How I prepare for my quantum chemistry lecture

@supersciencegrl.co.uk please tell my undergrads! I will make a T-shirt with this quote lol.

It finally happened… We fed the dog dinner, twice 🤣

Of all the reasons to ask for an extension on an assignment, this is a pretty good one. Canadian figure skater Maddie Schizas posts her email to her prof, asking for an extension. Because she’s competing at the Olympics. Attached the press release for proof of participation.

Today I am getting my 🇬🇧 citizenship!!

If you want to learn about materials modeling, from DFT to MD, well marinated in a spicy ML sauce, don't miss out the @ictp.bsky.social / @nccr-marvel.bsky.social college. Details and application instructions here indico.ictp.it/event/11146/. See you in Miramare!

Turns out I can (sort of) follow a recipe #chemistswhocook

Not one but 2 (!) open #postdocjobs to work with me 1️⃣ tinyurl.com/EPSRCMattaPDRA 2-year postdoc on data-driven design and screening of organic mixed conducting materials ⚡️🔋 #omiecs Deadline: Feb 8 Ideal profile: MD or DFT skills, experience in #high-throughput workflows, strong coding skills

‘Novice workers who rely heavily on AI to complete unfamiliar tasks may compromise their own skill acquisition… We find that AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average.’ arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245

Really inspiring to celebrate #womeninscience with #loreal at the House of Commons! Congratulations to all the applicant and winners.

Happy to see our #melanin Perspective featured in this collection!

Teams status: “I am doing focused work, meeting-free day” Real status: *paralysed by overdue tasks, inbox overflowing, unable to focus on anything because the house is a mess*

all these admission essays read exactly the same 🫠 thanks genAI

@chemrxiv.org tell me about it.. it’s been almost a week 🥲

UKRI FLFail BBSRC 5/5 and 6/6 but still not good enough URF so bad, not even sent for review And many more! 🤣

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We are calling on the UK Government to not introduce a levy on higher education provider income from international students, reduce visa costs to attract global talent, and to review higher education funding to create a sustainable model www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/58...

Remind us @nytimes.com, who is it that is ruining the workplace? www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk 🎤 If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 10/10

I love that stuff! It is what makes us human, and I bluntly assert there is a lack of a majority of humanity on chem sky as opposed to Publishing Houses Shoveling and I stand athwart it

Really enjoying #ACOE2025 Asian Conference on Organic Electronics in Busan 😍

Join us in Barcelona for #MATSUSSpring26 to talk about #sustainable, #bioinspired and #edible organic electronics! Deadline for oral contributions: November 24 @nanoge.org

UK science and technology is suffering from a lack of investment, a hostile immigration system, and fragile university finances, reports @cathleenogrady.bsky.social 🧪 #scipolicy www.science.org/content/arti...

Our MDAnalysis User Group Meeting 2025 is in full swing in sunny Arizona ! www.mdanalysis.org/pages/ugm2025/

What is with gen Alpha and calendar invites? #AcademicSky debate

Publishing this was a 🐈 herding effort! The perspective summarizing the @royalsociety.org #Melanin meeting held last year in Eastbourne is out on @commschem.nature.com 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

If anyone needs to know this, most plastic wrap in the US is made from polyethylene, but plastic wrap in Europe is made from PVC. This really matters if you are trying to make a decorative sugar dome for a cake after you saw them do it on a British baking show. #chemsky

Glad to see this in print! Check out @hannahturney.bsky.social’s Perspective on atomistic polymer modeling out on @pubs.acs.org #ACSEditorsChoice pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Doing the Lord’s work

Making beautiful illustrations for a grant that nobody but 3-4 people will get to see 🥲

"The availability of financial support from employers to meet these fees can make or break leading researchers’ decisions to come to the UK, and this support comes at a cost for organisations Money spent on visa fees is often money not invested in research" www.chemistryworld.com/news/the-cos...

"...researchers who invest time in their students tend to lead more-productive, more-collaborative groups and attract stronger future students than those who do not." "Time spent with the next generation of scientists is an investment." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The authors of a Comment article discuss how scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices. They outline recommendations for an approach to handle software better. #Academicsky 🧪

A few key things that apply no matter where you are: ⭐ Meeting with your supervisor at least once a week strongly correlates with higher satisfaction ⭐ Students early in their PhD tend to be happier than those nearing the end ⭐ Working more than 60 hours a week makes satisfaction plummet

Eden Tanner coats nanoparticles in liquid salts for targeted drug delivery This physical chemist studies ionic liquids while making space in research for students with marginalized identities. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/materials/io...

Too late but good news I guess? we lost a generation of students who haven’t had the opportunity to experience life abroad..

"Immigrants, we get the job done" www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

My HPLC was definitely overlooked www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Nobel committee needs to rethink their processes soon. No chance any millennial will answer their phone for that

Chem Nobel reaction live from Kyoto Uni! Not every day your nextdoor neighbour wins!

I love this.

I thought nothing could possibly be worse than the Springer Nature submission system.. turns out I was wrong. Their proofreading system is straight torture from hell 😤

Due to popular demand, I am sharing my slide deck on #environmental costs of #ML in #compchem & #materials_science www.grynova-ccc.org/other.html - incl. work by @skepteis.bsky.social @pschwllr.bsky.social and others. Please send any other relevant resources my way, I’ll be maintaining this deck.

Deeply disappointing. Once again the @royalsociety.org has avoided explaining how *actions* by Elon Musk that clearly repudiate the Society's values are consistent with the code of conduct that Fellows must adhere to. royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

He should have been expelled. This is way more than policing opinions. - Inciting violence at far right rallies - Interfering in government affairs - Destroying health and science infrastructures - Ensuring thousands will die Abusers, excused and enabled by craven others, always grow in power.

#AcademicSky #PhDLife Cross-national graduate student survey finds 43% (overall) experience discrimination/harassment as part of their studies www.nature.com/articles/d41... My Ask #1: check in with your students. They okay? My Ask #2: check yourself. Are you causing their problems?

Ready to go! Heading to Naha via Shanghai ✈️

I am looking to support #PhD candidates for a project on modelling degradable conjugated polymers for biomedical imaging and photodynamic therapy - applications open soon, get in touch! @kingsnmes.bsky.social #chemsky #compchem 🧪