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Mulholland group: structure of a reaction intermediate in an enzyme (hen egg white lysozyme) from modelling with combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods.

Mulholland group: structure of a reaction intermediate in an enzyme (hen egg white lysozyme) from modelling with combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods.

Wilson group: the ring structure of a bilayer of vitreous silica.

Wilson group: the ring structure of a bilayer of vitreous silica.

Khalid group: visualization of lipid flow on a 50nm diameter vesicle, using streamline methodology. Colours represent the displacement of lipids.

Paton group: saddle points on the computed potential energy surface for an organic reaction, the Pictet-Spengler cyclisation, show six-membered ring formation to be kinetically favoured.

Paton group: saddle points on the computed potential energy surface for an organic reaction, the Pictet-Spengler cyclisation, show six-membered ring formation to be kinetically favoured.

Clary group: quantum dynamics of the Cl+CHD<sub>3</sub> → HCl + CD<sub>3</sub> reaction.

Clary group: quantum dynamics of the Cl+CHD₃ → HCl + CD₃ reaction.

Doye group: a DNA tetrahedron assembled from four 3-arm motifs as modelled by oxDNA.

Doye group: a DNA tetrahedron assembled from four 3-arm motifs as modelled by oxDNA.

Galpin/Logan groups: conductance of a strongly correlated double quantum dot calculated by the numerical renormalization group.

Galpin/Logan groups: conductance of a strongly correlated double quantum dot calculated by the numerical renormalization group.

Skylaris group: linear-scaling density functional theory using the ONETEP program, applied to catalysis on metallic nanoparticles.

Skylaris group: linear-scaling density functional theory using the ONETEP program, applied to catalysis on metallic nanoparticles.

Barford group: Exciton wavefunctions in the light emitting polymer, poly(para-phenylene).

Barford group: Exciton wavefunctions in the light emitting polymer, poly(para-phenylene).

Glowacki group: New interactive interfaces for GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics.

Glowacki group: New interactive interfaces for GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics.

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Our 2017 TMCS cohort

UKTC 2018 Summer School

Theoretically Speaking

February 19, 2018

Two of our students from cohort 3, David Ormrod Morley and Tim Burd, have launched a new theoretical chemistry podcast: Theoretically Speaking. Follow them on twitter at @TheoryPod, and access the podcasts on SoundCloud or on iTunes.

TMCS Prize

September 27, 2017

Congratulations to Jonathan Milward and David Morley, who have both been awarded this year's TMCS Prize for their outstanding performances in the assessed year-1 TMCS training programme, well done!

TMCS Symposium 2017

July 25, 2017

We held our first annual symposium on 20-21st July in Oxford, delegates included students from all 3 cohorts, as well as industrial partners, advisory board members, academics and supervisors. The two days included presentations from cohort 1, guest talks, a poster session from the students, outreach presentations and demonstrations from cohort 1 and 2 and careers discussions.