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1. Monday - fell apart 2. Tuesday - broke my heart 3. Wednesday - same 4. Thursday - didn't even start 5. Friday - I'm in love

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He nails it.

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic. This is truly shocking read. The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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Today, there are ~60 chemistry academics in the whole of Wales (Swansea and Cardiff). Proposals are to cut up to 10 chemistry academics at Cardiff University. Calculate the proposed decrease in chemistry academics across all of Wales as a percentage of current chemistry academics. #ChemSky

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All schools in Wales have received a copy of Y Tywysog Bach, a special bilingual edition of the beloved French classic 'The Little Prince'

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I spent some time engaging with a LLM, and I am astounded at both how "well" it answered my questions, and how inaccurate some of the answers were. I won't share my prompts in exact detail, but I first asked it to describe some key players in my field of expertise (diazaphospholenes) (1/n)

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As others have noted, the life of Carl Bosch is worth a look in these times. Fritz Haber demonstrated that nitrogen could be reduced to ammonia, but Bosch’s work turned that into a technology that changed the world with sudden new supplies of fertilizer (and of explosives). (1/8)

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Ministers use diplomatic language to maintain relationships. It’s not something backbenchers need to do. But WG use language to indicate strong intent. The Minister’s statement & funding commitment is a shot across the bows of Cardiff Uni leadership. They are being closely watched 👇

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The University of South Wales and Bangor University are the latest Welsh unis to announce job cuts and the axing of courses. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Fucking hell

submitted 3 days ago • 78 comments

The NEMO science museum in Amsterdam is a fantastic place to visit with children. Lots of interactive exhibits and a real lab in which children can do #chemsky experiments.

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There were some important political developments yesterday related to the cuts at Cardiff University. Thread/

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Degene die zich 't meest moet schamen is droeftoeter Henk #Vermeer. Om zijn vraag hoeveel weken na 't sluiten van een vredesakkoord Oekraïense vluchtelingen naar hun land kunnen worden teruggestuurd en hoeveel geld dat oplevert op de begroting. Om je kapot te schamen voor zoveel kilte en gierigheid.

submitted 4 days ago • 63 comments

One of the most maddening things about this approach is that places like Cardiff have destroyed other institutions, and are now just walking away. Bangor closed its Chemistry Department in 2020, partly because our student intake was being gobbled up by the expansion at Cardiff and other places

submitted 16 days ago • 4 comments

A students’-eye view of the educational and cultural disaster currently unfolding at Cardiff University. open.substack.com/pub/wydandie...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I didn't know that Wales spends money on actively sending the brightest Welsh students to universities in England. Quite an insult added to the injury of Welsh universities making hundreds of staff redundant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tally just ticked past 1900 signatures. Please keep spreading the word about the letter & asking people to sign. It's important to make the Royal Society aware (at their meeting on 03 March) just how much the scientific community wants them to speak up for their values. forms.gle/SfsDemyS8QhP...

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

It's a bit of a rout in UK Higher Ed just now, and it's only just beginning really. What a complete and utter mess.

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

A difficult read: an international student's view of UK universities. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...

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Eight departments will be closed. These are Magnetic Detection & Imaging, Health Technology Implementation, Biomolecular Nanotechnology, Optical Sciences, Bioelectric signaling and engineering, Bioelectronics, Nanobiophysics and Complex Photonic Systems www.utoday.nl/news/75195/o...

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This whole mess at the University of Twente looks like what chemistry at Cardiff University is about to descend into. Reputations damaged for at least a generation...

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Happy valentine 💝 Climate crisis contributing to chocolate market meltdown, research finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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« Europe must respond to Trump ‘electroshock’ » says Emmanuel Macron. He tells Financial Times « Peace that is a capitulation » will be « bad news for everyone. » And « Europe should ‘muscle up’ and secure its own future. » www.ft.com/content/1ee4... .

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

I understand I am asking them something they probably don't want to say out loud, but the fact they don't want to say it out loud speaks volumes about their compliance with the new regime, and why their diversity website really changed.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Thanks to the more than 1100 members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over. Please keep signing & sharing. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Has anyone used these types of "automated" reactors? Any recommendation or watchouts? #chemsky

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“A @royalsociety.org spokesperson said: “Dorothy Bishop and Andrew Miller are outstanding scientists who have made significant contributions to the Society over the years. Their resignations are a source of deep regret.”” I wonder what could be done if you actually deeply regretted something…? 🤔

submitted 10 days ago • 10 comments

one of my best moments last year was attending the citizenship ceremony of a young man we hosted back in 2017, who'd arrived here as a teenager via Calais. It was so moving and his new passport meant so much to him. If you meet the stringent refugee criteria, how you got here should not matter.

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OTD in 2022 "Examples of large-scale disinformation campaign by the Western media, hyping the claim that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine" were debunked by my parody in Sweden. And then we never invaded & all you imperialists were proved wrong. So you can believe us now about negotiating.

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments