### Sub-communities within this community

• #### Astrophysics

Wide range of research programmes linked to experimental and instrumental programmes at the cutting edge of astronomical technology
• #### Atomic, Mesoscopic, and Optical Physics

Research centred on the development of understanding of quantum aspects of condensed matter, from atomic Bose-Einstein condensates to semiconductor quantum dots
• #### Biological and Soft Systems

Research areas include biophysics, biomaterials, nanoscience and Physics of Medicine, using techniques and inspirations from classical polymer physics, soft matter physics and the study of condensed matter

• #### Detector Physics

A major facility for designing, manufacturing and testing a new generation of superconducting detectors for astrophysics and the applied sciences
• #### High Energy Physics

Work based upon experiments at high energy particle accelerators, with group members making up part of international collaborations
• #### Inference Group

Involved in a wide range of projects in the general area of machine learning and information theory
• #### NanoPhotonics

New materials are constructed in which atoms are arranged in sophisticated ways on the nanometre-scale; these meta-materials often display properties that are not observed in the constituents they are made from
• #### Opto-and Microelectronics

Fundamental physics studies in different aspects of organic semiconductor materials, aiming to understand the physics at the detailed quantum mechanical level
• #### Quantum Matter

Studies matter under extreme conditions, i.e. at very low temperatures, high magnetic fields and high pressure, using advanced experimental techniques
• #### Semiconductor Physics

Explores and develops new physics using state-of-the-art semiconductor device fabrication technology
• #### Surfaces, Microstructure and Fracture

Covers the areas of surface physics, microstructure, fracture and microscopy
• #### Theory of Condensed Matter

Carries out world leading research, broadly categorised under: collective quantum phenomena, first principles quantum mechanical methods, and soft matter
• #### Thin Film Magnetism

At the forefront of ultrathin magnetic film and magnetic nanostructure research

### Recent Submissions

• #### Investigating the role of ionised outflows in galactic evolution through spatially resolved spectroscopy ﻿

(2020-07-17)
How feedback mechanisms trigger, regulate and suppress star formation in galaxies remains one of the main questions in astronomy today. Theoretical models and cosmological simulations of galaxy formation and evolution ...
• #### Stability study in lead-halide perovskite light-emitting diodes ﻿

The metal halide perovskite group of materials not only have led to great advances in photovoltaics, but also have shown great potential in light emitting applications. Other than energy efficiency and brightness, perovskite ...
• #### On effective field theory of dark matter ﻿

We investigate the feasibility of dark matter particles existing in the Universe as a spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ fermion using effective field theories to parametrise the higher order physics. Our goal is to determine the requirements ...