Gav Armstrong
@nchemgav.bsky.social
Chief Ed @naturechemistry.bsky.social (handling physical stuff) #science #chemistry #publishing - Live #Calderdale, work London. No time for hobbies until my kids grow up ….
This stock image from alamy is a bit harsh
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This stock image from alamy is a bit harsh
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Come work with us at Nature Chemistry! We're hiring a locum editor to handle our chembio content in London or Pune.
We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Locum Associate or Senior Editor
Job Title: Locum Associate or Senior Editor (Chemical Biology / Biological Chemistry), Nature Chemistry Company: Nature Portfolio Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term (maternity leave cover) Location(...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Come work with us at Nature Chemistry! We're hiring a locum editor to handle our chembio content in London or Pune.
Come work with us at Nature Chemistry! We're hiring a locum editor to handle our chembio content in London or Pune.
We're hiring! We're looking for a Locum Editor to cover our chemical biology/biochem. The role can be located in either our London or Pune offices. Planned start date is June 1st. Closing date for applications is Feb 2nd. #chemjobs #chemsky springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Locum Associate or Senior Editor
Job Title: Locum Associate or Senior Editor (Chemical Biology / Biological Chemistry), Nature Chemistry Company: Nature Portfolio Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term (maternity leave cover) Location(...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Come work with us at Nature Chemistry! We're hiring a locum editor to handle our chembio content in London or Pune.
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I wrote a research highlight on a paper in @physreve.bsky.social that uses statistical physics to analyse football matches. ⚛️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Preferential play - Nature Physics
Nature Physics - Preferential play
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January 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I wrote a research highlight on a paper in @physreve.bsky.social that uses statistical physics to analyse football matches. ⚛️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Working on a piece about reading scientific journal articles in languages other than English. I got my PhD (chem) in 1983, no language requirement; my youngest got his (math) in 2024 and had a language requirement. Wondering what #chemsky's experiences have been. Did you have a language req?
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Working on a piece about reading scientific journal articles in languages other than English. I got my PhD (chem) in 1983, no language requirement; my youngest got his (math) in 2024 and had a language requirement. Wondering what #chemsky's experiences have been. Did you have a language req?
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All I want for Christmas is books!
I asked 10 researchers about a book that galvanized them; they cooked up a poignant, serious yet joyful and ultimately uplifting collection.
"I have never read a book like this before — deeply personal, yet relevant to everyone."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I asked 10 researchers about a book that galvanized them; they cooked up a poignant, serious yet joyful and ultimately uplifting collection.
"I have never read a book like this before — deeply personal, yet relevant to everyone."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In praise of inefficiency, failure and friendship: ten galvanizing reads for this festive season
In a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinions on books that stimulate thoughts — and actions — for a better future.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
All I want for Christmas is books!
I asked 10 researchers about a book that galvanized them; they cooked up a poignant, serious yet joyful and ultimately uplifting collection.
"I have never read a book like this before — deeply personal, yet relevant to everyone."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I asked 10 researchers about a book that galvanized them; they cooked up a poignant, serious yet joyful and ultimately uplifting collection.
"I have never read a book like this before — deeply personal, yet relevant to everyone."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We just took a deep dive into this tour-de-force chemoproteomics paper from @stephanhacker2.bsky.social and colleagues in our journal club today — really interesting findings about selectivity and coverage of 56 different electrophilic warheads, and great experimental and analysis workflows. Bravo!
How can we study target engagement and selectivity of covalent inhibitors? Which electrophilic probes are best suited to study a certain amino acid?
Our study on "Profiling the proteome-wide selectivity of diverse electrophiles" is published in Nature Chemistry.(1/7)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our study on "Profiling the proteome-wide selectivity of diverse electrophiles" is published in Nature Chemistry.(1/7)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Profiling the proteome-wide selectivity of diverse electrophiles - Nature Chemistry
Covalent inhibitors are powerful entities in drug discovery. Now the amino acid selectivity and reactivity of a diverse electrophile library have been assessed proteome-wide using an unbiased workflow...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
We just took a deep dive into this tour-de-force chemoproteomics paper from @stephanhacker2.bsky.social and colleagues in our journal club today — really interesting findings about selectivity and coverage of 56 different electrophilic warheads, and great experimental and analysis workflows. Bravo!
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” This Collection recognises the achievements of the Laureates. #chemsky 🧪
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
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October 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” This Collection recognises the achievements of the Laureates. #chemsky 🧪
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
If you've not got The Police/Sting in your head at the moment then you've clearly never seen this cover before.
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you've not got The Police/Sting in your head at the moment then you've clearly never seen this cover before.
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BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
October 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
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Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
Opinionated science
Nature Chemistry - When the facts can’t speak for themselves, scientists can give them a voice, argues Michelle Francl.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why should scientists write op-eds? It's tempting to say the facts ought to speak for themselves. But the facts are largely whispering among themselves in the scientific literature. They need us to give them a voice. How? Advice in my latest @natchem.nature.com Thesis rdcu.be/eJlGL #chemsky 1/3
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#ChemSky had the best time at this year's chemistry conferences and wondering what to attend in 2026?! The full #FaradayDiscussion programme for 2026 is announced at www.rsc.org/our-events/a...
September 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#ChemSky had the best time at this year's chemistry conferences and wondering what to attend in 2026?! The full #FaradayDiscussion programme for 2026 is announced at www.rsc.org/our-events/a...
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Fire is wonderful and does so much for us. So congrats to Guo, Caruso, Pan and team for the work on the flame-synthesis of high-entropy nanomaterials! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Flame synthesis achieves compositionally tailorable high-entropy metal-containing nanomaterials - Nature Chemistry
High-entropy nanomaterials, which incorporate multiple homogeneously dispersed elements, are promising for energy conversion, but typically require complex, high-temperature synthesis. Now a scalable ...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Fire is wonderful and does so much for us. So congrats to Guo, Caruso, Pan and team for the work on the flame-synthesis of high-entropy nanomaterials! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Water-splitting devices could provide oxygen for astronauts on long-term space missions but microgravity presents an issue. One team has found that off-the-shelf neodymium magnets are a simple addition that much improves these devices' efficiency.
Magnets could be simple way to enhance oxygen generation on a mission to Mars
Strategy sets free gas that normally gets trapped on electrodes in microgravity during water splitting
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August 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Water-splitting devices could provide oxygen for astronauts on long-term space missions but microgravity presents an issue. One team has found that off-the-shelf neodymium magnets are a simple addition that much improves these devices' efficiency.
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University chemistry departments & course closures in the UK is leading to the emergence of ‘cold spots’ - areas where the subject cannot be studied within a reasonable travel time - says @rsc.org. Students from lower SE backgrounds could be affected the most: www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
Chemistry ‘cold spots’ emerging across the UK, RSC warns
Some regions face a future with fewer chemists
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July 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
University chemistry departments & course closures in the UK is leading to the emergence of ‘cold spots’ - areas where the subject cannot be studied within a reasonable travel time - says @rsc.org. Students from lower SE backgrounds could be affected the most: www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemist...
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My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social is about organic chemists' continuing quest for ultimate control over molecular structures! 🛠️⚗️🔄💊
That's right...it's... the rise of the atom-swappers!
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Sk...
That's right...it's... the rise of the atom-swappers!
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Sk...
Skeletal editing: How close are we to true cut-and-paste chemistry?
Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll fundamentally change how molecules are made
cen.acs.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My latest feature for @cenmag.bsky.social is about organic chemists' continuing quest for ultimate control over molecular structures! 🛠️⚗️🔄💊
That's right...it's... the rise of the atom-swappers!
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Sk...
That's right...it's... the rise of the atom-swappers!
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Sk...
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Come work at Nature Methods! A dream job. I know from experience 😄
Nature Methods is hiring!
We are seeking a new editor with expertise in microscopy, imaging technology, and/or cell biology. The position is available in NYC/Jersey City or Shanghai/Beijing on a hybrid working model.
Apply by August 3!
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We are seeking a new editor with expertise in microscopy, imaging technology, and/or cell biology. The position is available in NYC/Jersey City or Shanghai/Beijing on a hybrid working model.
Apply by August 3!
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a yellow sign that says we 're hiring
ALT: a yellow sign that says we 're hiring
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July 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Come work at Nature Methods! A dream job. I know from experience 😄
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It's Friday, and I haven't done a @cenmag.bsky.social thread for a while, so...
