Dr Luke Davis

New preprint! :) : "Insertion space in repulsive active matter". We show that the presence of activity increases the insertion volume and its connectedness. Our work extends equilibrium concepts of stochastic geometry to active systems. arxiv.org/pdf/2509.08131… #ActiveMatter

A puzzle, a knot in a piece writing, a persistent bug in code, and a mathematical problem are all things that become more pervious to resolution after taking a good long walk (or two). There is something, evolutionarily deep, in our species improved ability to think after moving.

Yay! My first pair of @StandOutSocksUK has arrived. Thanks Joe for picking and packing the socks 🧦 😎 . Great business concept that is one to look out for the future!

"If you're working non-stop all the time you will burn out." How do you keep a healthy work-life balance as a scientist? Hear 2009 chemistry laureate Venki Ramakrishnan share his best advice on how to achieve a good work-life balance. #NobelPrize

Scientists are fighting for @NIH funding, which allows the research that saves lives and fuels the economy. We must and can do better! #StandUpForScience #philly

Please do share amongst your networks and with suitable candidates! 😄 🚀

Want to work on cutting edge theoretical research to advance our mechanistic understanding of biological processes? Do you enjoy applying ideas from statistical physics and soft matter? I am hiring a 2-year PostDoc at Uni. of Edinburgh. DL: 15/04/2025 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

New preprint! “Mesoscopic heterogeneity of biomolecular condensates from sequence patterning.” We explore how the distribution and preferential crowding of cohesive and spacer polymer blocks dictate the rich organization we see in assemblies of proteins. arxiv.org/abs/2502.14587

@pedroharunari @EdinUniMaths Thanks! Though always feeling there’s more science to be done (and eventually writing about).. 😅

@luke_phys @EdinUniMaths you are crushing it, dude 💪

I am advertising x2 (4-year) PhD projects on the statistical physics and mathematics of active matter at @EdinUniMaths. The deadline is 20/01/25 and likely starting date is Sept 2025. Project details see mac-migs.ac.uk/projects-2024/ and scroll down or ctrl-f "Luke". Please share! 😄

Come work with me! Two fully-funded PhD positions in Theoretical Physics of Living Matter are available in my group at UCL, in the wonderful city of London . For more information and to apply, visit agudo-canalejo.com/work-with-us

🚨We are filling a 5-year postdoc/junior lecturer position in Soil Biogeochemistry at @UNIL @UNIL_FGSE. Fully-funded, independent research on microbe-mineral-organic matter interactions, #climate, #soils. Deadline: Jan 30. Start: Sept 2025. #postdocjobs #phdchat #phdone Info👇

@PaperWhispers I hope so too 😅

@luke_phys Congrats! I hope Scotland treats you well.

After a nice meeting in Durham the past two days, at the University of Edinburgh for my first day on the new job.

"A good teacher does not teach facts, he or she teaches enthusiasm, open-mindedness and values." - Gian-Carlo Rota

@popgen_oumie Thanks! It is a beautiful city indeed.

@luke_phys Good luck and Congratulations Luke. Enjoy the beautiful city of Edinburgh 💚

@diana_khorom @uni_muenster Congrats! 🥂

I'm happy to share that I'm starting my own research group at the Institute of Theoretical Physics @uni_muenster in March 2025! I'm grateful for the support of my mentors and for funding through the "returning scholars programme" North-Rhine-Westphalia #UniMünster #NewPI #MKWNRW

Scientific problems have but a few viewpoints where the entire solution reveals itself and shines bright, also uncovering seemingly unrelated truths. These good viewpoints are equivalent to perceptive questions, and asking these Qs should be the major preoccupation of scientists.

Judy Mowatt, #Jamaican singer and songwriter, born 72 years ago today on 23 Dec 1952, in Gordon Town, St. Andrew. One of #BobMarley and the Wailers' backing vocalists, The I-Three. Notable for classic albums; ’Black Woman’ (1979), ‘Working Wonders (1985)’. youtu.be/jHUQg5rvBEg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Mowa…

Sister love @serenawilliams 🤍