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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry Library, University of Cambridge. Posting about library news, resources and services, wellbeing - and occasionally chemistry. Find out more about us at https://www-library.ch.cam.ac.uk
During Michaelmas term, some of our users asked for more study buddies in the library. So, for the start of Lent term, meet our new animal fidget toys and homemade crochet labware study buddies (courtesy of the library assistant)! #ChematCam #AcademicWellbeing
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
During Michaelmas term, some of our users asked for more study buddies in the library. So, for the start of Lent term, meet our new animal fidget toys and homemade crochet labware study buddies (courtesy of the library assistant)! #ChematCam #AcademicWellbeing
Take a look and remember to book! Open to all Cambridge staff and students.
📝 The Research Skills Training Programme from University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives is open for bookings!
👋 Designed primarily for PhD students and researchers, the sessions are open to all Cambridge staff and students.
🔎Learn more and book: https://loom.ly/RjU6dj4
👋 Designed primarily for PhD students and researchers, the sessions are open to all Cambridge staff and students.
🔎Learn more and book: https://loom.ly/RjU6dj4
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Take a look and remember to book! Open to all Cambridge staff and students.
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Snowdrop season is coming in the Northern Hemisphere!
What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s...
#ChemSky 🧪
What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s...
#ChemSky 🧪
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Snowdrop season is coming in the Northern Hemisphere!
What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s...
#ChemSky 🧪
What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s...
#ChemSky 🧪
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📅 Coming up on 13 January!
Join an interactive workshop on Fair Attribution and Publishing for Technicians.
Open to technicians across the University, in any department and at any grade/level (you don’t need “technician” in your job title).
Find out more and book a place: https://loom.ly/iPT645k
Join an interactive workshop on Fair Attribution and Publishing for Technicians.
Open to technicians across the University, in any department and at any grade/level (you don’t need “technician” in your job title).
Find out more and book a place: https://loom.ly/iPT645k
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
📅 Coming up on 13 January!
Join an interactive workshop on Fair Attribution and Publishing for Technicians.
Open to technicians across the University, in any department and at any grade/level (you don’t need “technician” in your job title).
Find out more and book a place: https://loom.ly/iPT645k
Join an interactive workshop on Fair Attribution and Publishing for Technicians.
Open to technicians across the University, in any department and at any grade/level (you don’t need “technician” in your job title).
Find out more and book a place: https://loom.ly/iPT645k
Chemistry Calendar: on this day in 1868, Danish chemist Søren Sørensen was born. Sørensen headed the prestigious Carlsberg Laboratory for over 30 years, where he developed the pH scale for measuring acidity. #chemistrycalendar #chemsky #chematcam
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Chemistry Calendar: on this day in 1868, Danish chemist Søren Sørensen was born. Sørensen headed the prestigious Carlsberg Laboratory for over 30 years, where he developed the pH scale for measuring acidity. #chemistrycalendar #chemsky #chematcam
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EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on Friday 9th January at 11AM, which they expect to complete in about 2 hours. During this time, users may lose access to EBSCO ebooks for approximately 10 minutes. Access should be automatically restored once the maintenance work is complete.
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance on Friday 9th January at 11AM, which they expect to complete in about 2 hours. During this time, users may lose access to EBSCO ebooks for approximately 10 minutes. Access should be automatically restored once the maintenance work is complete.
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Icy weather is hitting here this week ❄️ If you've ever wondered why snowflakes are six-sided, why ice floats on water, and what ice cores can tell us about the past climate, then check out this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Icy weather is hitting here this week ❄️ If you've ever wondered why snowflakes are six-sided, why ice floats on water, and what ice cores can tell us about the past climate, then check out this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
The *Library Office* will be closed 24 December and reopen at 9am on 5 January. We wish all at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry (and beyond!) a happy and healthy festive break and look forward to seeing you in 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The *Library Office* will be closed 24 December and reopen at 9am on 5 January. We wish all at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry (and beyond!) a happy and healthy festive break and look forward to seeing you in 2026.
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The Solexa Next Generation Sequencing archive is now available for public study at Cambridge University Library.
The archive has been donated to The Cambridge History of Innovation Project (CHIP) by Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian.
🔗 https://loom.ly/E9hlqOY
The archive has been donated to The Cambridge History of Innovation Project (CHIP) by Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian.
🔗 https://loom.ly/E9hlqOY
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Solexa Next Generation Sequencing archive is now available for public study at Cambridge University Library.
The archive has been donated to The Cambridge History of Innovation Project (CHIP) by Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian.
🔗 https://loom.ly/E9hlqOY
The archive has been donated to The Cambridge History of Innovation Project (CHIP) by Sir David Klenerman and Sir Shankar Balasubramanian.
🔗 https://loom.ly/E9hlqOY
We hope our users are relaxing over the winter break, but we know sometimes work is unavoidable. The good news is, many resources can be accessed remotely. The Cambridge Libraries website has a great section offering guidance on the topics below: www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/eresources #chematcam
December 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We hope our users are relaxing over the winter break, but we know sometimes work is unavoidable. The good news is, many resources can be accessed remotely. The Cambridge Libraries website has a great section offering guidance on the topics below: www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/eresources #chematcam
Cambridge can get a bit lonely out of term, but there is still so much to see and do here! Why not visit one of the university museums, or challenge yourself to get to all of them? #chematcam
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Cambridge can get a bit lonely out of term, but there is still so much to see and do here! Why not visit one of the university museums, or challenge yourself to get to all of them? #chematcam
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Struggeling with implementing good #research #data #management?
Join our free, 4day online workshop series
02.03.26 - 05.03.2026
(9 am-12 pm)
for PhD candidates and above, with a focus on #chemistry and related disciplines.
Online, in English.
Register until 24.02.2026.
https://t1p.de/8msgs
Join our free, 4day online workshop series
02.03.26 - 05.03.2026
(9 am-12 pm)
for PhD candidates and above, with a focus on #chemistry and related disciplines.
Online, in English.
Register until 24.02.2026.
https://t1p.de/8msgs
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Struggeling with implementing good #research #data #management?
Join our free, 4day online workshop series
02.03.26 - 05.03.2026
(9 am-12 pm)
for PhD candidates and above, with a focus on #chemistry and related disciplines.
Online, in English.
Register until 24.02.2026.
https://t1p.de/8msgs
Join our free, 4day online workshop series
02.03.26 - 05.03.2026
(9 am-12 pm)
for PhD candidates and above, with a focus on #chemistry and related disciplines.
Online, in English.
Register until 24.02.2026.
https://t1p.de/8msgs
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Some good news just before the weekend hits. The Oxford Chemistry Primers collection have been renewed for 2025-26. Please read the following blogpost for further details, ebookscambridge.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/c... @chemlibcam.bsky.social
Collections update: Oxford Chemistry Primers on Science Trove
The ebooks@cambridge team are pleased to announce that the Oxford Chemistry Primers collection has been renewed for 2025-26. The ebooks are hosted on Oxford’s Science Trove platform and are a…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Some good news just before the weekend hits. The Oxford Chemistry Primers collection have been renewed for 2025-26. Please read the following blogpost for further details, ebookscambridge.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/c... @chemlibcam.bsky.social
Looking for something to read over the winter break? Check out the Chemistry Library's book swap! Shelved next to the jigsaws in the Wellbeing area, these items don't need to be borrowed like other library books: just swap a book at any time, or return a book when you're finished! #chematcam
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looking for something to read over the winter break? Check out the Chemistry Library's book swap! Shelved next to the jigsaws in the Wellbeing area, these items don't need to be borrowed like other library books: just swap a book at any time, or return a book when you're finished! #chematcam
Our Science paper is out!
Huge congratulations to @huabin-zhou.bsky.social, Mike Rosen, and the brilliant @janhuemar.bsky.social @juliamaristany.bsky.social and @kieran-russell.bsky.social from our group
News: bit.ly/4avnkAr and bit.ly/3XBGVHS
Great perspective by @vram142.bsky.social +K Zhang
Huge congratulations to @huabin-zhou.bsky.social, Mike Rosen, and the brilliant @janhuemar.bsky.social @juliamaristany.bsky.social and @kieran-russell.bsky.social from our group
News: bit.ly/4avnkAr and bit.ly/3XBGVHS
Great perspective by @vram142.bsky.social +K Zhang
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Our final #mentalhealthmonday of Michaelmas Term coincides with the start of a new month and the arrival of a new calendar from @actionhappiness.bsky.social. Find previous calendars and other resources on the Action for Happiness website: actionforhappiness.org #chematcam #academicwellbeing
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our final #mentalhealthmonday of Michaelmas Term coincides with the start of a new month and the arrival of a new calendar from @actionhappiness.bsky.social. Find previous calendars and other resources on the Action for Happiness website: actionforhappiness.org #chematcam #academicwellbeing
The end of term is fast approaching, and we are once again celebrating Bridgemas in the Chemistry Library! We are also asking users to leave us some feedback using the boxes in the main library space and printer room. #chematcam #bridgemas
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The end of term is fast approaching, and we are once again celebrating Bridgemas in the Chemistry Library! We are also asking users to leave us some feedback using the boxes in the main library space and printer room. #chematcam #bridgemas
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🔔 The University of Cambridge has revised its Open Research Position Statement, reinforcing our commitment to rigour, integrity, and transparency in research behaviours, practices and outputs.
🔎 Read the statement: https://loom.ly/-W0LS6o
🔎 Read the statement: https://loom.ly/-W0LS6o
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔔 The University of Cambridge has revised its Open Research Position Statement, reinforcing our commitment to rigour, integrity, and transparency in research behaviours, practices and outputs.
🔎 Read the statement: https://loom.ly/-W0LS6o
🔎 Read the statement: https://loom.ly/-W0LS6o
The brilliant Academic Mental Health posters by @zjayres.bsky.social are very popular with our users! They can also access her book, Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD, in the library and online. Find the posters and book via www.zjayres.com #mentalhealthmonday #academicwellbeing #chematcam
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The brilliant Academic Mental Health posters by @zjayres.bsky.social are very popular with our users! They can also access her book, Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD, in the library and online. Find the posters and book via www.zjayres.com #mentalhealthmonday #academicwellbeing #chematcam
It's always so lovely to see our users having fun with our Wellbeing resources! It brightens up these gloomy days. #academicwellbeing #chematcam
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It's always so lovely to see our users having fun with our Wellbeing resources! It brightens up these gloomy days. #academicwellbeing #chematcam
For LGBTQ+ in STEM Day, we've collaborated with the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network on a display highlighting resources in the @rsc.org's LGBT+ toolkit, Cambridge-subscribed ebooks, and campaigns and networks such as 500 Queer Scientists @500qs.bsky.social. #LGBTQSTEMDay #chematcam
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For LGBTQ+ in STEM Day, we've collaborated with the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network on a display highlighting resources in the @rsc.org's LGBT+ toolkit, Cambridge-subscribed ebooks, and campaigns and networks such as 500 Queer Scientists @500qs.bsky.social. #LGBTQSTEMDay #chematcam
This is Trans Awareness Week, and our #mentalhealthmonday spotlight is on the Kite Trust (@thekitetrust.bsky.social) which supports LGBTQ+ people up to the age of 30 in the Cambridge area. Find out more on their website: thekitetrust.org.uk #academicwellbeing #chematcam
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is Trans Awareness Week, and our #mentalhealthmonday spotlight is on the Kite Trust (@thekitetrust.bsky.social) which supports LGBTQ+ people up to the age of 30 in the Cambridge area. Find out more on their website: thekitetrust.org.uk #academicwellbeing #chematcam
🚨New books alert!🚨We're continuing to expand our Wellbeing book collection with three new items by Stella Cottrell (titles in alt text). To see what else is in the collection, visit our online reading list: cam.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/publ... #academicwellbeing #chematcam
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨New books alert!🚨We're continuing to expand our Wellbeing book collection with three new items by Stella Cottrell (titles in alt text). To see what else is in the collection, visit our online reading list: cam.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/publ... #academicwellbeing #chematcam
🚨New book alert🚨 We're very excited to add Labwork to Leadership by @jenheemstra.bsky.social (published by @harvardpress.bsky.social) to our collection! We hope it will be useful and of interest to our PIs and others planning their career in STEMM. #labworktoleadership #chemsky #chematcam
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🚨New book alert🚨 We're very excited to add Labwork to Leadership by @jenheemstra.bsky.social (published by @harvardpress.bsky.social) to our collection! We hope it will be useful and of interest to our PIs and others planning their career in STEMM. #labworktoleadership #chemsky #chematcam