Axel Straube
@axelstraube.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of EurJIC & Deputy Editor for Chemistry-A European Journal of @chemistryeurope.bsky.social
http://www.eurjic.org / http://www.chemeurj.org
Classical music fan & singer, big-time supporter of DE&I & avid hiker
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http://www.eurjic.org / http://www.chemeurj.org
Classical music fan & singer, big-time supporter of DE&I & avid hiker
All views my own
(he/him/his)
Much looking forward to be, more closely than ever, working with the European & global inorganic chemistry communities!
More musings on #EurJIC, its legacy and my biggest thanks to my predecessor, Preeti Vashi, in my inaugural editorial: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪
More musings on #EurJIC, its legacy and my biggest thanks to my predecessor, Preeti Vashi, in my inaugural editorial: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪
September 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Much looking forward to be, more closely than ever, working with the European & global inorganic chemistry communities!
More musings on #EurJIC, its legacy and my biggest thanks to my predecessor, Preeti Vashi, in my inaugural editorial: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪
More musings on #EurJIC, its legacy and my biggest thanks to my predecessor, Preeti Vashi, in my inaugural editorial: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪
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A reminder to please not use the JIF as an indicator of quality or at least consider presenting the metric in the context of a variety of journal-based metrics www.oajournals-toolkit.org/indexing/jou... @dorassessment.bsky.social and @coarassessment.bsky.social can provide guidelines here.
August 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A reminder to please not use the JIF as an indicator of quality or at least consider presenting the metric in the context of a variety of journal-based metrics www.oajournals-toolkit.org/indexing/jou... @dorassessment.bsky.social and @coarassessment.bsky.social can provide guidelines here.
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🚨 Early-bird extended!
Don’t miss the 25th Anniversary Symposium of ChemBioChem & ChemPhysChem:
📅 Oct 23–24, 2025
📍 Charité, Berlin 🇩🇪
✨ Cutting-edge talks, posters, networking & celebrations!
Register now → cbc-cpc2025.org
#ChemBioChem25 #ChemPhysChem25 #StructuralBiology #Biomolecules
Don’t miss the 25th Anniversary Symposium of ChemBioChem & ChemPhysChem:
📅 Oct 23–24, 2025
📍 Charité, Berlin 🇩🇪
✨ Cutting-edge talks, posters, networking & celebrations!
Register now → cbc-cpc2025.org
#ChemBioChem25 #ChemPhysChem25 #StructuralBiology #Biomolecules
August 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🚨 Early-bird extended!
Don’t miss the 25th Anniversary Symposium of ChemBioChem & ChemPhysChem:
📅 Oct 23–24, 2025
📍 Charité, Berlin 🇩🇪
✨ Cutting-edge talks, posters, networking & celebrations!
Register now → cbc-cpc2025.org
#ChemBioChem25 #ChemPhysChem25 #StructuralBiology #Biomolecules
Don’t miss the 25th Anniversary Symposium of ChemBioChem & ChemPhysChem:
📅 Oct 23–24, 2025
📍 Charité, Berlin 🇩🇪
✨ Cutting-edge talks, posters, networking & celebrations!
Register now → cbc-cpc2025.org
#ChemBioChem25 #ChemPhysChem25 #StructuralBiology #Biomolecules
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Das letzte Mal, dass mir jemand vorschreiben wollte, wie ich zu sprechen habe, waren es DDR-Bonzen. 1989 bin ich auch für die freie Rede! auf die Straße gegangen. Wenn jetzt sogar öffentliche Förderung daran hängen soll, ob Herrn Weimer die Sprache gefällt, schränkt das Freiheit massiv ein. 1/2
August 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Das letzte Mal, dass mir jemand vorschreiben wollte, wie ich zu sprechen habe, waren es DDR-Bonzen. 1989 bin ich auch für die freie Rede! auf die Straße gegangen. Wenn jetzt sogar öffentliche Förderung daran hängen soll, ob Herrn Weimer die Sprache gefällt, schränkt das Freiheit massiv ein. 1/2
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Die Logik: Du darfst gendern – aber dann bitte ohne Subvention, Forschungsgeld, Theaterförderung, Projektzuschuss.
Das nennt man auch: indirekte Zensur durch Geldentzug.
Verfassungsrechtlich: höchst fragwürdig.
4/9
Das nennt man auch: indirekte Zensur durch Geldentzug.
Verfassungsrechtlich: höchst fragwürdig.
4/9
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Die Logik: Du darfst gendern – aber dann bitte ohne Subvention, Forschungsgeld, Theaterförderung, Projektzuschuss.
Das nennt man auch: indirekte Zensur durch Geldentzug.
Verfassungsrechtlich: höchst fragwürdig.
4/9
Das nennt man auch: indirekte Zensur durch Geldentzug.
