The online elements of the Cambridge Rutherford Schools Physics Project will be available in September while other parts, such as master classes for students, will follow.

BBC: Cambridge tutors to school A-level physics students

Much more recently, a project appeared on Kickstarter, a science fiction novel that would, in turn, fund a physics research project called The Lightning Project.

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Mark Warner, professor of theoretical physics, who will lead the project, said the university would work in close collaboration with teachers and schools, "within the framework of the existing A-level curriculum".

BBC: Cambridge tutors to school A-level physics students

The five-year project will offer online learning, workshops for students and support for physics teachers.

BBC: Cambridge tutors to school A-level physics students

The project has received funding from Queen's University, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council - the UK's strategic science investment agency - and the Open University.

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When embarking on the project 18 months ago, its members (including Saul Perlmutter, who won the Nobel prize for physics this month for his work on dark energy) were mostly new to climate science.

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