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
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.
CMMP Summer Project Symposium
27 August 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmThe Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) group from the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at UCL invites the public to the CMMP Summer Project Symposium. This event will
Brady Johnston (Molecular Nodes) – Empowering a Community of Molecular Animators
16 September 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmEmpowering a Community of Molecular Animators Software such as PyMOL, ChimeraX and VMD excels at the analysis of structural data, but rendering quality remains far behind that of dedicated 3D
MDAnalysis Molecular Nodes Workshop
17 September 2026 @ 10:00 am - 18 September 2026 @ 3:30 pmMolecular Nodes (MN) is an add-on for Blender, the industry-leading 3D visualisation and animation program, that lets Blender understand structural biology data. MN is built on top of MDAnalysis, the widely-used
Lennard-Jones Centre & TYC Summer School Light on atomistic simulation
28 September 2026 @ 9:30 am - 2 October 2026 @ 5:30 pmThe Lennard-Jones Centre is organising a “summer school light” on atomistic simulation, principally aimed at PhD students who started between October 2025 and October 2026, inclusive. Each day will take
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



