Morning bluesky! Today I am on my way to work on the bus having immense fun trying to work out what time signature this is in: tidal.com/track/497937...

Angine de Poitrine - Fabienk

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We are hiring! tinyurl.com/4nstwsr3 2 year PDRA on flow synthesis & crystallisation of organic materials. Alongside the specific project focus, we are excited to work with you on your ideas to use flow in supramolecular chemistry. Closing date 21st August.

Climbing achievement unlocked - climbed a V5 (slab)! Also this week: unwanted climbing achievement unlocked: injured obscure muscle in hand, now giving Vulcan 🖖🙃

Hej #chemchat, Yuka is looking for our views on working with chemistry automation. Non-automation chemists especially wanted for balance! It doesn't take long to complete ✨✨

Yuka Spencer@yuka-spencer.bsky.social · 4w ago

🧪 Chemists Wanted! Share your views on working with autonomous robots 🤖 for a University of York study. Who: 18+ with 2+ years of chemistry lab experience Time: 10–15 mins (online) Perk: Win a £50 voucher 👉 Click here www.lifelikelab.science/chem-robot-s... 🎓🙏 #Chemistry #LabAutomation #SciSky

Thanks @ismsc2026.bsky.social team for an amazing time in sunny (!) Bordeaux! ☀️ @annagslater.bsky.social, our scientific committee and I look forward to welcoming you in the UK next year at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, for #ISMSC2027 organised by @rsc.org 🤩 www.rsc.org/events/find-...

21st International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ISMSC)

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ISMSC2026 conference@ismsc2026.bsky.social · 4w ago

Perfect ending to of the day. Rendez vous à Birmingham 2027 for next épisode…#ismsc2026

Perfect ending to of the day. Rendez vous à Birmingham 2027 for next épisode…#ismsc2026

Putting the Inclusion into WISC @ismsc2026.bsky.social What can we do to make supramolecular chemistry more inclusive? Help shape our upcoming panel discussion by sharing your questions, experiences, and ideas: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/S2E6vECMgA #ISMSC2026 #WISC #SupramolecularChemistry

@ismsc2026.bsky.social - anyone fancy some bouldering along with their supramolecular chemistry next week? 😊🧗

Anna Slater@annagslater.bsky.social · last mo.

this may be a bit niche - anyone going to #ISMSC in #Bordeaux next week who climbs? wondering whether to pack my shoes for some (indoor) bouldering...

this may be a bit niche - anyone going to #ISMSC in #Bordeaux next week who climbs? wondering whether to pack my shoes for some (indoor) bouldering...

Sometimes you come up with a witty comeback, sometimes a soft lad yells “BUS WANKER” at you and the two pensioners at the bus stop like it’s 2008 - and before you know it you’ve used your full RP projection stage voice to yell “CAR WANKER” at him in return…oops 😅

Ben appears to be showing E (7) classic internet treasures like m.youtube.com/watch?v=FavU.... Between giggles: “how did you FIND this?!”

cows & cows & cows

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I don't usually post about my day job, but the University of Sheffield is planing a restructure and compulsory staff redundancies within Chemistry. 20% of staff are under threat. You can sign an open letter opposing this decision here #SaveSheffieldChemistry savesheffieldchemistry.netlify.app

Our group has 2 PhD positions (funded 3 years) available from October 1 working on stimuli-responsive and spin-crossover cages. Details and how to apply are in the links below (deadline June 30) jobs.uni-siegen.de/job/Research... jobs.uni-siegen.de/job/Research...

📢 Submission reminder: July 31, 2026  Invitation to submit to the thematic issue #GreenChemistry III edited by Anna Slater @annagslater.bsky.social, Luigi Vaccaro and Yanlong Gu in #BJOC 💎 🔓: 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yrc2nftt #sustainability #synthesis #HealthierPlanet 🌱 ♻️ 🌍

It’s my birthday! Didn’t have any meetings so took the day off. Thus far: climbed some walls & got a free bday coffee. Life is good.

Before it gets ruined by climbing I wanted to share the incredible tiny sushi sticker manicure bestowed on me by the 11 year old 💅

Good morning to the neighbour’s orange chonk ineffectually flailing at windows with his eyes closed, we’ve all been there

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Nature Reviews Chemistry@natrevchem.nature.com · 2mo ago

Minor success club: through patient decoding of syntax I have managed to get Origin to display the labels I wanted it to on my 3D plot. This took longer than it should have but is still probably quicker than me relearning Python & matplotlib for this damn paper 😅

Not being dramatic, but this probably signals the effective end of Chemistry in English Universities. An *efficient* Department loses something like £2k per Chemistry student per year; this change will roughly double that loss. Universities would be mad to keep teaching Chemistry.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Breaking: Government set to cut strategic priorities grant. The government is on the cusp of cutting public funding for higher education teaching, the head of Universities UK has told MPs, placing institutions under even more financial pressure. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

If you are not subscribed to @mirya.bsky.social Mirya Holman's Aggressive Winning Scholars Newsletter (#MHAWS), you should be. An absolute touchstone for my navigation of academia which I am endlessly grateful for. open.substack.com/pub/miryahol...

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 2mo ago

And we are live! Massive thanks to everyone who contributed to this. Reading your posts made me so much madder than I ever knew was possible

It was a pleasure to talk to Manisha for this article in @chemistryworld.com: "Supporting pregnant chemists" www.chemistryworld.com/careers/supp...

Supporting pregnant chemists

Risk assessments and flexible working policies all provide valuable support - but how proactively this is offered varies greatly

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Back from a wonderful week at the @suprasummerschool.bsky.social - huge thanks to all the organisers! The cat is expressing her displeasure at her abandonment by being a camouflaged trip hazard at the top of the stairs.

as this comes from someone selling a product a) based on scraping peer reviewed papers and b) relying on universities “embracing AI”, you’ll forgive me if I think it’s poisonous shite. What gives, @resprofnews.bsky.social ?

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Peer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor. Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

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The Onion@theonion.com · 2mo ago

Stapler Not The Same Since Tasting Human Flesh

For our trip today I got the kids an mp3 player and loaded a selection of my uni days mp3 collection onto them - as such, we are now being treated to E loudly singing “ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOOOOLD, ONLY SUPERSTARS, BREAK A LOAAAN” 😂

Ok just what exactly am I supposed to do with this

Side effect of doing a bunch of climbing: when a gent in a group of cheerful blokes accidentally clattered into me on my walk to the post office he kind of bounced off, and I’d checked he was ok before I realised that this may have made him a target of later mirth…oops 😅