Physics deficit needs Government action

As students across Britain received their A-Level results, the Institute of Physics in Ireland warmly welcomes the highly significant rise in the numbers taking physics.

In Northern Ireland there has been a 23% increase over the past six years, while in Britain as a whole, physics is now the ninth most popular subject.

In addition, Northern Ireland leads with the best gender balance — girls there making up 30% of the 2012 physics class.