🔬 Chemistry in higher education builds skills, knowledge & innovation the UK needs, but the sector is under strain #ChemSky The @rsc.org is calling for action on funding, access & student support to secure the future of chemistry 👉 bit.ly/4gtZoyw

🔬 Chemistry in higher education builds skills, knowledge & innovation the UK needs, but the sector is under strain #ChemSky The @rsc.org is calling for action on funding, access & student support to secure the future of chemistry 👉 bit.ly/4gtZoyw

Great to see support for drug testing at all festivals in today's papers. Every drug death is potentially preventable. Let's make that a reality. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

🔬Chemistry in Crisis: Are We Creating Cold Spots in UK Science?🧪 Where students can’t study locally, hitting disadvantaged communities hardest. Yet chemistry jobs are growing fast. We must act now to protect access, skills, & the future of UK science #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...

🚨The @rsc.org are hiring🚨 Passionate about chemistry & education? Join us as an Education Coordinator (NI/ROI focus) to lead local initiatives, support teachers & shape policy #ChemSky 💼 Contract: Permanent 📍 Home-based with travel 📅 Deadline 28 July 🔗 rsc.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RoyalS...

🚨The @rsc.org are hiring🚨 Passionate about chemistry & education? Join us as an Education Coordinator (NI/ROI focus) to lead local initiatives, support teachers & shape policy #ChemSky 💼 Contract: Permanent 📍 Home-based with travel 📅 Deadline 28 July 🔗 rsc.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RoyalS...

Calling all Chemists across the Commonwealth of Nations. The 6th Commonwealth Chemistry Posters event will take place on 1-2 Oct '25 #6CCP Engage with top chemists, expand your network & find potential collaborations #GlobalGoals #SDGs #ChemSky Abstract & registration open soon shorturl.at/VleFz

Calling all Chemists across the Commonwealth of Nations. The 6th Commonwealth Chemistry Posters event will take place on 1-2 Oct '25 #6CCP Engage with top chemists, expand your network & find potential collaborations #GlobalGoals #SDGs #ChemSky Abstract & registration open soon shorturl.at/VleFz

Compared to other developed nations, the UK is 3rd bottom for social mobility, & at its worst in over 50 years Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences is more important than ever #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/nurt...

23% of first-generation students said they felt like impostors, compared to just 2% of non-first-generation students @drschniff.bsky.social They were less likely to be invited to summer lab placements & less likely to report having family support #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-g...

🚨PhD students & recent graduates 🚨 Passionate about science & policy? Spend 3 months at UK Parliament with the @rsc.org Westminster Fellowship at POST 💼 £8k bursary 📅 Apply by 13 July 🔗 post.parliament.uk/royal-societ... #SciencePolicy #PhDLife #RSCFellowship #POSTUK #ChemSky

🚨PhD students & recent graduates 🚨 Passionate about science & policy? Spend 3 months at UK Parliament with the @rsc.org Westminster Fellowship at POST 💼 £8k bursary 📅 Apply by 13 July 🔗 post.parliament.uk/royal-societ... #SciencePolicy #PhDLife #RSCFellowship #POSTUK #ChemSky

23% of first-generation students said they felt like impostors, compared to just 2% of non-first-generation students @drschniff.bsky.social They were less likely to be invited to summer lab placements & less likely to report having family support #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-g...

Compared to other developed nations, the UK is 3rd bottom for social mobility, & at its worst in over 50 years Understanding why individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are underrepresented in the chemical sciences is more important than ever #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/nurt...

The Scottish Govt has released new guidance on behaviour in schools. Teachers say they want funding and resources, not words. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2524512...

