About TYC

The Thomas Young Centre (TYC) is a dynamic and interdisciplinary alliance of London researchers operating at the forefront of science to address the challenges of society and industry through the theory and simulation of materials and molecules, or materials and molecular modelling.

We provide a framework through which we support current and future generations of researchers, fostering collaborations within our membership, with theoreticians and experimentalists outside of London, and with industry and government.

The TYC is made up of around 100 research groups from four London Colleges: Imperial College London, King’s College London, QMUL (Queen Mary University London) and UCL (University College London). The academic departments involved include Physics, Materials, Chemistry, Earth sciences, Biology, and several branches of engineering.

Upcoming events

  • TYC Alumni Pathway Panel

    29 October @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Former TYC PhD and PDRA members will meet to form a panel to present their career trajectories, focusing on career paths and postdoc vs. industry. We will follow the event with a drinks social in the Nyholm Room.

  • TYC Symposium: Batteries

    30 October @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Marie-Liesse Doublet, Montpelier - The Mirage of Anionic Redox for High-Energy Batteries Alexander Squires, Birmingham - Mixed-anion NaTaOxCl6-2x oxychlorides: From crystalline to amorphous networks for high Na+ conductivity Benjamin Morgan, Bath - Modelling Nanoscale Structural Changes in Layered L...

  • TYC Soiree: simulation of photo-excited and charge transport processes in organic semiconductors

    5 November @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    Atomistic insights into the photodynamics of organic crystals and nanoclusters - Federico Hernandez, QMUL Exciton Delocalization and Dynamics: From Light Absorption to Charge Separation in Molecular Aggregates - Samuele Giannini, University of Pisa

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Here at the Thomas Young Centre, we strive for equality and diversity in all that we do, while remaining aware of the challenges posed in equalising the recognised representation-imbalance of minority groups throughout the scientific community.

Opportunities

Find links to TYC jobs, PhD positions, JRFs and sabbatical visits

Courses

See our list of courses offered by the TYC

Working with industry

Find out more about our Industry contacts