I don't usually post about my day job, but the University of Sheffield is planing a restructure and compulsory staff redundancies within Chemistry. 20% of staff are under threat. You can sign an open letter opposing this decision here #SaveSheffieldChemistry
savesheffieldchemistry.netlify.app
Our group has 2 PhD positions (funded 3 years) available from October 1 working on stimuli-responsive and spin-crossover cages. Details and how to apply are in the links below (deadline June 30)
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Not being dramatic, but this probably signals the effective end of Chemistry in English Universities.
An *efficient* Department loses something like £2k per Chemistry student per year; this change will roughly double that loss. Universities would be mad to keep teaching Chemistry.
I'd like to read this but we have no institutional subscription to NatRevChem...
It’s my birthday! Didn’t have any meetings so took the day off. Thus far: climbed some walls & got a free bday coffee. Life is good.
Before it gets ruined by climbing I wanted to share the incredible tiny sushi sticker manicure bestowed on me by the 11 year old 💅
Good morning to the neighbour’s orange chonk ineffectually flailing at windows with his eyes closed, we’ve all been there
Minor success club: through patient decoding of syntax I have managed to get Origin to display the labels I wanted it to on my 3D plot. This took longer than it should have but is still probably quicker than me relearning Python & matplotlib for this damn paper 😅
📢 Submission reminder: July 31, 2026
Invitation to submit to the thematic issue #GreenChemistry III edited by Anna Slater @annagslater.bsky.social, Luigi Vaccaro and Yanlong Gu in #BJOC 💎 🔓:
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yrc2nftt
#sustainability #synthesis #HealthierPlanet 🌱 ♻️ 🌍
Breaking: Government set to cut strategic priorities grant.
The government is on the cusp of cutting public funding for higher education teaching, the head of Universities UK has told MPs, placing institutions under even more financial pressure.
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Beilstein-Institut
Vivienne Stern says letter confirming cut to teaching funds will be sent out “in days”