✨A brilliant (and busy!) #SocialMobilityDay2025 last Thursday 🎓🌍 Kicked off with a talk @manchester.ac.uk Chemistry Postgrad Symposium on our @rsc.org work in socioeconomic inclusion. Then over to Broadening Horizons taster event before heading 🏠 #ShiftMindsets #SocialMobilityDay #ChemSky

🚀 Inspiring day at Education Academy Scotland STEM Leaders Showcase #ChemSky Young people led the way with powerful talks & posters, supported by @rsc.org From research & teamwork to confidence & critical thinking — the future of STEM is bright, inclusive & already making a difference 🌍✨

This #VolunteersWeek, I am proud to support @childrensreporter.bsky.social A vital system protecting vulnerable kids' rights in Scotland. Being a Panel Member & Chair is a huge responsibility & one of the most meaningful things I have done. Your time could change a life 💙 lnkd.in/eyGnTUHb

Feeling emotional🥹 I've taught my last lesson with a school I've been working with for the past 5 years - teaching #PrimaryScience in year 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 I've seen the children go from tiny tots to big school leavers and their curiosity and scientific investigation develop 😍

Two of the UK's biggest clubs start the 1st UK Home Office-licensed onsite harm reduction drug testing service | Drumsheds in London and The Warehouse Project in Manchester start regular year-round onsite testing for safety | Delivered by The Loop | BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📣♾📣 2 deaths last weekend in London were from pills confirmed as #nitazenes & similar to pills tested by The Loop. They looked like oxys BUT it is not known what they were bought as. Take care whatever pills you take. Carry #naloxone, check in on friends & test if you can.

TikTokTipsters profiteering on the high stakes gambling nature of GCSE exams is where we are now in 2025. Read my comments in The Observer.

This animation shows how temperatures have changed over the last 100 years for each February-April period. On each map, red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading shows the opposite. Note the trend. Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).

New for @heraldscotland.bsky.social The Scottish Govt spends £130m a year on 'anti-poverty' funding for schools. It's supposed to close the attainment gap. It hasn't. So maybe it's time to try just giving the money to people living in poverty? www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2513...

Here's a database from UCLA on Non-NIH funding opportunities ranging from grad students to faculty from a wide range of biological and medical disciplines: biofund.healthsciences.ucla.edu/crt-funding/...

My brilliant colleague @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social is leading a series on child poverty for @heraldscotland.bsky.social and you should definitely check it out.

Scotland's exams have been affected by significant controversy in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024 - plus many, many years before this range. Will this year go off without a hitch? www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2511...

🌍 The @rsc.org Inclusion & Diversity Fund is open! Get up to £5K to power inclusive projects in the chemical sciences — from research & education to events & outreach #InclusionMatters Let’s build a future where everyone belongs #ChemSky #RealTimeChem Apply by 5 May: www.rsc.org/prizes-fundi...

If you are feeling worried about bill rises this spring, the Chemists’ Community Fund is here for you. For RSC members, this includes helping with one-off costs for things like increased energy and water bills and more buff.ly/cVCxeT3 #ChemSky

We want everyone in the chemical sciences community to feel welcome, supported and valued, so we're sad to see some people seize on yesterday's supreme court ruling with anti-trans messages. Today, we're highlighting our resources on allyship for trans colleagues and friends ➡ rsc.li/4j6lojs

EXCLUSIVE from @heraldscotland.bsky.social Scotland's only exam board says it will not recall or replace compromised exam marking materials www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509554...

🎬Just featured in a documentary with @cofgcollege.bsky.social students celebrating @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social 850th birthday We dive into COP26, climate action & Glasgow's sustainability journey🌍 @lfsscotland.bsky.social @edscotlfs.bsky.social @glasgowscience.bsky.social youtu.be/Skl3uhmlZII

🎬Just featured in a documentary with @cofgcollege.bsky.social students celebrating @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social 850th birthday We dive into COP26, climate action & Glasgow's sustainability journey🌍 @lfsscotland.bsky.social @edscotlfs.bsky.social @glasgowscience.bsky.social youtu.be/Skl3uhmlZII

Had a great time working with @cofgcollege.bsky.social Creative Industries students & @glasgowcc.bsky.social on a documentary celebrating Glasgow’s 850th Birthday #Glasgow850 It highlights COP26 & the city’s role in tackling climate change 🌍💚 WATCH HERE 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skl3...

In a @heraldscotland.bsky.social exclusive, a leading expert says it "wouldn't be unreasonable to propose" that a failure to properly resource ASN in schools is having an impact on the prison population. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504486...

