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Day one of #AudioMo …how exciting! Dip in to the hashtag to explore the community or post some audio to become a part of it. (This post was made with #Blipvox)

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It's #AudioMo day 1 and I'm trying to a new app @blipvox.com. I like it it's straightforward to use for a nonexpert like me.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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Do. Not. Disturb. The. Mysterious. Ancient. Rune-inscribed. Skull-adorned. Ring. Found. In. The. Idyllic. Countryside. Seriously, there's a whole book about this. And movies. Long ones!

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It appears that feeling connected to a place doesn’t need to take years. It can happen in a few small moments doing a few small things. documentally.substack.com/p/nowhere-an...

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Holly Parrott is a PhD student @openuniversity.bsky.social & recently passed her mini viva, a key stage in doctorates. Interviewed by fellow student Laud in 2 parts, Holly advises on preparing for the mini viva, managing the unexpected & keeping positive. Full videos: www5.open.ac.uk/students/res...

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In news that continues a trend of redundancies and departmental and course closures at UK universities over the past year, in September 2025, the @uniofbradford.bsky.social will stop accepting new students to its chemistry programmes. www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...

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Good to see the hedgehogs are doing well in our back garden. #ukwildlife #cameratrap

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An early research memory for me was putting on an overnight nmr experiment at 9 pm and the magnet quenched. #chemsky #NMRchat was v grateful for the lab managers reaction when I phoned it in.

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Researchers have made the psychoactive compound ibogaine - the primary alkaloid in a central African root bark named iboga - from pyridine in just seven steps. Clinical trials have shown that the compound can blunt addiction and depression.

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What a glorious day in the UK! Apologies for my spring exuberance. #Spring #Joy #weekend

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A stunning Schalow’s Turaco in ‘glide mode’. 📍Lusaka, Zambia

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Looking at the world right now I am more outraged the deer have already eaten our dwarf irises. It's just easier to focus on that.

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Although the University of Reading has decided not to close its chemistry department, it is still ending recruitment for MSc and MChem programmes and only supporting research aligned with allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy. www.chemistryworld.com/news/changes... #chemsky

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I think we need to stop producing dystopian fiction and films because they’re just using them as playbooks right now.

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Just migrating Voices of Academia here, from X. Please give us a follow at @voicesofacademia.bsky.social #AcademicMentalHealth

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I have a PhD available starting in October. If you know anyone suitable or are interested, please email if you want more details - www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Really good to see @roysocchem.bsky.social explicitly address the UK University crisis. www.rsc.org/news-events/...

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Celebrating PhD viva success for one of my students Magali Rego. Always lovely to see a researcher succeeding. Magali has done some innovative work on making functional materials and is currently doing a postdoc in Manchester. #chemsky #PhDchat

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OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... I find it ironic that an AI company is complaining it's intellectual property is ageing stolen to build an AI model.

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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

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Legendary crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale was born 122 years ago today. The first to unlock the structure of an aromatic compound, she published the international crystallographic tables for 45 years and was a mentor to a generation of women. tinyurl.com/2wfr4vpy #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky 🧪

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Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9

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I have a short-term (~5 months) Research Associate position open in my group at University of Sheffield. The project involves the synthesis of boron-containing chemical building blocks. #Chemsky #Chemjobs jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

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I may be an old(er) academic but I still enjoy seeing and helping( hopefully) a new researcher start in the lab. The enthusiasm for new research never fades....#chemsky

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Such a sad news and a huge loss for the whole scientific community. I had the chance to know Fraser during my period at @uclacb.bsky.social. He will be so much missed. @sebvidalchem.bsky.social @stuartcantrill.bsky.social @nobelprize.bsky.social #Chemsky chemistry.northwestern.edu/people/in-me...

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Another misty walk in north Bucks. Mist has hung around since Christmas Day here.

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Excellent Christmas present from my wife who found a reprint of my namesake and relative Edmund Ironside account of the expeditionary force he led in Russia. #militaryhistory #familyhistory

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Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Me: I am a woman in science

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Well I've switched off for the festive season with a new #chemsky research project started 👍 #mentalhealth a bit iffy👎 but grateful to GP this morning for encouraging support. Recharge and bounce back in New Year. #Acadowntime Have a great break everyone and look after yourself👍🌲

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Universities ‘asking how much research they can afford to do’. Crisis in universities’ finances spells “difficult decisions about research activity they can continue”, leaders warn. Now free to read: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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We're recruiting two PDRAs (one computational and one experimental) to join the project "Designer metallo coiled coils for use in MRI" - closing date Dec.12th. Please get in touch if you'd like to know more. @uobchemistry.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS611/r... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS605/r...