Physics research is rarely a solo activity and physicists will often work in collaborations that can stretch around the world and across disciplines. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Annette Bramley of the UK’s N8 Research Partnership talks about how to build successful research collaborations. Bramley has over 20 years’ experience fostering research excellence at UK funding agencies and is the is co-author with Liz Ogilvie of Research Collaboration: A step-by-step guide to success.

This year is the UN International Year of Glass and Physics World will be devoting a special issue to that amazing material later in 2022. Features editor Tushna Commissariat is on hand to give a sneak preview of what we have planned and to ask for your ideas about how we should cover the multiple intersections of physics and glass.