UCL Urban Laboratory

Collagen IV is one of the main components of the basement membrane, a layer of material that lines the majority of tissues in multicellular organisms. Collagen IV molecules assemble into networks, providing stiffness and elasticity to tissues and informing cell and organ shape, especially during development. In this work, we develop two coarse-grained models for collagen IV molecules that retain biochemical bond specificity and coarse grain at different length scales.

Shapes and the City Symposium | Held on 09 June 2025 at UCL UCL Urban Laboratory hosted the Shapes and the City symposium as part of its 20th anniversary series of events. The event provided a space for researchers to think seriously and playfully about the geometries that make up urban life.

London National Park City: Integrating Natural and Cultural Heritage to Build Metropolitan Resilience in the Face of Climate Change London was designated as a ‘National Park City’ in 2019, with the ambition to ‘turn London into a more liveable, workable and sustainable city’, emphasising the importance of the relationship between environmental stewardship and socio-economic inclusion in the metropolitan area.