiting www.iop.org/schoolslecture. Existing talks will be considered if they have not toured nationally. In the past the Institute has funded the tour with around £20k but we are happy to assist the presenter in seeking further funding if desired. If you are interested in taking on this prestigious role for 2012 please send us a two page proposal before Friday 13th May 2011 outlining the talk topic, your previous experience and indicative costs. We are looking for proposals from all areas of physics but are particularly interested in the area of physics and sport to tie in with the 2012 Olympics. We will select a shortlist and these people will be asked to present a short talk at the Institute's offices in London. It is anticipated these will take place during the first two weeks of June. For queries or to submit a proposal please contact: Clare Mills Project Coordinator Education Department Institute of Physics 76 Portland Place London W1B 1NT Tel: 020 7470 4965 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from the web site. Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail'. It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptible Use Policy: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html Email commands: 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate. Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address that you used to register on psci-com. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] **********************************************************************