M3-LEC (MMM-Learning, Exchange & Collaboration) TYC-LJC

Thomas Young Centre & Lennard Jones Centre collaborative conference

Join us for the 2026 joint Thomas Young Centre and Lennard-Jones Centre conference focusing on materials and molecular modelling. Designed primarily for early career researchers, this event offers opportunities for learning, collaboration, and community building, through talks, poster sessions, and breakout sessions.

This inaugural collaboration brings together TYC’s established network and extensive events programme with LJC’s Cambridge-based seminar programme, covering molecular and material simulations, electronic structures, chemistry, physics, and engineering. By aligning our efforts, we aim to foster deeper connections and shared learning across our communities.

A fantastic opportunity for early career researchers and established researchers alike to quickly build and enhance a broad network and disseminate research ideas.

09:45-10:00	Introductions and Registration
10:00-10:30	Talk 1, (TBC) University of Cambridge
10:30-11:00	Talk 2, Prof. Carla Molteni, King’s College London
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break
11:30-12:30	Early Career Researcher Talks
12:30-15:00	Lunch, Informal Breakout Sessions and Posters
15:00-15:30	Talk 3, Prof. Sophia Yaliraki, Imperial College London
15:30-16:00	Talk 4, Prof. Ana Jorge Sobrido QMUL
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:00	Talk 5, Prof. Angelos Michaelides, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
17:00-17:15	Closing Remarks and Awards