Sam Cross receives 2025 Thesis Prize from the Institute of Physics Superconductivity Group1 July 2025Congratulations to Dr. Sam Cross from our Quantum & Soft Matter research theme, who has been awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics Superconductivity Group Thesis Prize. The prize is awarded to the author of the PhD thesis that makes the strongest contribution to the understanding of superconductivity within a given year.
How best to infer inter-particle potentials from structure information?20 March 2025Emeritus Professor Bob Evans in Theoretical Physics along with collaborators at the University of Bayreuth have introduced a powerful machine learning method for extracting effective interaction potentials from structural data on liquids, that could prove important in soft matter design.
Speeding up quantum measurement using space-time trade-off28 February 2025Bristol researchers, in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team from Oxford and Strathclyde, have introduced a new scheme for speeding up quantum measurements, a vital building block for quantum technologies. This has been published in Physical Review Letters and been chosen as an “Editor’s suggestion”.
Dr. Shuqiu Wang Earns UKRI New Investigator Award to Advance Quantum Materials Research19 February 2025The School of Physics' very own Dr. Shuqiu Wang, Lecturer in Quantum Materials, has been awarded a prestigious UKRI EPSRC New Investigator Award. The £942,830 grant will support Wang's frontier research into visualizing and understanding the complex interplay between electron correlations, topology, and magnetism in quantum materials over the next three years.
Dr. Jonathan Buhot awarded EPSRC Open Fellowship11 October 2024Dr. Jonathan Buhot, from our Quantum & Soft Matter research theme, has been awarded an EPSRC Open Fellowship to undertake research within the School of Physics on hydride superconductors.
MultiLev Acoustic Levitator10 September 2024Over the summer, Dr. James Drewitt, Alegra Skare, and Dr. Adrian Barnes have developed a new acoustic levitation system called MultiLev, designed for dynamic positioning of multiple samples in mid-air.
Superconductivity emerging from electronic reconstruction8 July 2024An exciting new article on superconductivity has been published in Science Advances, co-authored by School of Physics academics Dr. Sven Friedemann, Dr. Felix Flicker, Dr. Jonathan Buhot and Dr. Jake Ayres
