Hopkinson Research Group

Join us in Newcastle for the RSC Organic Chemistry Community North-East Regional Meeting on 27th March 2026 (10:00-18:00)! (Free) Registration and poster abstract submission is now open (deadline: 13th March). @rsc.org @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.rsc.org/events/detai...

Scientists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon® New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.

New research from @chemistryncl.bsky.social and @uobchemistry.bsky.social demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks ♻️ #WeAreNCL www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...

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Although it was a windy one, we had a great Open Day today, and we hope everyone who visited enjoyed it too! 🍂

Thanks for braving the weather to join us. For everyone who has come from further away, we promise it's not normally this blustery in the Toon! 😄

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Photochemical reduction of acylimidazolium salts Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Our latest work combining #NHCs and #photochemistry in facile carbonyl reductions is now out in BJOC @beilstein-institut.bsky.social! Congrats to first author Michael and the whole team! @fubcp.bsky.social @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/article...

Had a fantastic week at the #ESFC2025 in Lisbon 🇵🇹. It was great to see all the amazing #fluorine chemistry going on around the world and to present some of our work @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social. Thank you to the organisers Ana and João for putting on such a great event!

It was great to be at the @chemistryncl.bsky.social congregation yesterday to celebrate @arushig14.bsky.social’s PhD success! Congratulations to Arushi, to our two 2025 MChem project students Beth and Corey, and to all the PGR, PGT and UG students graduating yesterday! @sciencesncl.bsky.social

It’s great to see this out in J Chem Ed (@pubs.acs.org). The culmination of two years work with @cnavarroreguero.bsky.social! #SeniorTutors #WeAreNCL #ChemSky

CHEMmunicate: A Chemical Structure Drawing Game for Building Scientific Communication Skills and Enhancing Social Interactions among First Year Undergraduate Students Students’ overall experience of university life and their assessment outcomes are partly determined by their engagement with teaching activities, which is in turn influenced by their sense of social cohesion with their peers. In addition to providing pastoral support, in our role as Senior Tutors, we encourage the formation of a more cohesive learning community among chemistry students post-COVID. With the aim of building better connections both between us and the new student cohort and between the students themselves, we have introduced new Senior Tutor Check-In sessions, which are built around a new chemical drawing game: CHEMmunicate. Across the first semester, we held 8 sessions with ca. 12–16 new first year chemistry undergraduate students in which two teams competed to draw chemical structures using yes/no questions (total: 200 participants over two separate cohorts). In this paper, we outline the rules of the game and provide tips for session leaders seeking to implement it at other institutions. Moreover, through analysis of student feedback from questionnaires and a focus group, we demonstrate how CHEMmunicate and the Senior Tutor Check-In sessions can prove beneficial in building student cohesion and enhancing students’ learning of organic chemistry.

As Senior Tutors, @hopkinsonlab.bsky.social and I have been developing a new educational game, CHEMmunicate, that builds communication skills and encourages social interactions. Check it out in J Chem Ed @pubs.acs.org
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Direct synthesis of acyl fluorides from carboxylic acids using benzothiazolium reagents Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

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Deoxygenative perfluoroalkylthiolation of carboxylic acids with benzothiazolium reagents Deoxygenative perfluoroalkylthiolation reactions of readily available carboxylic acid derivatives have been developed using a series of 2-(perfluoroal…

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Alex gave a fantastic talk this morning at @rsc.org Fluorine Interest Group postgraduate meeting in London on his latest PhD work on BT-Reagents! Check out his work in the links below. @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social #fluorine

Great to be in London for the @rsc.org Fluorine Interest Group Postgraduate Meeting. Here’s to two days of fabulous #fluorine chemistry!

Formal Insertion of Alkenes Into C(sp3)−F Bonds Mediated by Fluorine‐Hydrogen Bonding C−F Insertion reactions represent a powerful approach to prepare complex fluorinated compounds, yet they are extremely scarce. Here we report a hydrogen bonding-mediated system that allows for activa...

We are humbled that our paper on C-F insertion was a #TopViewedArticle in
@angewandtechemie.bsky.social! Congratulations @arushig14.bsky.social and all the other contributors! @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social @fubcp.bsky.social @wiley.com onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The city is buzzing this morning, and we're looking forward to welcoming you to Newcastle for the latest Offer Holder Experience Day! 👩‍🔬🧪⚗️ @sciencesncl.bsky.social www.ncl.ac.uk/study/meet/u...

Thanks to everyone that came out to meet our staff and students from Newcastle Chemistry at the recent
@beamishmuseum.bsky.social Science Weekend for some hands-on experiments and colourful demonstrations! See you again next year! #ChemSky

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The deadlines to submit an abstract for the RSC Fluorine Interest Group postgraduate meeting have been extended until 25th March for talks and 30th March for posters. Don’t miss out! #fluorine @rsc.org

Undergraduate Offer Holder Experience Days Find out about our free residential for prospective students, which introduces what it's like to study at Newcastle University.

It was great to meet chemistry offer holders and guests at the first Offer Holder Experience Day of 2025 on Saturday! If you are an offer holder, sign up to learn about our courses and meet staff & students. Next events: 29th March & 10th May! @sciencesncl.bsky.social
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There is just one week left to submit a talk or poster abstract for the RSC Fluorine Interest Group postgraduate meeting. Come and join us in London to hear about the latest #fluorine research from academia and industry. @rsc.org www.rsc.org/events/detai...

Science Weekend 2025 - Beamish Try your hand at a whole host of superb science-based activities on 16th and 17th March as we celebrate British Science Week.

Staff and students from Newcastle Chemistry will be at @beamishmuseum.bsky.social over the weekend of 15/16 March, with a range of experiments to try and some colourful demonstrations! Do plan a visit and say hello!

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There is just one more day left to apply for this PhD position. Come and join us in Newcastle!

Yesterday, after 34+ years of excellence in teaching & research, Dr Julian Knight gave his last organic lecture at Newcastle. Then this happened...😍 Thanks so much to Julian, and all the staff and students that turned out to wish him well in his retirement! #WeAreNCL

📢 We're proud to announce over 1,000 scholarships for international and EU students to support them to pursue their degrees, and help to foster a truly global academic community here at Newcastle University. 🌎

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We're hiring! Come and join us for a funded PhD studentship together with the Cucinotta group developing new light mediated reaction methodologies using N-heterocyclic carbenes! Reposts appreciated. @chemistryncl.bsky.social Apply here: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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Very happy to announce our latest paper - out today in Chemical Science

A very enjoyable collaboration with @roly armRoly Armstrong
on Stereoselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Amides.

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enjoying the snow at Furano ski resort

Newcastle student Muizz is spending a year studying in Hokkaido, Japan (& enjoying the snow at Furano ski resort!) All our BSc & MChem degrees give you the chance to apply for a study abroad placement at partner institutions across the world. Check out our courses here: www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/study/un...

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Fluorine Chemistry Group Awards Our community recognising scientific excellence

Nominations are now open for the RSC Fluorine Award 2025, which celebrates contributions to fluorine chemistry research by younger chemists up to age 40. Click below for more information. Deadline: 31st January 2025, 5pm GMT. #fluorine @roysocchem.bsky.social www.rsc.org/membership-a...

Defining how aldehydes regulate human metabolism at University of Leicester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Defining how aldehydes regulate human metabolism at University of Leicester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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PhD Opportunity in the Hopkinson and Harvey Groups

MRC AIM DTP studentship - Defining how aldehydes regulate human metabolism - Collaboration with Dr Peter Harvey at the University of Nottingham.

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