Black and white photo of Magdalena Kersting, a smiling woman with short hair, wearing a black top and jeans, standing against a plain background.

I work at the intersection of physics & cognition –

drawn to the strangeness of the universe, and fascinated by how we can make sense of it at all.

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Podcast: The mathematical nature of physics
Podcast: The mathematical nature of physics
Embodied physics education - celebrating student research
Embodied physics education - celebrating student research
Teachers' ideas and classroom practices in inquiry-based science education
Teachers' ideas and classroom practices in inquiry-based science education
Announcing season 7 of IMPRESS
Announcing season 7 of IMPRESS
Breaking records and building connections at ESERA 2025
Breaking records and building connections at ESERA 2025
Four years leading ESERA SIG6
Four years leading ESERA SIG6
Heading to Zurich: IARU Early-Career Collaboration Award
Heading to Zurich: IARU Early-Career Collaboration Award
Podcast: when thought experiments go wrong
Podcast: when thought experiments go wrong
From mathematics to STEM education: an unexpected journey
From mathematics to STEM education: an unexpected journey