Group News
Steve promoted to Associate Professor
July 01, 2026
Steve promoted to Associate Professor Steve has been promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor. He's very grateful to all the support he's had from colleagues in Durham over the past ...
Read more →Anna and John Pass Their PhD Vivas
June 19, 2026
Anna and John Pass Their PhD Vivas We’re delighted that both Anna and John passed their PhD vivas this week! Anna Bui and John Hayton with supervisor Steve Cox - congratulation...
Read more →Anna's paper on dielectrocapillarity accepted in Nature Communications
February 24, 2026
Anna's paper on dielectrocapillarity accepted in Nature Communications Excited that Anna's paper Dielectrocapillarity for exquisite control of fluids has been accepted in Nature Communicat...
Read more →Katie's paper on selective adsorption live on arXiv
February 04, 2026
Katie's paper on selective adsorption live on arXiv First and foremost — well done to Katie for writing her first paper! In this paper, we show how the hyper‑DFT approach to mean‑fi...
Read more →Steve Gives Talk to Kick Off SoftForm Seminar Series
January 15, 2026
Steve Gives Talk to Kick Off SoftForm Seminar Series This week, Steve presented the first in a new series of soft matter seminars in Durham. His talk, entitled ‘Toward first-principles mo...
Read more →Alex Gives Theory RIG Seminar in Cambridge
November 18, 2025
Alex Gives Theory RIG Seminar in Cambridge Alex gave an invited talk to the Theory Research Interest Group in Cambridge — congratulations! Alex demonstrating hydropho...
Read more →Prizes for Anna and Fiona!
October 09, 2025
Prizes and Cambridge Theory RIG Showcase Day! Big congratulations to Anna and Fiona for winning prizes at the Theory RIG Showcase Day in Cambridge! Anna won the Best Talk Prize for her pr...
Read more →Welcome Edward, Jan, and Sandro!
October 07, 2025
Welcome new group members! A very warm welcome to our new group members, Edward Cecil, Jan Vavrin, and Sandro Sanadiradze! Jan joins us from the University of Cambridge and will ...
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