Congratulations to new Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow Professor Davide Marenduzzo

Professor Davide Marenduzzo joins the new intake of Fellows who are recognised for their commitment to advancing knowledge for the benefit of society as a whole.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced its 2026 intake of Fellows. Nominated for their individual excellence in a wide range of fields, they will be joining the 1,800 current Fellows of the RSE, Scotland’s National Academy.

Professor Marenduzzo works in the area of biological physics and soft condensed matter physics.  

His interests include modelling DNA and chromatin. He uses large scale computer simulations, and collaborates with experimentalists in Edinburgh, UK and Europe. Davide is a strong supporter of interdisciplinary collaborations (most recently with the Institute of Genetics and Cancer), and plays an important role in the new Edinburgh Centre for Biomedical Physics.

He also has interests in modelling cell motility, cytoskeletal dynamics, the physics of self-propelled particles and active matter, liquid crystals and related materials. Within soft matter, he has developed large scale simulation methods to study emulsions, as well as colloid-liquid crystal composites.

The RSE was founded in 1783 and leverages the combined knowledge of its Fellowship to tackle the most pressing issues facing society, provide independent expert advice to policymakers and inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers.