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Read more at: DMG Bridgemas in full swing

DMG Bridgemas in full swing

6 December 2021

The Driscoll group and wider DMG groups (Sohini Kar Naryan and Di Martino) held our annual Christmas party at Trinity College. Thanks to many people in the group for the organisation and festive spirit!


Read more at: Josep completes project with Driscoll Group

Josep completes project with Driscoll Group

3 December 2021

We say farewell to Josep Castell-Queralt, a visiting PhD student from UAB. Josep worked alongside Muireann de h-Óra modelling magnetoelectric structures during his time here. This collaboration was through the BeMAGIC project and we hope to continue working closely with him. We wish Josep all the best in his next steps!


Read more at: Ming reaches the finals of the Trinity Bradfield Competition

Ming reaches the finals of the Trinity Bradfield Competition

28 November 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Ming Xiao, who was a finalist in the Trinity Bradfield competition which is for early stage researchers to make a pitch for seed funding to progress their research towards commercialisation. Ming made the pitch on Tuesday 23 November at the Bradfield Centre in the Science park in Cambridge. He made...


Read more at: Muireann attends BeMAGIC Winter School

Muireann attends BeMAGIC Winter School

19 November 2021

Murieann visited and presented at the BeMAGIC winter school on Energy-Efficient Magnetoelectric Nanomaterials for Advanced Information and Healthcare Technologies, this year hosted in Zurich, Switzerland. BeMAGIC is a joint academic-industrial inter-disciplinary initiative which has the primary goal of training a pool of...


Read more at: Cambridge Zero Climate Festival

Cambridge Zero Climate Festival

18 October 2021

Tom Bedford and Dr Markus Hellenbrand presented our research on superconductivity and materials for computer memory, respectively, at the Cambridge Zero Climate Festival.


Read more at: Tracey leaves the DMG

Tracey leaves the DMG

7 October 2021

Our wonderful secetary Tracey leaves us this week. We wish her good luck with all her future endeavours!


Read more at: Welcome Josep Castell Queralt!

Welcome Josep Castell Queralt!

1 September 2021

We welcome Josep Castell Queralt who is visiting from University of Autonoma Barcelona. Josep is working on modelling of magneto electric composites with Muireann d’ h-Ora on the beMagic project


Read more at: Prof. Javed Iqbal Saggu joins us on sabbatical

Prof. Javed Iqbal Saggu joins us on sabbatical

20 August 2021

We welcome Prof. Javed Iqbal Saggu who is a sabbatical Post Doctoral visitor with the group for at least a year. He obtained a prestigious and competitive HEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Phase -III from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and is visiting from the Physics Department of Quaid-i-Azam...


Read more at: Eva-Maria Tõnsson graduated from university

Eva-Maria Tõnsson graduated from university

30 June 2021

Our Part III student Eva-Maria Tõnsson graduated from Cambridge University - we wish her all the best for her future! The verdict on her project in our group was a 'first', the highest grade category. Very well done!


Read more at: Driscoll and Di Martino Groups join for German Weißwurstfrühstück

Driscoll and Di Martino Groups join for German Weißwurstfrühstück

11 June 2021

Following the recent German social events theme, members of Judith's and Giuliana's groups joined for a 'Weißwurstfrühstück', a Bavarian-themed breakfast with white sausages and weissbeer. (We don't even have Bavarians in the group, but hey ...) Group members came by at different times, as their lab schedules allowed, so...