My activity sits within the sector of Biological and Soft Systems, and focusses on using the ideas of soft matter physics to study a wide range of systems of both synthetic and biological origin. There is an emphasis on using different types of microscopy but these are by no means the only approaches used. There is a particular emphasis on exploring protein aggregation, using the model proteins beta lactoglobulin and insulin. In the field of cellular biophysics we are looking at how external physical cues may affect response, looking at the effect of different sorts of patterns on primary cells and cell lines. In more traditional polymer physics I have an interest in the structure of organic photovoltaics and how this is impacted by processing conditions. The unifying theme is understanding structure-function-processing relationships.  I have collaborations with scientists across the disciplines and PhD students in the group likewise may well not have a background in pure physics.