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Quantum Matter group

The Quantum Matter Group studies matter under extreme conditions, i.e., at very low temperatures, high magnetic fields and high pressure using advanced experimental techniques. The goal of this research is to understand new forms of magnetism and superconductivity and to find electrically conducting materials with new physical properties not described within the standard models of solid state physics.




Latest news

Lab moves

5 June 2025

Big things have been happening at the Cavendish this past month: the QM labs are moving into a new building, the Ray Dolby Centre. The new home for our group is only a few hundred metres away, but the move has been painful on every level. A removals company has been doing a lot of the hard lifting, but the bulk of the work...

Theo wins Research Fellowship

24 April 2025

Final-year PhD student Theo Weinberger's monumental efforts in the service of science have been rewarded by a Junior Research Fellowship at Murray Edwards College, starting in October. That's three years of funding and (comparative) independence. Excellent news for the whole group. Congratulations, Theo, we are very glad...

Christian and Oliver vivas

23 January 2025

In rapid succession, Christian de Podesta and Oliver Squire had their PhD vivas this week, having submitted their dissertations in under four years. Christian's viva was on Monday 20 January, with Philipp Niklowitz (external, Royal Holloway) and Montu Saxena (internal) as his examiners. Oliver's viva took place on...

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