Our approach
We combine theory, simulation and statistical physics to connect microscopic interactions with the behaviour of soft, condensed and biological matter.
Theory
[Analytical models of interactions and collective behaviour.]
Simulation
[Molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo and coarse-grained models.]
Statistical physics
[From microscopic interactions to macroscopic behaviour.]
Research themes
What we work on
Self-assembly & phase behaviour
[2–3 sentences: how building blocks such as colloids or macromolecules organise into ordered structures, and which phases emerge.]
Multivalent interactions in biological systems
[2–3 sentences: how many weak bonds combine into selective binding, and what that means for biological recognition.]
Colloidal interactions & many-body effects
[2–3 sentences: effective interactions between colloidal particles, polarisation and many-body contributions beyond pairwise models.]
Active & biological matter
[2–3 sentences: e.g. bacterial motility and collective motion of self-propelled particles.]
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