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Making Apple Watch
As a counterpoint to Monday’s post about building giant ships…
7 October, 2015/by Jonathan
Is “The Martian” accurate? Does it matter?
It’s been a big couple of weeks for the planet Mars. Two weeks…
6 October, 2015/by James Brown
Watch a gigantic ship being built in six minutes
Projects like Think Physics spend a lot of time illustrating…
5 October, 2015/by Jonathan
Take part in World Space Week 4th – 10th October
World Space week has been celebrated since 1999, when the UN…
1 October, 2015/by Carol
Upcoming Events!
Be sure to check out our nifty new Upcoming Events calendar,…
28 September, 2015/by Jonathan
North-East Skills 2015
We’ve been to Mars.
Not literally. We’d be the radiation-fried…
25 September, 2015/by JonathanNot literally. We’d be the radiation-fried…

Yellow Giant Exhibition
Yellow Giant is an exhibition by Helen Schell. Inspired by…
9 September, 2015/by Carol
My Work Experience Diary: Jordan Lynch
11 August, 2015/by Jordan Lynch
My Work Experience Journey – Jack Turnbull
11 August, 2015/by Jack Turnbull
Science Communication MSc
Think Physics is based at Northumbria University, where it…
7 August, 2015/by Jonathan
Register your school for BBC micro:bit
Confused by Raspberry Pi and Arduino (not to mention Espruino,…
6 August, 2015/by Jonathan
Pelton Community Centre
It's been a busy afternoon at Pelton Community Centre - we've…
4 August, 2015/by Joe Shimwell
Degree Apprentice Software Engineer Opportunity
Completed your Post-16 qualifications and thinking what next?…
21 July, 2015/by Emma
The Great North East Space Expo
On 22nd June, Think Physics and Northumbria University sponsored…
10 July, 2015/by Carol
Untidying the lab
As the centre of all things Think Physics (other than the coffee…
8 July, 2015/by Jonathan
8 Minutes 20 Seconds Exhibition
Think Physics joined forces with The Holy Biscuit gallery on…
3 June, 2015/by Annie Padwick
IOP talk: Formation of Extrasolar Planets
Dr. Ken Rice from the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for…
3 June, 2015/by Jonathan
Stepping into the (not-so-lime) light!
The Centre for Life’s forthcoming live science show In a Spin…
2 June, 2015/by Jonathan
#girlswithtoys
Yesterday, National Public Radio in the US published an interview…
17 May, 2015/by Jonathan
The Young Engineer Design and Technology Competition
Northumbria University are delighted to be once again supporting the…
15 May, 2015/by Emma
A-level Subject Take-up
Ofsted have published an analysis of the numbers and proportions…
14 May, 2015/by Jonathan
Accenture: Apprenticeship Open Evening
Accenture is a multinational digital company who support businesses…
28 April, 2015/by Emma
The Magic of Light Boxes
Think Physics, and Think Club members, had a great time at Maker…
27 April, 2015/by Carol
Your Future with Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) have have recently added some…
26 April, 2015/by Emma