First up, our editorial fellow Elizabeth Walsh had two stories published this week, and I love this one about disrupting pheromone biosynthesis to break up locus swarms.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
First up, our editorial fellow Elizabeth Walsh had two stories published this week, and I love this one about disrupting pheromone biosynthesis to break up locus swarms.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
How to break up a locust party? Disrupt their pheromones
Researchers have mapped the chemical pathway for 4-vinylanisole that causes locusts to swarm and figured out how to inhibit it
cen.acs.org
June 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
It's Friday, and I haven't done a @cenmag.bsky.social thread for a while, so...
First up, our editorial fellow Elizabeth Walsh had two stories published this week, and I love this one about disrupting pheromone biosynthesis to break up locus swarms.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
First up, our editorial fellow Elizabeth Walsh had two stories published this week, and I love this one about disrupting pheromone biosynthesis to break up locus swarms.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
This is so cool.
Paracetemol from plastic waste www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A biocompatible Lossen rearrangement in Escherichia coli - Nature Chemistry
Biocompatible chemistry merges chemo-catalytic reactions with cellular metabolism for sustainable small-molecule synthesis. Now a biocompatible Lossen rearrangement has been demonstrated to control ba...
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June 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is so cool.
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@natcomms.nature.com is hiring!
Loking for an Editor with experience in Polymer Chemistry.
📍New York, Jersey City, China Offices, Milan or Madrid
⏱️ July 5th 2025
Send me a message if you want to have an informal chat about this position.
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Loking for an Editor with experience in Polymer Chemistry.
📍New York, Jersey City, China Offices, Milan or Madrid
⏱️ July 5th 2025
Send me a message if you want to have an informal chat about this position.
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Polymer Chemistry)
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Polymer Chemistry) Locations: New York, Jersey City, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Milan or Madrid - Hybrid working model Closing date: Jul...
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June 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
@natcomms.nature.com is hiring!
Loking for an Editor with experience in Polymer Chemistry.
📍New York, Jersey City, China Offices, Milan or Madrid
⏱️ July 5th 2025
Send me a message if you want to have an informal chat about this position.
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Loking for an Editor with experience in Polymer Chemistry.
📍New York, Jersey City, China Offices, Milan or Madrid
⏱️ July 5th 2025
Send me a message if you want to have an informal chat about this position.
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Online today @natchem.nature.com - we show how to turn a deletion reaction into an insertion reaction:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Accessing sulfonamides via formal SO2 insertion into C–N bonds - Nature Chemistry
Despite recent advances in primary sulfonamide synthesis, approaches using primary amines as starting points for direct sulfonamide construction remain elusive. Now a formal SO2 insertion into the C–N...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Online today @natchem.nature.com - we show how to turn a deletion reaction into an insertion reaction:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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From today, every paper submitted to Nature -if published - will be accompanied by peer reviewers comments & authors rebuttal.
We started the trial in 2020; we now want to open up the review process & showcase its role in shaping & improving papers
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We started the trial in 2020; we now want to open up the review process & showcase its role in shaping & improving papers
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers
From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.
www.nature.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
From today, every paper submitted to Nature -if published - will be accompanied by peer reviewers comments & authors rebuttal.
We started the trial in 2020; we now want to open up the review process & showcase its role in shaping & improving papers
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We started the trial in 2020; we now want to open up the review process & showcase its role in shaping & improving papers
🧪 #AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Wondering what's the big fuss about US fed cuts to research grant indirect costs? Very informative details & interactive map here on the big impacts nationwide. America: Your tax dollars fund these science & economic benefits and return on investment. 🧪🛟📈 Sociology demography 😷 Medsky health policy
NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
rdcu.be
June 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Wondering what's the big fuss about US fed cuts to research grant indirect costs? Very informative details & interactive map here on the big impacts nationwide. America: Your tax dollars fund these science & economic benefits and return on investment. 🧪🛟📈 Sociology demography 😷 Medsky health policy
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I have poked the @rsc.org on X/Twitter a bit over the years (sorry folks...), but huge kudos to them for leaving what has become even more of a toxic and hateful platform www.rsc.org/news-events/... 👏 #chemsky
Social media and connecting with our community
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June 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I have poked the @rsc.org on X/Twitter a bit over the years (sorry folks...), but huge kudos to them for leaving what has become even more of a toxic and hateful platform www.rsc.org/news-events/... 👏 #chemsky