The year is 2026, and I can now put my taskbar at the top of my screen in Windows 11 ... Would actually have rather had this feature rather than all of the attempts to shove CoPilot in my face ...
David Nelson
@davidjn.bsky.social
Pronouns: he/him Reader in Chemistry, University of Strathclyde Chief Scientific Officer, CataNiTek Editorial Board Member, Communications Chemistry H&S Rep., Strathclyde UCU All views my own #chemsky http://djnelson.group
Our latest pre-print (with Vicky Listyarini, Ryan Oliver, and Kathleen Lao) is now up on ChemRxiv. doi.org/10.26434/che... We systematically explore the steric demand of oxidative addition vs halogen atom abstraction for nickel(0) complexes of some mono- and bidentate ligands, using DFT calc's.
Understanding the steric demand of the reactions of nickel(0) complexes with aryl halide substrates | ChemRxiv
Nickel complexes are able to undergo reactions with organohalides by a variety of fundamental steps, which can be either one-electron or two-electron in nature. Two electron processes are typically so...
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NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Join us at our Faraday Discussion on: Understanding molecular catalysis through computation and experiment where we will explore the latest research in the field. First deadline (oral abstracts) is coming up on 5th October 2026... Find out more (and submit an abstract): invt.io/1bxbzpnohoi
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We are hiring for an open #PhD position! 🧪 PROJECT Your PhD offers the chance to pioneer a genuine step change in how chemistry is monitored: not just watching reactions as they happen but forecasting decision-critical events before they occur. Find ot more: www.dr-marc-reid.com/reid-group
It says a lot about a politician when 20% of people would rather vote for a bin.
British politics: where the main challenger in a parliamentary by-election is a man with a bin on his head. (Still preferable to Farage though)
Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️⚧️@leftiestats.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 Constituency poll of Clacton (all candidates): ➡️ Reform: 73% ( +27 ) ⚫️ Binface: 20% ( +20 ) 🔴 Reclaim: 2% ( +2 ) ⚪️ Other: 5% ( -49 ) Via @Survation, 16 - 24 July ( +/- vs 2024 ) x.com/LeftieStats/...
Dalton Transactions is very pleased to support the upcoming RSC Scottish Dalton/USIC Conference which will be held at Heriot-Watt University on 1-2 September 2026 🚨 Read more & sign up here: www.rsc.org/events/find-...
I'm seeing that many people caught in the current UK HE crisis are receiving bad news on a Friday. Be aware that this is a union busting tactic. 1/
Nico and Megan's paper on the reactions of organotriflates with Ni(0) has now been published in @catalysisscitech.rsc.org ! Some answers, but also more questions ... Thanks to Stephen for the EPR data, and AstraZeneca Colleagues (Tom, Rachel, and Scott) for their support. doi.org/10.1039/D6CY...
On the reactions of (hetero)aryl and vinyl triflates with [Ni(COD)(dppf)]
We report the experimental and computational investigations of the reactions of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl triflates with a model nickel(0) complex. While the reactions of most (hetero)aryl and vinyl...
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Thinking of doing a PhD in synthetic inorganic chemistry? Apply with the Mehta group. UK students only. Email me.
The way in which the University is approaching job cuts was already troubling for a number of reasons, and here is another ...
Andrew Learmonth@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social · 8mo ago
🔥Excited to share our latest: "From Borane to Metal-Bound Boraindene: A Cascade of Bond Breaking and Making at Rhodium” Now out in @chemcomm.rsc.org - a collab. w/ @davidjn.bsky.social! Work done by MSc student, Emily Addison! 💪 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
FWIW ... the reMarkable Windows app seems to behave (so far) in WINE (on Fedora 43).
Uh ... don't think a DLPNO-CCSD(T) calculation should do ... erm ... *waves hands* ... this?
Those who compare AI with the Industrial Revolution only know about the Industrial Revolution from AI.
Will Tullett@willtullett.bsky.social · 10mo agoOh no the Governor of the Bank of England compared AI to the Industrial Revolution
But but but but 'project fear'!?
Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11mo agoRachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer. @eastangliabylines.co.uk
An interesting and thought-provoking read, if a tad depressing. This is certainly something that, in Chemistry at Strathclyde, we're trying to address early in first year to help students find their people.
Michael O’Neill@michaeloneill.org · 11mo agoInteresting piece on the university structures relating to (?causing?) student loneliness. 10min read.
Pretty sure when I was a student a ChemComm was three pages at most. Now it's five ... !!!
We’re already deep into the ballot! Here’s your reminder, the ballot closes on Friday 28 November. If you haven’t posted your vote yet, do it today. Every single vote counts. Vote early. Vote yes. #WeAreTheUniversity
In a change from dabbling in things I don't understand at work, I'm now dabbling in things I don't understand in the house. (Specifically: why the heating isn't working properly)
Fantastic @centa.bsky.social PhD scholarship co-supervised with @rmlab.bsky.social If you’re interested in sustainable #Electrocatalysis and CO₂ valorisation, do get in touch!
Kilpatrick Group@kilpatrickgroup.bsky.social · 12mo ago⚡️Exciting #PhDchat opportunity in our group @LeicesterChem.bsky.social! 🧪 2026-L05 “Closing the Loop: Sustainable Catalysts and Solvents for CO₂ Valorisation” with @rmlab.bsky.social via @centa.bsky.social. Help advance #Electrocatalysis and sustainable chemistry ♻️ 🔗 centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
Academia seems to be that continual feeling that you're always doing your homework on the bus to school ...
We have Postdoc position open in my lab for SMOM. Please see this post on LinkedIn for full details. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
Research Associate in Organometallic Chemistry | Andrew Weller
We are hiring a Postdoc! If you have PhD/PDRA experience in air sensitive, platinum group metal organometallics, are interested in using this expertise in single-crystal SMOM synthesis and reactivity,...
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"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.