The 33rd General Assembly of IUPAP (The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics) was held in October.

The following Australian nominees were elected to roles on IUPAP commissions for 2025-2027:

A/Prof Yvonne Wong (UNSW Sydney):
C4, Commission on Astroparticle Physics

Dr Carla Verdi (The University of Queensland):
C10, Commission on Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter

Prof Nicole Bell (The University of Melbourne):
C11, Commission on Particles and Fields

Prof Manjula Sharma (The University of Sydney):
Chair, C14, Commission on Physics Education

Prof Jan de Gier (The University of Melbourne):
Vice-Chair, C18, Commission on Mathematical Physics

Prof Derek Leinweber (The University of Adelaide):
C20, Commission on Computational Physics