Last week, the @rsc.org held their 5th Inclusion & Diversity Forum—a powerful reminder that equity in science is about real lives, careers & futures #ChemSky #RealTimeChem We stand firm: 🔹 Amplifying voices 🔹 Strengthening partnerships 🔹 Supporting our community www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyQ...

Yesterday, I attended the launch of @nadsn.bsky.social white paper "Towards a fully inclusive environment for disabled people in STEMM" #NADSNWhitePaper Inclusion isn’t a burden—it’s the key to innovation #DisabeledInSTEM #RealTimeChem #ChemSky Read the white paper 👉 shorturl.at/Fcidd

Inclusion & diversity is at a crossroads. Progress is being stalled, scrutinised, or reversed. At the @rsc.org ID Forum, we united for action: bold talks, research & change making. 💡 "To be what you want to see means being the first" Professor Jason Arday #InclusionMatters #ChemSky #RealTimeChem

Inclusion & diversity is at a crossroads. Progress is being stalled, scrutinised, or reversed. At the @rsc.org ID Forum, we united for action: bold talks, research & change making. 💡 "To be what you want to see means being the first" Professor Jason Arday #InclusionMatters #ChemSky #RealTimeChem

🌟"In a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream" Rob Burrow CBE Honoured to represent @rsc.org Inclusion Diversity team @bmss-official.bsky.social @femalesinms.bsky.social event fostering inclusivity in #MassSpectrometry Inspiring talks on allyship, resilience & change #ChemSky #RealTimeChem

🌟"In a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream" Rob Burrow CBE Honoured to represent @rsc.org Inclusion Diversity team @bmss-official.bsky.social @femalesinms.bsky.social event fostering inclusivity in #MassSpectrometry Inspiring talks on allyship, resilience & change #ChemSky #RealTimeChem

Do women belong in chemistry? The numbers say YES—but barriers say otherwise 🚧 🔬 55.4% of A-level Chem students are women, but only 9% of professors are ⏳ Women take 15 yrs longer to reach professorship It's not talent. It's bias, funding, & culture #TimeForChange @rsc.org #ChemSky #IWD2025

Do women belong in chemistry? The numbers say YES—but barriers say otherwise 🚧 🔬 55.4% of A-level Chem students are women, but only 9% of professors are ⏳ Women take 15 yrs longer to reach professorship It's not talent. It's bias, funding, & culture #TimeForChange @rsc.org #ChemSky #IWD2025

The latest UK university to add to the list of places announcing job losses and severe cuts to research that does not have external funding. Dundee is a world-leading centre of drug discovery research. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

A huge thank you to everyone who shared and promoted our Socioeconomic Inclusion Research 🙌 🔍 Early insight: 45% of respondents weren’t @rsc.org members #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion #ChemSky Did you know? UK & Ireland undergrads get free membership 👇 🔗 www.rsc.org/membership-a...

🚨 LAST CHANCE: SOCIOECONOMIC INCLUSION SURVEY CLOSES TODAY 🚨 Huge thanks to everyone who has taken part in our Survey so far #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion Your input is shaping real change. The more voices we hear, the greater the impact #RealTimeChem #ChemSky 🔗 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/...

🚨 LAST CHANCE: SOCIOECONOMIC INCLUSION SURVEY CLOSES TODAY 🚨 Huge thanks to everyone who has taken part in our Survey so far #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion Your input is shaping real change. The more voices we hear, the greater the impact #RealTimeChem #ChemSky 🔗 survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/...

Today is the last day to fill in the @rsc.org survey for UK #undergraduates in the chemical sciences! How can your background affect your career retention & progression? Tell us: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/... #ChemSky #Socioeconomic #Inclusion #AcademicSky #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion

📢UK Chemical Sciences Undergraduates – The @rsc.org need your voice How does your socioeconomic background affect your career retention & progression ? #ChemSky Open to 🌟All nationalities & backgrounds 🌟 Distance learners including apprenticeships survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/...

📢UK Chemical Sciences Undergraduates – The @rsc.org need your voice How does your socioeconomic background affect your career retention & progression ? #ChemSky Open to 🌟All nationalities & backgrounds 🌟 Distance learners including apprenticeships survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/...