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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

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 @reuters.com · 2d

'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

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Moths in a human suit (they/them) @lycomorpha.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 2d

Yes! I've got this which needs updating (for the whopping one additional woman who's won the prize since 2020). "Nobel Prize diversity" is a bit of an oxymoron...

And a whole women in chemistry category here which shows there's no shortage of potential nominees: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...

Infographic showing the number of men (179) and women (7) who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry between 1901 and 2020

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'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

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Dr Bee Hockin @beehockin.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to share that the Editorial that I co-wrote with @anoukrijs.bsky.social celebrating the 25th anniversary of PCCP is published online and free to access 🥳

Give it a read, and enjoy free access to all 104 fantastic articles in our anniversary collection until January 2026! #chemsky

PCCP 25th anniversary collection

A collection of articles celebrating the 25th anniversary of PCCP.

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Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel prize for metal-organic frameworks has been predicted for several years, even without much commercial presence. With several materials now at or close to commercial scale, perhaps the Nobel will provide the impetus for MOFs to have real-world impact.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/have...

Have MOFs now made it?

Will Nobel prize speed porous materials to commercial success?

www.chemistryworld.com

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 2d

Hearing the announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner released a ball of anxiety I hadn't recognised was there - time to go and learn more about Maria Corina Machado and be happy that bullies don't always win and don't get validation they don't deserve.

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 5d

How do chemistry and menstruation connect? Oxford University students explored this through PERIODically, a podcast tackling stigma, sparking discussion and earning the team the 2024 Horizon Prize for Education. Watch the video: youtu.be/3QnO_8FKVIQ #ChemSky #RSCPrizes

2024 Horizon Prize for Education winner - PERIODically Podcast

YouTube video by Royal Society of Chemistry

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RSC BMCS @rscbmcs.bsky.social · 2d

🧠 Don’t forget to register for the BMCS Parkinson’s Drug Discovery Meeting!
📅 12 Nov 2025 | 📍 Burlington House, London
Explore cutting-edge research in Parkinson’s therapeutics.
🔗 Info: www.rscbmcs.org/events/parki...
👉 More: lnkd.in/epCm8FW8

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Tim Schmidt @schmidtim.bsky.social · 4d

#chemnobel #chemsky #ozchem

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 4d

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...

#ChemSky 🧪

Infographic on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks. The infographic explains that metal-organic frameworks are molecular sponges built up from metal ions and organic compounds that act as linkers. Small molecules such as gases can move into and out of cavities in these frameworks. The graphic highlights some of the MOFs the laureates have developed and concludes by looking at possible future uses of MOFs, including gas storage and extracting water from air.

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Carrie @carebear620.bsky.social · 4d

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Analyst @analyst.rsc.org · 4d

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆

Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Promotional graphic with text reading: Celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 4d

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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Jamie Gould @jamieagould.bsky.social · 4d

I'm really happy to see that MOFs got the Nobel prize, & that they picked these 3 scientists, who really drove the field. Especially Richard Robson, whose visionary paper showed the first synthesis & predicted the design & functionality of these materials #ChemNobel #Chemsky @rsc-pormat.bsky.social

Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 4d

Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live

Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry

www.chemistryworld.com

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 4d

Congratulations to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi! For more reaction, follow our live blog.

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live

Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry

www.chemistryworld.com

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 4d

I hope they didn't try to charge you to enter!

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 5d

Humphry Davy Lecture 2025 - Burlington House, London

📅 Thursday, 23 October
🕕 18:00 for 18:30 start
🍽️ Buffet dinner follows

🎤 Speaker: Katherine Mathieson, Director of The Royal Institution
“The application of science to the common purposes of life”

🔗 Register by 14 Oct: rsc.li/4mJwg7P #ChemSky

Interior of a library with chairs arranged for an event featuring banners of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 5d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 5d

A remarkable transformation in @rsc.org prizes.
30% of prizes recognise teams rather than individuals (up from 5%).
36% of prize-winners are early-career (up from 4%)
38% of prize winners are women (up from 25%)
Twice as many prizes for work outside universities.
www.rsc.org/policy-and-c...

Reshaping recognition: evolving how we celebrate excellence

A multi-year journey to transform our prizes

www.rsc.org

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RSC BMCS @rscbmcs.bsky.social · 5d

🔬 Submit your abstract for BMCS Postgraduate Symposium XIX!
📅 Event: 8 Jan 2026, Manchester
❗ Deadline: 7 Nov 2025
Open to PhDs/postdocs in bio/med chem.
📧 Send to: [email protected]
🔗 Info: www.rscbmcs.org/events/psxix/

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 6d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Nanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · 5d

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆
Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
#NobelPrize

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 9d

Beautiful art by a real life artist!

Amelia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 9d

As it’s my birthday, you’ll all share my art and links cos it’s the LAW, right? An attention whore’s dream come true!

Cards n nonsense
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com

Proper art
Artofnote.sumupstore.com

Kofi (misc and donations)
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/go...

Pls buy my things #art #artist #bsnm #birthday

Art of note birds drawn on my late mother’s music scores and things

Silly greetings cards cos I am not THAT serious an artist…

Painted Robin miniature on a rock. Gilded with gold leaf. Available in artofnote.sumupstore.com

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