Inclusive Physics
Gender Inclusive Physics Community
Connect with physicists who share your experiences when you join the APS Gender Inclusive Physics Community. Attend in-person events throughout your undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc journeys, and learn in empowering virtual meetups on authentic topics.
This conference empowers undergraduate students to connect with mentors, explore educational and career paths, and network with peers.
Fostering professional development and leadership opportunities that help graduate and postdoc physicists of all gender identities excel.
Inclusive initiatives and resources
APS advances inclusivity in physics by facilitating events, initiating discussion, promoting mentorship, and supporting all who are interested in pursuing physics.
The APS Bridge Program creates pathways to physics graduate programs for students from all backgrounds, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to pursue advanced physics education.
Site visits help physics departments and consortia, as well as national and private labs, to take action that will improve their environment for everyone.
The National Mentoring Community provides mentoring, professional development, and an inclusive support network to students pursuing degrees in physics and related fields.
A welcoming community working to transform physics by enacting strategies to empower departments and laboratories.
Increasing participation in the physical sciences by making graduate education accessible to students from a broad range of backgrounds.
A worldwide community of teachers, researchers, and professional societies working to inspire more students to pursue physics in college.
A collaboration between multiple physics groups, TEAM-UP Together is breaking down systemic barriers so Black physics and astronomy undergraduates can thrive.
Through research-based tactics and a peer community, SEA Change provides colleges and universities with the tools to cultivate an inclusive STEMM ecosystem.
Ethics in physics
Through our ethics standards and training materials, APS is committed to promoting fairness and respect in the physics community.
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APS supports physicists and other scientists from the beginning of their education to every stage of their careers.
Find mentors, explore education and career opportunities and network with and learn from fellow students who are women, gender diverse individuals and underrepresented identities in physics.
Exploring the experiences, challenges, stories of Black women in physics as they pursue or achieve a PhD.