Anna Slater
@annagslater.bsky.social
(she/they) RS University Research Fellow/Professor of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool. Flow & supramolecular/materials chemistry, automation #sciencemagpie
A fine morning for #stationcoffee, off to Birmingham for a PhD viva (happily not my own)!
September 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A fine morning for #stationcoffee, off to Birmingham for a PhD viva (happily not my own)!
Many congratulations to latest PhD from the group Nick Watson who passed with v minor corrections - we are very proud! thanks to @tomhasell.bsky.social & Matt O’Brien for examining & @sgoldup.bsky.social for the collaboration (Ch 4). Looking forward to getting the papers out :)
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Many congratulations to latest PhD from the group Nick Watson who passed with v minor corrections - we are very proud! thanks to @tomhasell.bsky.social & Matt O’Brien for examining & @sgoldup.bsky.social for the collaboration (Ch 4). Looking forward to getting the papers out :)
Cat update: bloods taken, has been prescribed glucosamine/fish oil for her arthritis while we wait for results. Took one sniff of her fish oil-laden breakfast then immediately tried to bury it by pawing the nearby pedal bin. I have lost my position as Favourite Human. 🤷♀️
July 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Cat update: bloods taken, has been prescribed glucosamine/fish oil for her arthritis while we wait for results. Took one sniff of her fish oil-laden breakfast then immediately tried to bury it by pawing the nearby pedal bin. I have lost my position as Favourite Human. 🤷♀️
Cat update: melted. And I’m going to need to get gabapentin into her later so she is less “wriggly” for the vet to take bloods. Tips welcome…
July 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Cat update: melted. And I’m going to need to get gabapentin into her later so she is less “wriggly” for the vet to take bloods. Tips welcome…
I like this suggestion better than @barryblight.bsky.social’s…
July 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I like this suggestion better than @barryblight.bsky.social’s…
Anyone know what this fruit tree is in our front garden? Pretty sure it didn’t fruit last year. Guessing some kind of plum, but don’t want to poison myself 😅 #gardensky
July 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Anyone know what this fruit tree is in our front garden? Pretty sure it didn’t fruit last year. Guessing some kind of plum, but don’t want to poison myself 😅 #gardensky
She is fine, but is clear unimpressed by the lack of catering this morning
July 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
She is fine, but is clear unimpressed by the lack of catering this morning
I found a hack! you draw a curve, clicking at the points where each u-turn starts and ends. If you click 'edit shape' and 'edit points' you can tidy up the lines/make them straight. Then, there's a setting on Shape Effects -> Bevel -> 3D options -> Material which looks like a transparent box
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I found a hack! you draw a curve, clicking at the points where each u-turn starts and ends. If you click 'edit shape' and 'edit points' you can tidy up the lines/make them straight. Then, there's a setting on Shape Effects -> Bevel -> 3D options -> Material which looks like a transparent box
today's small joy is: I finally managed to figure out how to draw a tube in powerpoint! The prompt was finishing off a TOC with George (not on Bluesky?) for resubmission of the review he's written with Alex and I. Hopefully coming soon...(in slightly higher resolution)
July 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
today's small joy is: I finally managed to figure out how to draw a tube in powerpoint! The prompt was finishing off a TOC with George (not on Bluesky?) for resubmission of the review he's written with Alex and I. Hopefully coming soon...(in slightly higher resolution)
For a small moment of joy, E (just turned 7!) is learning about Keith Haring at school - today’s found artwork ❤️
June 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
For a small moment of joy, E (just turned 7!) is learning about Keith Haring at school - today’s found artwork ❤️
I’ve had such a great time at the #CSC2025 in Ottawa & #CANUK in Quebec City - sad to be leaving Canada today! Thanks everyone for the incredible hospitality and fantastic science - so many ideas & opportunities to follow up on. Will be back! But before I leave: pancakes & proper maple syrup 🥰
June 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
For anyone who needs it, this is some very good & (imo) highly relatable communication from E (6 nearly 7). She says “I didn’t like saying it so I made a sign.”
June 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
For anyone who needs it, this is some very good & (imo) highly relatable communication from E (6 nearly 7). She says “I didn’t like saying it so I made a sign.”
Heading home after a great time at @rsc-pormat.bsky.social PorMat2025! Must have been practicing my jazz hands for next year’s promised karaoke…Lovely to see old friends and meet new ones, as ever - such a great community.
June 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Heading home after a great time at @rsc-pormat.bsky.social PorMat2025! Must have been practicing my jazz hands for next year’s promised karaoke…Lovely to see old friends and meet new ones, as ever - such a great community.
Ooh I actually have a better location for a change!
April 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Ooh I actually have a better location for a change!
Ah yes! I also bought in a space-themed suggestion box (repurposed from bribing our youngest with lucky dip gifts during COVID-times potty training).
January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ah yes! I also bought in a space-themed suggestion box (repurposed from bribing our youngest with lucky dip gifts during COVID-times potty training).
Continuing a theme of good enough, one passable bouldering-themed cake! (Don’t look too closely at the unlikely knees of the climbing figure)
January 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Continuing a theme of good enough, one passable bouldering-themed cake! (Don’t look too closely at the unlikely knees of the climbing figure)
One last day of holiday celebrating the 10th (TENTH) birthday of our eldest - she’s a daily revelation and we are so proud & grateful. artist, historian, comedian, gamer, athlete and a million other things. (Maybe this means I will finally feel like a grown up?)
January 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
One last day of holiday celebrating the 10th (TENTH) birthday of our eldest - she’s a daily revelation and we are so proud & grateful. artist, historian, comedian, gamer, athlete and a million other things. (Maybe this means I will finally feel like a grown up?)
Back in the valleys for my traditional late December pastime: running in photogenic weather, contemplating the year.
December 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Back in the valleys for my traditional late December pastime: running in photogenic weather, contemplating the year.
Holidays thus far: attempting to relax, assisted by extremely orange kitten
December 23, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Holidays thus far: attempting to relax, assisted by extremely orange kitten
Grant writing, end of year school admin and the rush to Get Stuff Finished do not mix well. It’s 17:35 and I only just noticed this. No, it was not a style choice 😂
December 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Grant writing, end of year school admin and the rush to Get Stuff Finished do not mix well. It’s 17:35 and I only just noticed this. No, it was not a style choice 😂
Setting off to #MASC2024, looking forward to catching up with friends & taking in all the excellent #supramolecular #chemistry. Obligatory #stationcoffee for @timeasun.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Setting off to #MASC2024, looking forward to catching up with friends & taking in all the excellent #supramolecular #chemistry. Obligatory #stationcoffee for @timeasun.bsky.social
Hey @barryblight.bsky.social I can flash blue routes now! Only took me 9 months to go back after you visited us but now making some solid progress 😄 #chemistswhoclimb
December 15, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Hey @barryblight.bsky.social I can flash blue routes now! Only took me 9 months to go back after you visited us but now making some solid progress 😄 #chemistswhoclimb
Reviewer 2 would apparently like a word
December 9, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Reviewer 2 would apparently like a word
Hello all the new chemists! I’d like to say something intelligent but it’s been A Week, so all I have to offer is the art the 6 year old handed me at school pick up today
November 15, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Hello all the new chemists! I’d like to say something intelligent but it’s been A Week, so all I have to offer is the art the 6 year old handed me at school pick up today
Finally got round to this, first time I’ve tried painting a person - aphantasia does not help with this, but I think you can tell what it is supposed to be at least 😂
October 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Finally got round to this, first time I’ve tried painting a person - aphantasia does not help with this, but I think you can tell what it is supposed to be at least 😂