Organic chemistry research group at Newcastle University @chemistryncl.bsky.social. Formerly at the FU Berlin.
Hopkinson Research Group
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...
There are just a couple of days left to register and/or submit a poster abstract for this conference. Come and join us in Newcastle to celebrate the latest organic chemistry research in the North East!
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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@chemistryncl.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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! 😄
#WeAreNCL
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.
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
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!
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...
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...
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
Hopkinson Research Group
Hopkinson Research Group
Hopkinson Research Group
Newcastle University
Hopkinson Research Group
Hopkinson Research Group
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...
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
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
@chemistryncl.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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.
