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Markus Hellenbrand, Assistant Research Professor, published his paper "Achieving High ON State Current through Ferroelectric Polarization-Dependent Interfacial Resistance Switching in Undoped Orthorhombic HfO2 Films" in Advanced Functional Materials. This work, done in collaboration with the group of José P.B. Silva, University of Minho, will be in…

We had a fun group dinner at Kimchili to say bye to Bennie, Ziyi and Yixuan.We are so grateful for all their hard work and help to everyone. We will miss them a lot but will be in touch.

Judith Giving Talk in Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy on paper by Benedetta Gaggio & herself: 'Anecdotes & Guidance Notes: Surviving & Thriving as a Woman in Science'. After the talk we had a very interesting open discussion, getting perspectives from people in many different roles, academic and technical, and at many different career …

Judith enjoyed the 17th Annual International Workshop on Advanced Materials, held in Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE, February 2nd-4th 2026. A stand out moment from this amazing event was a great talk by Omar Yaghi, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2025

We are very happy that The Driscoll group and our fantastic collaborators’ JPhys Energy article about How to Survive and Thrive as a Woman in science: https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/ae26cb is front and centre of IOPP's International Day of Women and Girls in Science marketing campaign: Celebrating Women Shaping the Future of Scientific Publishin…

NeuMat Live Discussion Meeting – A Standout Day for the CommunityNeuMat’s 2nd Live Discussion Meeting on 30 January 2026 was nothing short of inspiring. Hosted in the magnificent Armourers’ Hall, with its vaulted ceilings, suits of armour and weapons lining the walls, and centuries of history, the venue provided a spectacular backdrop for a day tha…

Judith was very honoured to deliver the Dorn Lecture at Northwestern University, Chicago. She was very excited to hear of all the amazing research being done by the faculty there, particularly the early career faculty.

We were delighted to have Prof. Shinbuhm Lee, previous group member, and now based in DGIST, give a talk on his recent work on Freestanding VO2 Thin Films for Wearable Sensors. Hearing about the challenges faced when going from lab scale to device and how these were faced was very inspiring.

The first NeuMat Winter School Event was held in Churchill College, Cambridge. The three day meeting had a packed schedule of lectures, workshops and practical sessions with a focus on AI hardware from leaders in academia, industry and policymakers.Key speakers at the event included:Professor Tony Kenyon (UCL)Professor Steve Furber (University of M…

We bid farewell to Heebeom Ahn and Emaneuele Palladino. We wish them well and will stay in touch.

The group had a wonderful Christmas Party hosted by Judith. Everyone brought lovely drinks and food.  

Stuart Parkin’s 70th birthday conference and dinner, along with other Cambridge colleagues and other international friends, at Schloss Ringberg in Germany.

We bid farewell to Jonathon Lee who came from HHMFL who stayed with us for 6 months. We are excited to continue to collaborate.