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Fiona McMillan
@moraigmonkey.bsky.social
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Personal account but share lots of fantastic work of RSC member networks - views all my own.
Lover of my kids, chemistry, Lego, Scotland and amazing but tiny museums.
Also vocal about autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, Star Trek and crochet.
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rsc-masc.bsky.social
📣 Announcement 📣

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich.

Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social

Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award!

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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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rscbmcs.bsky.social
🚨 Abstract submission is OPEN for the 37th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (“Hatfield MedChem”)!

🗓️ Meeting: 23 Apr 2026 | Hatfield, UK
📢 Oral deadline: 28 Nov 2025
📢 Poster deadline: 6 Feb 2026

Submit here 👉 hg3.co.uk/mcs/

More info 👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/hatfi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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profchrisharrod.bsky.social
via Adrian Bass and others.
This looks very handy!

Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important component of the global carbon cycle which influences water properties such as colour and acidity. Standard methods for quantification of DOC use instrum...
pubs.rsc.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc.org
Ready for a UK-wide competition that puts your students’ problem-solving to the test?

Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.

Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
Promotional banner for the Chemistry Olympiad 2026, featuring the slogan "Chemistry: Flexing Your Curiosity." A graphic of a brain with a light bulb on top and a reminder to register by January 14, showcased in bright blue and yellow colors.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc.org
Just under two weeks to go until we reveal this year’s Education Prize winners!
On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky
Promotional image by the Royal Society of Chemistry featuring a medallion with various educational symbols and scenes, announcing the reveal of education prize winners on 18 November. Text reads "Who is excelling in science education?" with further details on viewing all prize categories under the hashtag #RSCPrizes.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
fatherhilarious.blog
Cycling UK are campaigning for infrastructure which is safe for everyone to use, noting that women often feel least safe in existing infrastructure. Safe cycling (and active travel) is a social and environmental justice issue.
cyclingUK.org/myrideourright
@davewalker.bsky.social
Drawing by Dave Walker for Cycling UK and supported by cycle-sos. Link: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright The drawing shows a cyclist considering options for cycling in the dark. One is to use the main road despite heavy traffic, another is to use an isolated and dark off road route, and the third is too fund solutions which are better for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
moraigmonkey.bsky.social
It's true - Lego always brings happiness!
bsrg1.bsky.social Bruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 8d
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
supersciencegrl.co.uk
Hackathon time! Can you build an ML model for sigmatropic rearrangements of allylcatechols in flow?

Teams of <=4; total prizes £2000; time limit 09 Jan. 🧪 #Chemsky

Competition Link: www.kaggle.com/competitions...
Example Notebook Link: www.kaggle.com/code/josepab...
Catechol Benchmark Hackathon (NeurIPS 2025 DnB)
ML model-building challenge for reaction yield prediction for catechol rearrangement reaction from transient flow dataset.
www.kaggle.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
iop.org
When Kim Kardashian questioned the Moon landings, we were happy to help with the facts about what did, and didn’t happen. 🌕

We’re all for curiosity - it’s what drives discovery - but when it comes to the Moon landings, the evidence really is out of this world.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
‘Yes, we’ve been to the moon before’: Nasa rebuffs Kim Kardashian conspiracy theory
Nasa chief Sean Duffy confirms 1969 landing was indeed real after US celebrity on TV show says ‘I think it was fake’
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
stephencollins.bsky.social
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS] 1 NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]: Hello there 2 [A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk]. DAD: Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids? 3 NT EMPLOYEE: Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail! 4 MUM: That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids? 5 NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]: Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot! 6 NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]: Listen - that's their call [Calls emanating from the landscape]: tut-tut woke-woke 7 NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]: They are extremely sensitive and fragile... But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery. 8 KIDS [pointing]: There they are! [Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure]. [Little people noises]: woke-woke tut-tut woke-woke 9 [Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]: Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house. [Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]: tut-tut woke-woke 10 MUM [pointing]: What's that one doing there? NT EMPLOYEE: Oh, that's so sweet… 11 [We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away]. NT EMPLOYEE: I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph… 12 [We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]: Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE? [ends]
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rscbmcs.bsky.social
📣 Registration is open for the BMCS 3rd Conformational Design in Drug Discovery Symposium!

📅 2 Mar 2026 | 📍 GSK, Stevenage
For scientists in drug discovery – no prior expertise required.

👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/confo...
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc-cicag.bsky.social
The Royal Society of Chemistry Research Fund supports members with limited access to research funds to start new projects.

The fund is now open for applications until 1 December 2025 1400 UK time (GMT).

Apply for up to £5000: www.rsc.org/funding-and-...
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
davidpalomas.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to share the launch of RECOMPENSE, a project co-created with @uclchemistry.bsky.social
students and funded by a @rsc.org Sustainable Laboratories Grant.

🔗 Learn more about the project:
website: recompenseproject.com
YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@RECOMPENSEp...
Introducing the RECOMPENSE project (shorter version)
YouTube video by RECOMPENSE project
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc.org
🎯Take a look at the successes from the connections made on our Mentorloop platform by clicking on this hashtag ➡️ #RSCMentoring

Sign up to Mentorloop to connect 300+ participants: www.rsc.org/funding-and-...
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
moraigmonkey.bsky.social
Went to the Lego shop in Leicester Sq yesterday looking for my beloved Wicket - was directed to the Wicked Lego twice by staff. Apparently I don't fit the demographic of someone in desperate need of an ewok.
October 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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pansexualwlp.bsky.social
Calling a person by a name or pronoun that isn’t theirs is an aggressive juvenile move

Thinking you know someone better than they do is trash behavior
THE TREVOR PROJECT The Trevor Project @TrevorProject Using correct pronouns is suicide prevention. Using correct pronouns transcends gender identity. Using correct pronouns is basic human dignity. Using correct pronouns is affirming and validating. Using correct pronouns is allyship in action. #InternationalPronounsDay
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
borisvauzeilles.bsky.social
Plus qu’une semaine pour candidater au Chemistry Europe Travel Grant 2025 🇪🇺
💶 2 000 € pour un séjour de 1–2 mois à l’étranger 🌍
📅 Avant le 1er novembre
📤 Dossier : secretariat@societechimiquedefrance.fr
Plus d’infos 👉 buff.ly/W6kvtwq
#SCF #ChemistryEurope #TravelGrant #Chimie
October 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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disabledinstem.bsky.social
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!

Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...

Applications due December 5th!
Promotional graphic for the DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Program. The background is a dark blue gradient with flowing wave-like patterns in blue and gold. At the top, white text reads: “DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship Applications Now Open.” Below, a yellow box with black text says: “Seeking Disabled Mentees and Dedicated Mentors to Champion Inclusion in STEM.” At the bottom, white text states: “Applications due December 5th.” In the lower right corner, there is the DisabledInSTEM logo.
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc-cicag.bsky.social
Co-organised by IUPAC, CODATA, the PSDI project, and hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the conference brought together an international cohort of scientists, data experts, philosophers, and policy makers to address a common goal.

Read about the details - www.rsccicag.org/index_htm_fi...
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Fiona McMillan
rsc-cbbg.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce that @peacockgroup.bsky.social is the winner of the 2025 CBBG Lectureship Award for her outstanding contributions to the chemical biology and bioinorganic chemistry communities, and research on the design of new-to-nature metalloproteins

www.rsc.org/standards-an...
Dr Anna Peacock
For her outstanding contributions to the chemical biology and bioinorganic chemistry communities, as well as her exceptional research on the design of new-to-nature metalloproteins, including towards novel MRI contrast agents.
www.rsc.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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rsc.org
Get your latest research in front of peers and leading experts.
Our Faraday Discussion #FD_Batteries will focus on Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) on reactive lithium metal anodes and beyond – drive the conversation with your research.
Submit an oral abstract ➡️ rsc.li/batteries-fd2026
#ChemSky
Promotional image for Royal Society of Chemistry's Faraday Discussions on solid electrolyte interphases in next-gen batteries, from July 13-15, 2026 in London, UK. Includes a colorful graphic with batteries and molecular structures, with a call to submit oral abstracts by October 27, 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Oct 10
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
moraigmonkey.bsky.social
So so much - this attitude of "use positive words/try yoga" is at best unhelpful and at worst triggers memories of years of being told you're just not trying hard enough or not resilient enough.

Between today, baby loss awareness day and my birthday, October's bloody awful for my mental health.
lycomorpha.bsky.social Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · Oct 10
These kind of go outside/try yoga/think positive suggestions are not bad in themselves. But they're not useful if you have serious or persistent mental health problems.

So for some of us it, it gets very tedious. World mental health day doesn't feel like it's for people like me, TBH.
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM