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British Crystallographic Association
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UK association for crystallographic science, bringing together research in biology, chemistry, physics and industry. See also: @escg-bca.bsky.social for our early stage group.
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crystallography.org.uk
An exciting opportunity has just opened up for someone to join the crystallography community at the University of Glasgow! Follow the link for more details.

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate
Job Purpose   To make a leading contribution to an EPSRC-funded project “Rejuvenating the Crystal Sponge Method with Electron Diffraction” working with Prof Ross Forgan at the University of Glasgow...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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compoundchem.com
Dorothy Hodgkin was born #OTD in 1910. She won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work using X-ray crystallography to determine complex chemical structures 🏅

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#ChemSky 🧪
Today in Chemistry History infographic on Dorothy Hodgkin. Hodgkin used X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of vitamin B12, for which she won a Nobel Prize. She went on to determine the structure of insulin.
May 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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escg-bca.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who attended our outreach workshop this afternoon jointly hosted with the CCG and @ccdc.cam.ac.uk So much enthusiasm and ideas in one room! It was a lot of fun to brainstorm and share experiences 😊👩‍🏫🧠
April 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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aragaod.bsky.social
Good bye #bcaspringmeeting goodbye #Leeds see you soon. #crystallography @crystallography.org.uk
April 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Suman Bhattacharya (U. Limerick) presents piezoelectric multicomponent materials engineered to include amino acid molecules at #BCA25
Suman Bhattacharya gives a talk at the 2025 BCA Spring Meeting
April 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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ccdc.cam.ac.uk
Thank you to Ellie Dempsey (University of Edinburgh), Stephen Brown (University of Warwick), Sam Lewis, and Hamish Yeung for organizing and inviting the CCDC to participate in an insightful workshop aimed at inspiring future crystallographers 🌟 #BCA25
April 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
crystallography.org.uk
Sam Lewis (Cardiff and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social ) discusses serial crystallography and transient polymorphs at the #BCA25 CCG open session
Sam Lewis presenting a talk
April 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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ccdc.cam.ac.uk
Congratulations to Wojciech Stawski from Ulm University for winning the CCDC/CCG Prize 2025, announced this afternoon at the @crystallography.org.uk Spring Meeting.

Discover more about Wojciech Stawski's ground-breaking work here: ccdc-info.com/4imVWF3

#Crystallography #BCA25
Side-by-side photographs, the left showing three people stood smiling at the camera with the middle person holding up a certificate, the right showing a presenter pointing to research on a projector screen.
April 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
crystallography.org.uk
The 2025 Dorothy Hodgkin Lecture is delivered by Prof Martin Noble (Newcastle)
April 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Alexandra Gibbs (St Andrews and BCA President) wraps up the Rietveld refinement workshop at #BCA25 with words of wisdom and favourite paper recommendations on neutron diffraction
April 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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stawskiwojtek.bsky.social
Extremely happy to have been awarded a CCDC Young Crystallographer Prize @crystallography.org.uk @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Again, a big thank you to all who made it possible, particularly those shown in the slide.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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aragaod.bsky.social
Struggling with #Chemical #Crystallography refinement including anisotropy and other challenges? Check the videos by winner of the early career prize at the #BCASpring meeting @crystallography.org.uk on his YouTube

youtube.com/@wojtekstaws...

Well done Wojtek !
Wojtek Stawski
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April 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Congratulations to Wojtek Stawski, winner of the 2025 CCDC CCG prize.
April 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Daren Fearon (XChem, Diamond) is the winner of the BSG prize lecture 2025 for his work on fragment based drug discovery.
Daren Fearon giving the BSG prize lecture
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Thanks to our #BCA25 commercial exhibitors for giving us updates on their latest products and developments, whilst keeping within a strict five minute constraint! Go and visit their stands for more information and discussion.
April 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Alex Longcake (Newcastle) tells #BCA25 about a high throughput in-situ X-ray diffraction workflow during the BSG/CCG in-situ session
Alexandra Longcake lecturing at BCA Spring Meeting 2025
April 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
crystallography.org.uk
Ross Angel (CNR) on Crystal Palace. His favourite football team, and a program for parametric crystal structure analysis. He asks why we don't include parameter covariance in CIF for future analysis.
Ross Angel lecture on Crystal Palace
April 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
crystallography.org.uk
Pedro Nunes ( @diamondlightsource.bsky.social ) on HeXI, the high energy electron crystallography instrument
Pedro Nunes at the BCA Spring Meeting 2025
April 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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newcrystle.bsky.social
Let’s go! #bca25
April 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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ccdc.cam.ac.uk
Thank you to those who joined Emma Hawking's talk at #BCA25 yesterday about polymorphism and how it’s a crucial aspect that affects drug stability during manufacturing.

Learn more: ccdc-info.com/3EqBchV

#MaterialsScience #Pharma #DrugDevelopment
A room full of people sat looking at a presentation on a screen at the front.
April 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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aragaod.bsky.social
Our own @amyjayyyne.bsky.social from @diamondlightsource.bsky.social presenting VMXi at @crystallography.org.uk . Great talk!
April 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
crystallography.org.uk
Lucia Maini gives the CCG plenary lecture at #BCA25 "Be a crystallographer to to investigate the past present and future"
April 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
crystallography.org.uk
@robertpalgrave.bsky.social delivers the PCG plenary lecture at #BCA25 "The role of AI in materials discovery"
Robert Palgrave lecturing on the role of AI in materials discovery
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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chemistryworld.com
For decades, calculating crystal structures seemed an intractable problem. That is changing, but is computational crystal structure prediction ready to empower mainstream materials research? #ChemSky
Crystal clear structure prediction
As the clouds clear on computational crystal structure prediction, is the technique ready to empower mainstream materials research? James Mitchell Crow reports
www.chemistryworld.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
crystallography.org.uk
Olivia Breen (UCD) on the diverse polymorphism in metal ammonia oxolate hydrate coordination polymers at BCA Spring Meeting 2025 #BCA25
Olivia Breen talks about latest studies of metal ammonia oxolate hydrate coordination polymers
April 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM