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Lucy is currently working as editor of a new book in the RSC Inorganic Materials Series titled Applications of Neutron Scattering to Inorganic Materials. The book will provide a comprehensive introduction to a powerful suite of neutron scattering techniques that underpin modern inorganic materials research. Over the past year, Lucy has been bringing together anContinue reading “Book Cover Reveal”

This week, Lizzie volunteered at Green Man Festival in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. As part of the EPSRC CDT in Topological Design Outreach and Public Engagement team, Lizzie developed and ran a science outreach stall teaching festival-goers about topology and its applications. Lizzie was really pleased with the engagement from visitors of allContinue reading “Topology Outreach at Green Man Festival”

This week, Lizzie started her secondment in the group of Prof David Scanlon at UoB, where she will learn how to perform density functional theory (DFT) calculations. She is excited to learn this new skill as part of the EPSRC CDT in Topological Design programme, and apply it to her S = ½ kagome metal-organic magnetContinue reading “Lizzie Joins the Scanlon Group for CDT Internship”

This week, Lizzie attended the 6th Annual Inter-CDT Conference at the University of Cambridge. It was exciting to hear about the research being done in other science CDTs across the UK, and a great networking opportunity. Lizzie really enjoyed giving her talk on S=1/2 kagome magnets in the two-dimensional limit, and had some great discussions aboutContinue reading “Lizzie Presents Talk at 6th Annual Inter-CDT Conference”

This month, Shruti and Jacob travelled to Abingdon to attend the 2025 Theoretical and Experimental Magnetism Meeting. This meeting brings together experimental and theoretical scientists working in the UK and abroad to foster long-term collaboration and sharing of novel results in the field of magnetism. Both days were packed with a series of interesting talks,Continue reading “Shruti and Jacob Attend TEMM 2025”

Lucy is delighted to have been elected chair of the UK Neutron Scattering Group, a joint interest group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. Lucy formally takes up her new role in October 2025 for four years. She is looking forward to continuing to support and champion the needs andContinue reading “Lucy Elected Chair of the UK Neutron Scattering Group”

In May, Jacob visited the University of Toronto for the 13th International Conference on Highly Frustrated Magnetism, which celebrated 25 years of HFM. The conference had an amazing atmosphere, with lots of discussion arising from the brilliant talks and the two exciting poster sessions. His highlight talk of the week was by Alannah Hallas fromContinue reading “Jacob Attends International Conference on Highly Frustrate Magnetism”

Congratulations to Amie, who was awarded a poster prize at the 2025 UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting at the University of Warwick. Amie’s poster presented work on topological excitations in S = 1/2 kagome magnets.

We are delighted that former group PhD student, Jennifer Graham, has been awarded the 2025 Don McKenzie Paul Thesis Prize for her thesis and “her groundbreaking contributions to the study of frustrated magnets using neutron polarization analysis combined with novel data analysis methodologies and synthesis techniques, and especially for her discovery of a spiral spinContinue reading “Dr Jennifer Graham Wins 2025 Don McKenzie Paul PhD Thesis Prize”

This month, Lucy and the group were invited to take part in a media campaign led by the University of Birmingham to showcase our research. You can read the article of Lucy’s interview and watch the video here.