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 Junior Research Fellowship talks
13 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmGianmarco Biagi, University of Bologna - A computational study of polaron formation, hopping mechanisms, and dynamics in amorphous SiO₂ Esmée Berger, Chalmers University - Connecting ongoing work at Chalmers on machine-learned potentials and large-scale atomistic simulations with the TYC communit...
QMUL CCMP Seminar: Phase stability and short-range order in high entropy oxides
13 May 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmDr. Solveig Aamlid, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
TYC 8th Energy Materials workshop: From Electron and Phonon Interactions to Net Zero
1 June 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 3 June 2026 @ 6:30 pmThe workshop will bring together leading experts in these areas to discuss recent breakthroughs and identify new directions for dramatically enhancing the performance of thermoelectric and photovoltaic materials.
TYC Postgraduate Student Day 2026
10 June 2026 @ 9:30 am - 6:00 pmThe TYC Student Day is a one-day celebration of the research in theory and simulation of materials and molecules that is done by PhD students in the four London Colleges that make up the TYC (UCL, Imperial, King’s and QMUL), and Brunel University London and London South Bank University.
3rd TYC Early Career Award Symposium 2026
25 June 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmThe TYC Early Career Prize, will be awarded to an early career researcher in recognition of their original published research in the theory and/or simulation of materials or (bio)molecules.
Research highlights
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
Links to opportunities including TYC jobs, PhD positions, JRF and sabbatical visits
Courses
See our list of courses offered by the TYC
Working with industry
Find out more about our Industry contacts