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Associate Professor (Teaching) in Chemistry. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Oenophile. ๐Ÿท Views are my own. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ (He/him/his)

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Labourโ€™s first year: what has Starmer really achieved? Labourโ€™s first year in power has ended with humiliation over welfare reform. But has the focus on that issue drowned out some real achievements?

A year of Labour: a welfare disaster in the headlines, but is the big picture being missed? Stephen McNair takes a look at what Starmerโ€™s government has done (and what still threatens to undo it).

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

04.07.2025 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Act now to protect the UK's place in the ECHR Sign the European Movement UK's petition now if you agree: Britain must remain in the ECHR

The ECHR is vital - and we're campaigning to save it.

Please do sign this petition to get on board with our activities (at European Movement UK).

๐Ÿ‘‰ www.europeanmovement.co.uk/echr-petition

04.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 396    ๐Ÿ” 205    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...

@itvnews.bsky.social were apparently streaming Farageโ€™s speech in Wales on TikTok today. So we can now expect Ed Davey, Adrian Ramsey, John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerthโ€™s speeches being streaming too can we? This is now propaganda and has to stop. Sign petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

09.06.2025 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 269    ๐Ÿ” 154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Academic Staff We have a diverse and international faculty engaged in a broad spectrum of research, we promote excellence and strive to inspire through challenging teaching.

Only 19 days left to apply for the UCL Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship (=Assist Prof). A great tenured job in a country not actively decimating its academic research landscape๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Others have shared the advert, so instead let me introduce your amazing potential future colleages

#Chemsky #chemjobs

05.06.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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UCL โ€“ University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Come and join us. Lecturer position available in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at @uclchemistry.bsky.social in London, open to experimental, theoretical, computational, & digital inorganic and materials chemists with big ideas.

Please share ! Deadline 24-June

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

03.06.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Three cucumbers growing on a vine in a greenhouse.

Three cucumbers growing on a vine in a greenhouse.

Something's growing, my Lord...

01.06.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#chemsky ๐Ÿงช

02.05.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UCL โ€“ University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

I you (a) like really fancy AFM, (b) like 2D nanomaterials, and/or (c) need a PDRA job in the near future, then boy do I have good news for you.

Advert is now open for an 18 month PDRA position in my group in UCL, London. Closing date 20th May, informal email inquiries encouraged #chemsky #nanosky

23.04.2025 10:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There have historically been good reasons for not doing this, but we are getting to the point where we might now be better off with basic competency tests for potential parliamentary candidates. Truss/Kwarteng was a warning shot

21.04.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Applications for the MSc programme in Sustainable Chemistry at UCL areโ€ฆ | Daniele Castagnolo Applications for the MSc programme in Sustainable Chemistry at UCL are still open. If you are interested in tackling the next future global challenges and you want to learn how to make chemistry more ...

Applications for our MSc in #Sustainable #Chemistry are still open. See the link below to apply and join @uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk and study #greenchemistry #biocatalysis #biomass #vslorisation #biotechnology

www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel...

18.04.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.

The next step:

Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

24.03.2025 18:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thinking about doing a masters degree in Chemistry? Applications are still open. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/chemistry/st... #chemistry #postgraduate

21.03.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No second state visit for Trump This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. Itโ€™s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...

Unsurprisingly, this petition is racing at pace. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

28.02.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1452    ๐Ÿ” 607    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

ะ ะฐะทะพะผ ะฝะฐั ะฑะฐะณะฐั‚ะพ, ะฝะฐั ะฝะต ะฟะพะดะพะปะฐั‚ะธ! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

28.02.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Word of the day is โ€˜huff-snuffโ€™ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

28.02.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8400    ๐Ÿ” 2488    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 200    ๐Ÿ“Œ 187
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Trump tells Zelensky 'make a deal or we're out' in angry White House meeting - follow live The US president calls his Ukrainian counterpart

Wow! If anyone wants a perfect example of downright #bullying, look no further. I hope the whole USA is ashamed.

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
#Trump tells #Zelensky 'make a deal or we're out' in angry White House meeting - follow live - BBC News

28.02.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Infographic on making a pH indicator from red cabbage. The indicator can be made by roughly chopping cabbage, boiling, straining, and collecting the liquid. The extract contains anthocyanin pigments which give different colours in solutions of different pH, ranging from red, through purple, to green and yellow.

Infographic on making a pH indicator from red cabbage. The indicator can be made by roughly chopping cabbage, boiling, straining, and collecting the liquid. The extract contains anthocyanin pigments which give different colours in solutions of different pH, ranging from red, through purple, to green and yellow.

Today is #NationalCabbageDay, which is always a good opportunity to remind everyone that red cabbage can be used to make a colourful pH indicator solution! www.compoundchem.com/2017/05/18/r...

#ChemSky ๐Ÿงช

17.02.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Open Day at UCL to talk about our MSc programme in Sustainable Chemistry focused on #greenchemistry #biocatalysis #biomassvalorization #green solvents #biotechnology #sustainability @uclchemistry.bsky.social

12.02.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Teaching Chemistry to Deaf Students: A Symposium in Honour of Dr Audrey Cameron Dr Audrey Cameron HonFRSC OBE is Chancellorโ€™s Fellow at Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh. She has worked extensively in d/Deaf education, including larโ€ฆ

Really excited to announce this forthcoming symposium from RSC Chemistry Education Research Group. We are looking forward to highlighting and celebrating the amazing work of Dr @aud2526.bsky.social OBE HonFRSC with a symposium in her honour.

Registration: forms.office.com/e/pYCZn297em
#chemsky

10.02.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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UCL East Postgraduate Open Evening 2025 Join us on 12 February for the UCL East Postgraduate Open Evening to discover more about the future-focused ecology programmes offered at UCL's east London campus.

๐Ÿš€ Interested in #SustainableChemistry? Join us at our UCL East Postgraduate Open Evening 2025! Discover our MSc in Sustainable Chemistry, visit our state-of-the-art labs, and meet our academics.

๐Ÿ“… 12 February 2025, 5:00 pmโ€“7:00 pm
๐Ÿ“ UCL East, London

Link to MSc programme: tinyurl.com/3jk5efnm

31.01.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Final-Year UCL Chemistry Students: Your Feedback Needed!
Help us improve the university experience by completing the NSS. Take the survey now here:

www.thestudentsurvey.com before 30th April.

Your voice matters โ€“ letโ€™s make the Department of Chemistry even better together!

13.01.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She certainly doesn't look a-mew-sed.

04.01.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#chemPhD

29.12.2024 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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