School of Physics and Astronomy
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Our research activity covers the following main areas: Star and planetary system formation; Spintronics in condensed matter; Experimental biophysics and bio-nanoscience; Dynamics of polymers and complex fluids; and Quantum information theory and its applications.
In addition, we are applying our collective expertise to the development of sustainable energy harvesting and storage, and towards translation into healthcare and medicine.
News and events
The rare molecule weighing in on the birth of planets
Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule in the dust and gas disc around a…
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Scientists create the world's thinnest gold
Scientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which…
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An ‘atomic dance’ offers a new look at quantum computing challenges
Researchers have come up with a theory to explain one of the mysteries at the…
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New Director for Bragg Centre for Materials Research
The University has appointed Professor Edmund Linfield as the first Director…
MoreSoft Matter Physics research seminar: Statistical mechanics of slow dynamics - glasses and beyond
Professor Juan P Garrahan (University of Nottingham) will be presenting a seminar on his research in soft matter physics.
MoreGeometric aspects of 3+1d crystalline topological insulators and the chiral anomaly in topological Weyl superfluids
Dr Jaakko Nissinen (Aalto University, Finland) will be presenting a seminar on his research in theoretical physics.
MoreThe rise and rise of data science
Discover more about the ever-rising field of data science at a talk delivered by Dr Mike Ries.
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