Today would have been Primo Levi's birthday. His legacy still bonds chemistry and conscience. 🔬 Last December, Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Lehn received the Primo Levi Award in Rome – jointly presented by SCI and GDCh. https://gdch.app/article/primo-levi-his-legacy-still-bonds-chemistry-and-conscience

Primo Levi. His legacy still bonds chemistry and conscience.

Today would have been Primo Levi's birthday. Chemist, Holocaust survivor, and one of the most powerful literary voices of the 20th century, Levi returned again and again to a central insight in his work: chemistry is never neutral. It carries the weight of human responsibility.  This is the spiri...

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Proud supervisor moment celebrating with my first two PhD students, Jamie Allen and Sarah Lamorte, at the @leicesterchem.bsky.social graduation ceremony today, alongside the Chemistry BSc and MChem graduating class of 2026. 🎓

By the time the World Cup final kicks off, a British dad whose baby arrived on the opening day will have been back at work for a month. That’s how bad our paternity leave is.

GTA PhD studentship @findaphd.bsky.social link for project in our group on Ti complexes for CO2 valorisation & sustainable materials now live: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Informal enquiries very welcome!

4 Year GTA - Bio-Derived Carbonate Materials for Circular Chemical Manufacturing: Titanium Complexes for CO2 Valorisation at University of Leicester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - 4 Year GTA - Bio-Derived Carbonate Materials for Circular Chemical Manufacturing: Titanium Complexes for CO2 Valorisation at University of Leicester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Sandy Kilpatrick@sandykilla.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 I’m looking for a PhD student to join my group at @leicesterchem.bsky.social as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). Project on Ti complexes for CO2 valorisation & sustainable materials. #organometallics #catalysis Full training provided. Deadline 22 June. Start Sept 2026. le.ac.uk/study/resear...

🚨 I’m looking for a PhD student to join my group at @leicesterchem.bsky.social as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA). Project on Ti complexes for CO2 valorisation & sustainable materials. #organometallics #catalysis Full training provided. Deadline 22 June. Start Sept 2026. le.ac.uk/study/resear...

Chemistry Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) PhD | Postgraduate research | University of Leicester

4 year Graduate Teaching Assistant PhD in Chemistry. University of Leicester

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As if there isn’t enough about crude oil in the news right now… we’re excited to share our latest paper on deep eutectic solvents as recyclable media for metal removal from crude oil! doi.org/10.1039/D5RA... Congrats to Eminemi on publishing his PhD work in @rscadvances.rsc.org #DES #OpenAccess

Deep eutectic solvents as recyclable media for metal removal from crude oil

Crude oil contains trace metal species that impair refinery performance, poison catalysts, and contribute to environmental contamination. Conventional metal-removal processes, such as hydrotreating an...

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A productive and fun few days for @kilpatrickgroup.bsky.social at @tcddublin.bsky.social - great collaboration discussions and School of Chemistry seminar today! Thanks to @tobiaskramer.bsky.social for hosting us so generously.

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 Exciting opportunity to develop titanium-based catalysts for bio-derived carbonate materials. Fully funded EPSRC DLA PhD studentship (4 years), based in my group at @leicesterchem.bsky.social. 🧪 More info: le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/... 🗓️ Deadline: 7 February 2026 #ChemSky #PhDChat

Congratulations to Kian Devani (MPhil) and Orville Cheuk Lun Lam (MSc), former masters students in the group, who graduated from @leicesterchem.bsky.social today! 🎓🎓

Massive thanks to the @ukcatalysishub.bsky.social and the organisers for the invitation to #UKCC at @lborouniversity.bsky.social A fantastic meeting - supportive, welcoming, and a timely reminder of just how central catalysis still is across science and industry. Easy to forget that sometimes...🙃

According to Keir Starmer, the New Year’s honours recognise people “who put the common good ahead of themselves to strengthen communities” with “quiet dedication” – yet higher awards went to party hacks and poorly performing executives. Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.

