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 Industry: How to establish effective collaborations with industrial partners?
9 July 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmProf. Chris Howard, Director and Co-founder of Prosemino ltd; and Dr. Shambhawi Pandey, Chief Scientist at Green Catalysis Ltd.
MMM Hub Software Spotlight: Gromacs
12 August 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmChris Lorenz from King's College London will give a brief overview of Gromacs software (who wrote it, what it can do, strengths/weaknesses), then provide a hands on session with installation (if needed), some example job scripts, talk through the workflow, submitting a job and looking at the results...
MMM Hub Software Spotlight: Janus ML
26 August 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmAlin Marin Elena from STFC will give a brief overview of Janus ML software, an example of how to use this software on the MMM Hub Young hardware (submitting jobs, input files), then provide an overview of a few applications from Alin's own research.
TYC Masterclass: TDDFT: from basic theorems to ultra-fast spin dynamics and electronic waterwheels
8 October 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmProf Dr. Eberhard Groß, Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics Venue and timings tbc.
TYC20 – Celebration of the Thomas Young Centre at 20
14 December 2026 @ 9:30 am - 15 December 2026 @ 5:30 pmTo mark the Thomas Young Centre turning 20, we will be hosting 2-days of talks, spanning 20 years of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and cross-community collaboration which has taken place between University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London and Queen Mary Univer...
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