About the Thomas Young Centre
TYC is a London-wide network of researchers in materials and molecular modelling. We connect scientists across six universities, supporting collaboration, training, industry partnerships and research excellence.
Upcoming Events
TYC Junior Research Fellowship talks
11 November 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 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...
TYC/WHPCLondon & Computacenter: People, Planet & Performance: Women Shaping the Future of HPC
12 November 2026 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmWe are further strengthening our WHPC collaborations through a major London-based event in September 2026, aiming to bring together ~60 academic and industry partners, including Computacenter, Lenovo and NVIDIA, to facilitate discussions on career progression, mentoring, leadership, allyship and ...
TYC20 – Celebration of the Thomas Young Centre at 20
14 December 2026 @ 9:00 am - 15 December 2026 @ 5:00 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