Verfassungsrechtlich: höchst fragwürdig.
4/9
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In praise of the strangeness of scientific research, which these days I think could use a few good words said for it:
In Praise of Weirdness
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In praise of the strangeness of scientific research, which these days I think could use a few good words said for it:
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Hello #ChemSky! We're the open preprint server for the global chemistry community and we're glad to be here.
Follow along as we share exciting preprints and engage with the community. Learn more about us: chemrxiv.org
Follow along as we share exciting preprints and engage with the community. Learn more about us: chemrxiv.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hello #ChemSky! We're the open preprint server for the global chemistry community and we're glad to be here.
Follow along as we share exciting preprints and engage with the community. Learn more about us: chemrxiv.org
Follow along as we share exciting preprints and engage with the community. Learn more about us: chemrxiv.org
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💬 🧪 Behind the Science Interview with B. Terzi and W. Teich (@rentmeisterlab.bsky.social LMU Munich): Light-Activated mRNA Cap Analogs Allow Timed Control of mRNA Translation
Their work is published in @ChemistryEur - flagship journal of @ChemEurope
www.chemistryviews.org/light-activa...
Their work is published in @ChemistryEur - flagship journal of @ChemEurope
www.chemistryviews.org/light-activa...
August 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
💬 🧪 Behind the Science Interview with B. Terzi and W. Teich (@rentmeisterlab.bsky.social LMU Munich): Light-Activated mRNA Cap Analogs Allow Timed Control of mRNA Translation
Their work is published in @ChemistryEur - flagship journal of @ChemEurope
www.chemistryviews.org/light-activa...
Their work is published in @ChemistryEur - flagship journal of @ChemEurope
www.chemistryviews.org/light-activa...
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Meet the speakers of our symposium in celebration of the 25th anniversaries of ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem. Register today to take advantage of our Early Bird offer! www.cbc-cpc2025.org/registration
#ChemBio #ChemSky #Chemistry
#ChemBio #ChemSky #Chemistry
July 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Meet the speakers of our symposium in celebration of the 25th anniversaries of ChemBioChem and ChemPhysChem. Register today to take advantage of our Early Bird offer! www.cbc-cpc2025.org/registration
#ChemBio #ChemSky #Chemistry
#ChemBio #ChemSky #Chemistry
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“gravity itself the physical force isn’t political, but how we come to research and understand and then harness it absolutely is political, distributed by human relationships and negotiations of power” - @kawulf.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/26/d...
Did My Father’s World Die with Him? Grieving the Incalculable Costs of “STEM.” - The Scholarly Kitchen
Grieving my father's death feels inextricably tangled with grieving the catastrophe overtaking the whole of our research infrastructure.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
June 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“gravity itself the physical force isn’t political, but how we come to research and understand and then harness it absolutely is political, distributed by human relationships and negotiations of power” - @kawulf.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/26/d...
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Great article highlighted here by dereklowe.bsky.social on stirbar effects - hits home when your scale up doesn’t work because the K2CO3 wasn’t ground to powder with overhead stirring on large scale like it was with a stirbar in a flask or vial
Stir Bars Can't Be Ignored
www.science.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Great article highlighted here by dereklowe.bsky.social on stirbar effects - hits home when your scale up doesn’t work because the K2CO3 wasn’t ground to powder with overhead stirring on large scale like it was with a stirbar in a flask or vial
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Excited that we will have a "Scientific Publishing and Presenting" Workshop on June 26th. Thank you very much to David Peralta and Lisa Smith of Wiley-VCH for making this possible.
If you are a PhD or postdoc at @leidenscience.bsky.social, register for free: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
If you are a PhD or postdoc at @leidenscience.bsky.social, register for free: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
June 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Excited that we will have a "Scientific Publishing and Presenting" Workshop on June 26th. Thank you very much to David Peralta and Lisa Smith of Wiley-VCH for making this possible.
If you are a PhD or postdoc at @leidenscience.bsky.social, register for free: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
If you are a PhD or postdoc at @leidenscience.bsky.social, register for free: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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Call me old-fashioned, aber ich mags ja wenn meine Schokolade nicht komplett aromenfrei ist. Bisschen langweilig.
May 30, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Call me old-fashioned, aber ich mags ja wenn meine Schokolade nicht komplett aromenfrei ist. Bisschen langweilig.
#TimelineCleanse - and a clear recommendation of Samy Moussa's "Elysium", here performed by hr Symphony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaR...
#ClassicalSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaR...
#ClassicalSky
Moussa: Elysium ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Manfred Honeck
YouTube video by hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#TimelineCleanse - and a clear recommendation of Samy Moussa's "Elysium", here performed by hr Symphony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaR...
#ClassicalSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpaR...
