UCL CoMPLEX

CoMPLEX research is led by members drawn from 29 Departments and Institutes across UCL. Our research is organized across the biological scales that contribute to biological complexity:

• Biomolecular Mechanisms
  Imaging, optical and scanning probe approaches to nanoscale bioscience
• Integration of Cellular Function
  Cancer biology, immunology and computational approaches to genomic, metabolomic and proteomic data
• Physiological and Neural Systems
  Systems Biology of physiological systems, biophysics of vascular fluid mechanics, hearing and ion channels, neuroscience of vision and hearing
• Evolution and Dynamics of Populations
  Molecular evolution, evolutionary genomics and proteomics, regulation of gene networks, evolution and ecology of populations
• Systems Biology
  A combination of theory and experiment to study the mechanisms underlying complex biological processes
• Special Initiative in Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Research
  Systems biology and networks, advanced imaging & computational analysis, chemical biology

This diversity exploits the unique breadth of research strength at UCL. In all cases, research projects involve active collaboration between scientists drawn from across the interface of the mathematical and life sciences. There is also a specific, British Heart Foundation funded initiative in the cardiovascular sciences.

• More information on CoMPLEX research

CoMPLEX works with a range of departments and researchers across UCL.  During their PhD, most CoMPLEX students are based in other departments. 

Departments we collaborate with include:

• Faculty of Life Sciences
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Structural and Molecular Biology
• Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology
• Genetics, Evolution and Environment
• Cognitive Perceptual and Brain Sciences
• Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
• Cancer Institute
• Institute of Child Health
• The Ear Institute
• Eastman Dental Institute
• Division of Infection and Immunity
• Division of Medicine
• Institute of Neurology
• Institute of Ophthalmology
• Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences
• Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
• The Institute of Hepatology
• Faculty Of Mathematical And Physical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Mathematics
• Physics & Astronomy
• Statistical Science
• Faculty of Engineering Sciences
• Biochemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electronic & Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Physics & Bioengineering

Institutes and Centres

• London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN)
• Bloomsbury Centre for Bioinformatics
• Gatsby Centre for Computational Neuroscience

If there are any mistakes or omissions in this list, please contact: complex.admin@ucl.ac.uk

To reflect CoMPLEX disciplines, the staff at CoMPLEX are an equal number of life scientists and mathematical/physical scientists or engineers.

CoMPLEX Supervisors

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Supervising at CoMPLEX

At CoMPLEX we welcome new supervisors to join our community. If you wish to be added to the CoMPLEX supervisor list, this means that you will receive calls for MRes projects and PhD proposals. There are a few guidelines, the most important being that all CoMPLEX student projects must involve one supervisor drawn from mathematics, engineering or the physical sciences and one drawn from the life/medical sciences. Therefore, all supervisors must collaborate with a second supervisor in a suitable, complementary discipline.  If you are interested in becoming a CoMPLEX supervisor and want to know more, or just want to find out more about the programme, please contact us either in person, or drop us an e-mail at complex@ucl.ac.uk

Contact Us

For general information on CoMPLEX, please contact the CoMPLEX Administrator, Abi Espie. 

The address and contact details for the department are:

CoMPLEX
UCL
Physics Building
Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 4325 (internal 34325),

email: complex@ucl.ac.uk

Visiting CoMPLEX

CoMPLEX is located in the Physics Building, on the UCL main campus. The visitor entrance is in through the North cloisters (click map for a larger version). To access CoMPLEX without a card, please call one of the extensions – 34323 or 34325 using the telephone just outside the CoMPLEX door.

Reaching UCL by public transport:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/public-transport

UCL Maps

UCL has many buildings, lecture theatres, rooms and social facilities around Bloomsbury, UCL Maps has been developed to help new students find their way to various locations, giving step-by- step directions. The map can be found here:http://crf.casa.ucl.ac.uk/

Other contacts

• Contacts for the programme organisers, tutors and key participants can be found at the Key Staff Section.
• For CoMPLEX students, see the Research Section.
• The UCL Directory allows you to search for staff and student contacts across UCL.

Funding

 In 2003 CoMPLEX was awarded funding by the EPSRC for the Doctoral Training Centre as part of the EPSRC's Life Sciences Interface Programme. This funding was renewed in 2008. Further funding is provided from a variety of sources, including the the MRC, BBSRC, CRUK, NERC, SAHFOS and UCL currently enables CoMPLEX to fund 13-15  students per year on the CoMPLEX 4 year PhD programme.