In many areas - such as Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Biological Physics - members of the Theoretical Physics division are based in the same research group as their experimental colleagues and work closely with them.
The members of the Theoretical Nuclear Group carry out research at the interface of particle and nuclear physics. Many of the researchers in the division give final year undergraduate or postgraduate lectures on their speciality, which taken together give a comprehensive introduction to much of the current research in theoretical physics.
The divisional structure also facilitates close collaboration between the Particle and Astrophysicists.
The Complex Systems and Statistical Physics Group applies ideas and techniques from statistical physics to the Biological and Social Sciences and has collaborations with other groups in the School, Faculty, University and elsewhere.
Our research areas include astronomy technology, extra-galactic astronomy, galactic astronomy, pulsars and compact objects and theoretical astrophysics.
The group's research is centred on bio-interfaces, surface bio-compatibility, controlled release of plasmid DNA and effects of surface chemistries and topology on vacular cell growth and tissue structuring.
Our interests focus on the application of techniques from statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics to study complex systems.
The group is active in many areas of physics research, both theoretical and experimental, detector development and e-Science.
The group works on topics that range from low-energy nuclear structure to the frontier where nuclear and particle physics overlap. Our current interests are focussed on "fundamental" approaches to nuclear physics, with the ultimate goal of linking it to quantum chromodynamics (QCD) - the underlying theory of the strong interaction. We have particular expertise in the areas of effective field theory and in microscopic many-body theory.