Popularly, physics is not seen as a creative activity, but as a difficult subject that searches for obscure facts and produces and manipulates difficult formulae. As physics educators, we may reinforce this image by hiding creative thinking behind the term 'problem solving', and then substituting closely defined exercises for the problems that really do need imagination to solve them.

Yet, for physics researchers, creative thinking is used daily to solve challenges at the forefront of what is known about the Universe. How can we bring some of this creative thinking into the classroom, share it with our students, and encourage them to develop a creative competence in physics?

In this book, the authors introduce concepts and ideas around creative thinking and provide practical advice and guidance for those who teach physics in Higher Education to help them embed opportunities for creativity in their teaching and in their students' learning. A range of voices from across the globe share their experiences as creative teachers. Opportunities are provided to reflect on the reader's own practice and explore where their creativity will take them next.

This broad interest book is for all who teach physics in Higher Education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and is valuable supplementary reading for professional development courses in creativity.