#ClassicalSky
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May 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
If you're an EU citizen, please consider supporting this initiative on banning Conversion "Therapy" in the EU:
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
The petition is open until May 17 and is just shy of 700k signatures (needed: 1000k).
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
The petition is open until May 17 and is just shy of 700k signatures (needed: 1000k).
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
May 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you're an EU citizen, please consider supporting this initiative on banning Conversion "Therapy" in the EU:
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
The petition is open until May 17 and is just shy of 700k signatures (needed: 1000k).
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
The petition is open until May 17 and is just shy of 700k signatures (needed: 1000k).
I'm really excited to seeing all the great Gold chemistry - such a versatile element!
May 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'm really excited to seeing all the great Gold chemistry - such a versatile element!
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🚨 10 Ways to Lose Your Research Data
All cases are real-life, verified, and foolproof.
By @nfdi4chem.de — a must-read for every chemist.
👉 www.chemistryviews.org/10-ways-to-l...
All cases are real-life, verified, and foolproof.
By @nfdi4chem.de — a must-read for every chemist.
👉 www.chemistryviews.org/10-ways-to-l...
April 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
🚨 10 Ways to Lose Your Research Data
All cases are real-life, verified, and foolproof.
By @nfdi4chem.de — a must-read for every chemist.
👉 www.chemistryviews.org/10-ways-to-l...
All cases are real-life, verified, and foolproof.
By @nfdi4chem.de — a must-read for every chemist.
👉 www.chemistryviews.org/10-ways-to-l...
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»Die Verkrempelung der Welt« erscheint morgen. In dem Buch frage ich, was eigentlich mit den Dingen des Alltags los ist. Werden sie wirklich schlechter? Und wenn ja, warum?
In meinem Newsletter gibt es einen Auszug aus dem ersten Kapitel.
steadyhq.com/de/gabriel-y...
In meinem Newsletter gibt es einen Auszug aus dem ersten Kapitel.
steadyhq.com/de/gabriel-y...
Die Verkrempelung der Welt: Das Buch ist da
In “Die Verkrempelung der Welt” frage ich, was eigentlich mit den Alltagsdingen los ist. Werden sie wirklich wieder schlechter? Ein Auszug aus dem ersten Kapitel.
steadyhq.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
»Die Verkrempelung der Welt« erscheint morgen. In dem Buch frage ich, was eigentlich mit den Dingen des Alltags los ist. Werden sie wirklich schlechter? Und wenn ja, warum?
In meinem Newsletter gibt es einen Auszug aus dem ersten Kapitel.
steadyhq.com/de/gabriel-y...
In meinem Newsletter gibt es einen Auszug aus dem ersten Kapitel.
steadyhq.com/de/gabriel-y...
Saturday, making good use of the choir break reading the new @yoran.com and great coffee ☕
April 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Saturday, making good use of the choir break reading the new @yoran.com and great coffee ☕
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This week I joined the German Chemical Society @gdch.bsky.social as a coordinating manager of its divisions and I am very excited. This also means that my time at Angewandte @angewandtechemie.bsky.social is over, so in this thread I would like to look back at the past six years. (1/22)
April 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This week I joined the German Chemical Society @gdch.bsky.social as a coordinating manager of its divisions and I am very excited. This also means that my time at Angewandte @angewandtechemie.bsky.social is over, so in this thread I would like to look back at the past six years. (1/22)
More hiking, making use of the almost summer-like weather: Weinheim to Heidelberg through the Odenwald and over Heidelberg's house peak, the Königstuhl (they way down is not more fun than up...) 🥾
#TheEditorIsHiking
#TheEditorIsHiking
![A map of the hike including an elevation profile and basic stats (total time including breaks, total distance [34.3 km], total elevation up and down)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b7yzwjlkrdhfwkmujsiuzi42/bafkreie53a4kano7vxx2bwomsoem3yblmlr3znbtgl257m6nyjj5threhu@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
More hiking, making use of the almost summer-like weather: Weinheim to Heidelberg through the Odenwald and over Heidelberg's house peak, the Königstuhl (they way down is not more fun than up...) 🥾
#TheEditorIsHiking
#TheEditorIsHiking
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Open letter calling to refrain from using the (by now rather toxic) term "ultraprocessed food" and the NOVA classification. I very much agree that the classification is deeply problematic, both in scientific discourse and public perception of food and food processing.
Open letter: Food and nutrition science should avoid using the term “ultraprocessed foods” and the "NOVA classification"
Science must be objective, neutral, and verifiable. As outlined in the "Open letter" (see below), the NOVA classification and the term "ultra-processed foods" do not meet these criteria. We therefore ...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Open letter calling to refrain from using the (by now rather toxic) term "ultraprocessed food" and the NOVA classification. I very much agree that the classification is deeply problematic, both in scientific discourse and public perception of food and food processing.