Morning lecture @leicesterchem.bsky.social & windy ride to @lborouniversity.bsky.social for #UKCC2026 … looking forward to the next 3 days!

@leicesterchem.bsky.social “Blown Off Course” in this fortnight’s @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Congrats to Sarah Lamorte for passing her PhD today! Many thanks to Drs Mark Chadwick and @fabortu.bsky.social for doing the honours #vivaforever A challenging project on titanium complexes and CO2 catalysis - tackled with real tenacity, skill and passion - & exciting papers on the way. Nicely done!

Great trip to @keeleuniversity.bsky.social today to present our latest research at their Chemistry Seminar... somehow I didn't take any photos?! Thanks to Charlie Creissen for the invitation and great to see Pete Matthews, @kjhaxton.com and @cshchem.bsky.social and others.

Eminemi's preprint now online - Deep Eutectic Solvents as Recyclable Media for Metal Removal from Crude Oil | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che...

Deep Eutectic Solvents as Recyclable Media for Metal Removal from Crude Oil

Crude oil contains trace metal species that impair refinery performance, poison catalysts, and contribute to environmental contamination. Conventional metal-removal processes, such as hydrotreating an...

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University of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals www.chemistryworld.com/university-o...

University of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals

Staff warn cuts would leave the department without the resources to teach Leicester's growing student population

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With an explosive subject showcase from Chemistry, today we conclude 5 weeks of strike action.

Final @leicesterucu.bsky.social strike day of 2025! Team Chemistry subject showcase at 10:30am on Victoria Park picket... expect whizzes and bangs from the REAL changemakers! 🧪🚀💥

Leicester UCU@leicesterucu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Join us on the VICTORIA PARK ENTRANCE picket for the last day of our 5 weeks of strikes. A packed schedule with the chemistry subject showcase at 10.30 and Robyn Orfitelli's solidarity speech at 10.50!

Fears for future of students and lecturers as Universities make cuts | @itvcentral.bsky.social (East) youtu.be/iJCHq2tRKf4

Fears for future of students and lecturers as Universities make cuts | ITV News Central (East)

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Pickets across the country. A march through Leicester. Hundreds of jobs on the line. We’re not standing by while the sector burns. We will continue to fight. Congrats to all involved for yesterday!

Strong show of solidarity & support today from our superstar students @leicesterchem.bsky.social at the #UCU National Demonstration 🌟🧪 🥈🇬🇧 ✊

@leicesterchem.bsky.social dream team taking a stand ✊ Some of these fine minds are directly in the firing line! ☠️ 🪓 saveleicesteruni.com

Leicester UCU@leicesterucu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Back on the pickets for week 4 of our strike action!

@ucu.org.uk National Demonstration against job cuts at Leicester right now saveleicesteruni.com

Leicester UCU@leicesterucu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester. Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November. All welcome!

Great turnout and feedback from prospective @leicesterchem.bsky.social students & guests today… the spirit of our staff volunteers and student ambassadors keeps the ❤️‍🔥 alive!

Leicester Chemistry@leicesterchem.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Leicester School of Chemistry bringing the sweet fire to Open Day 🧁🔥 as always!

Leicester School of Chemistry bringing the sweet fire to Open Day 🧁🔥 as always!

UCU (@ucu.org.uk) has called a national demonstration against the planned redundancies at the University of Leicester. Please come and march alongside us in Leicester on 12 November. All welcome!

Amazing to see Olympia's titanocenes featured as a HOT article 🔥 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... and Ginevra's awesome artwork on the inside front cover 🎨 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... of latest issue! @daltontrans.rsc.org

Dalton Transactions@daltontrans.rsc.org · 10mo ago

🔓#OpenAccess work by Rama Suntharalingam, @sandykilla.bsky.social & co is featured on our inside front cover! Read their work on targeting breast cancer stem cells with titanocene-based metallodrugs👀 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... 📍 @uniofleicester.bsky.social 🧪 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @kilpatrickgroup.bsky.social

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 · 10mo 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/...