Four years leading ESERA SIG6
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Four years leading ESERA SIG6

After four wonderful years as co-coordinator of ESERA's Special Interest Group on Languages and Literacies in Science Education (SIG6), I have officially stepped down from the role. What a brilliant journey this has been πŸ™‚

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Podcast: when thought experiments go wrong
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Podcast: when thought experiments go wrong

What happens when good ideas lead physicists down the wrong path? In my latest podcast episode with Sag mal du als Physiker, we explore thought experiments that have led brilliant minds astray – from Maxwell's demon to Heisenberg’s microscope πŸ€“

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Join KUPER's Unfinished Business 2
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Join KUPER's Unfinished Business 2

The Physics Education Research Group at the University of Copenhagen invites you to peek behind the curtain of our ongoing research projects at our interactive poster exhibition 🧁

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Podcast: the theory of everything
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Podcast: the theory of everything

Even Indiana Jones might feel a twinge of jealousy! Alongside the team from Sag mal du als Physiker, I embarked on a quest for the holy grail of physics - the legendary theory of everything. If you're a German speaker, tune into the episode 🀠

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Metaphors in learning and doing physics
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Metaphors in learning and doing physics

Clearly, metaphors are ubiquitous in physics. But what distinct roles do metaphors actually play in processes of doing, learning, and teaching physics? Together with RubΓ©n Sampieri-CΓ‘bal I look for answers to this question πŸ™‚

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IMPRESS season 5
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IMPRESS season 5

New year, new season of IMPRESS! Our favourite seminar series on modern physics education research returns for another season – mark the dates in your calendar πŸ’₯

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