We are an experimental group studying ultracold atoms and molecules in the Quantum Light and Matter research section of the Physics Department at Durham University.
We aim to leverage the unique properties of ultracold polar molecules to expand the frontiers of quantum science and to explore applications in quantum many-body physics. Explore the website for more details, starting here for an overview of our research goals.
We are currently looking for highly motivated PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with an interest in cutting-edge experimental research in quantum science and technology with ultracold atoms and molecules to join the team!

March 2026
We welcome our new postdoc Satvika to the group.
February 2026
Simon gives lectures in Benasque and Les Houches.
January 2026
We are sorry to say goodbye to Sujit. Good luck for the future.
December 2025
Congratulations to the Microscope lab on their new publication in Nature Communications!
November 2025
We welcome Lena to the Microscope lab and Navraj to the CsYb lab. And huge congratulations to Dan on winning the Entanglement Prize at the Quantum Talents Symposium in Munich for his outstanding research on quantum computing. Read more here.
October 2025
We welcome Rob to the Microscope lab and Niamh and Ikenna to the Molecular BEC lab.