Is my code correct?

May 27, 2016
In computational physics we use simulations to understand experiments, and try to shed some light on the underlying processes. So how do we know if the code we're using is correct, and producing sensible results? The first way is to...

Recent talks, papers

April 30, 2013
One of the best things about doing research is the ability to travel, either to conferences or for collaborations.I gave talks at a couple of conferences recently, so wrote up a brief descriptions of what I was talking about below:...

First Grant

September 26, 2012
It's been quite a while since the last post... summers can be surprisingly busy at university, despite (or maybebecause of) there being no undergraduate students around. One of the things I'm finding is that a lot of research time is...

Open access publishing

July 17, 2012
The BBC is reporting that the UK government is planning to pay publishers in return for making papers publicly available. According to David Willetts this will "herald a new era of academic discovery". The BBC story is based on a...