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St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · 3d

We're hoping to avoid any interview horror stories this Halloween 👻 We've teamed up with @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social to host 11 online interview workshops 3–17 November for anyone applying to @cam.ac.uk or @ox.ac.uk for undergraduate courses. Find out more & sign up:

Applicant webinars 2025

St Catharine's College is collaborating with Brasenose College (University of Oxford) to deliver a series of free webinars in 2025 for students thinking of applying to the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge in 2026. Outreach staff will be delivering sessions with Oxbridge academics and students to:

caths.cam.ac.uk

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · 5d

In #MathsToday, welcome to Bluesky, @ukmathstrust.bsky.social

Looking forward to seeing some of you at the upcoming TMC development weekend 😃

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Oct 3

I'll miss my official "Welcome to bye-fellowship at Catz" dinner this evening as I'll be in London watching Operation Mincemeat, but I've managed to pop in for lunch and a cuppa at least!

Photo of main courtyard in St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Oct 1

Published on Mole Day, nice, ha!

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Isaac Physics @isaacphysics.org · Sep 29

Applications for the STEM SMART programme are open for Year 12 (or equivalent) state school students until the 31 October 2025.

Watch our video: www.tiktok.com/@cambridgeun...

Read more and apply: www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/stem-smart

#EduSky #SciSky

Are you a UK state school Year 12 student studying A level Maths, with either Further Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science (or equivalent)? ⚛️ Our STEM SMART programme by @cambridgep...

TikTok video by Cambridge University

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Michael O’Neill @michaeloneill.org · Sep 25

Please enjoy today, 25/9/2025, the last square date until 2116 (5^2/3^2/45^2).

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Sep 22

Celebrating Faraday's birthday at his lab ⚗️ #RealTimeChem #ChemSky #SciSky

Selfie of me in front of display featuring various old laboratory equipment.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Home Office claiming there is no evidence that one moved to the UK with one's parents, as a child, hits rather close to home...

(Lest a team turn up at my door, I did, after many stressful months, get the decision to deny me permanent residence overturned and indeed am now a British citizen.)

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 2

Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery drivers A motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps. Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days. Continue reading...

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's been another successful STEM SMART residential this year, hosted in our new RDC building this time. Thanks to everyone who supported the event: the students really appreciated it!

Isaac Physics @isaacphysics.org · Aug 21

Congratulations to the over 430 STEM SMARTies who attended our #STEMSMART residential in Cambridge this week on four days of excellent maths and science work!

Many thanks to the colleges and departments who hosted them, all mentioned in the comments below.
#SciTeachUK #EduSky #UKEd

Large auditorium full of students with devices in front of them and two staff members at the front.

A section of lecture theatre with students writing, using calculators and tablets. Some of the students are looking at the camera while others appear deep in thought.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 31

Some great murals!

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very relieved!

Just checked, and over the last couple of months I appear to have received at least 10 messages from HMRC (via various means) suggesting I fill in my 24/25 tax return early but not a single reminder to pay today...

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 31

I think they do pay interest when you pay them early. And then it shows up as lots of random-seeming small amounts of money (one of these is 2p!) on the paperwork. I've given up understanding the details, to be honest...!

Six transactions ranging from .02 to 15.44 pounds all dated 31 Jan 2025 and labelled as repayment supplement, brackets interest.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sorted now, phew.

White text on green background saying "payment complete"

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 31

Absolute life saver, I completely forgot! Glad I checked Bluesky 😅

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 29

And the money! 😂

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 29

The fun thing is that one of the suggestions is also a chemistry word (katión means cation!).

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can confirm this is correct Slovak.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 29

Identifying compounds by looking at them under a light microscope is a great on-screen chemistry skill 👌

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 28

But then we also slightly carelessly talk about energy measured in wavenumbers in chemistry, and in those contexts I would happily call all of those conversions unit conversions.

They're all listed as "conversion factors" in our undergrad data book. teaching.ch.cam.ac.uk/files/DataBo...

teaching.ch.cam.ac.uk

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 28

Depends on how strict you are being with the terminology, I guess.

For chemists, it's common to scale from molecular to molar scale, say eV to kJ/mol, and I wouldn't hesitate to call that a unit conversion, even though the new dimensionality then technically includes N^(-1).

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 21

A really enjoyable event every year.

Great to meet so many new teachers as well as seeing returners again. Lots interested in chemistry this year: hope the keenest ones enjoyed the detour to @stcatharines.bsky.social to see the orbitals exhibit 😀

Have a well-deserved summer break!

#ChatChemistry

Isaac Physics @isaacphysics.org · Jul 21

Thank you to the 83 teachers who attended our teacher symposium last week!

We hope you found the sessions informative and beneficial for your confidence in using the Isaac site as well as your problem solving skills. Looking forward to welcoming you at more of our events in the future!

#SciTeachUK

Photo of a large group of people (Isaac team and attending teachers) standing on stairs in front of Churchill college in Cambridge.

Photo of a large group of people (Isaac team and attending teachers) sitting/standing on stairs in front of the Ray Dolby Centre, the new Cavendish Laboratory, in Cambridge.

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 17

Do you have experience teaching science at secondary/sixth form? Come join us at Isaac Science as a project biologist, chemist or physicist!

We're a small, friendly team and the work is very rewarding.

#iTeachPhysics #ChatPhysics #iTeachChem #ChatChemistry #iTeachBio #ChatBiology #SciTeachUK #UKEd

Isaac Physics @isaacphysics.org · Jul 17

The Isaac Science project is hiring!

We have positions available for a biologist (tinyurl.com/4f5e3e2c), a chemist (tinyurl.com/98fksuv5) AND a physicist (tinyurl.com/9rdj3npt) to join our team.

Find out more by following the links, and get in touch if you have any questions.

#EduSky

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Andrea Chlebikova @stareatair.bsky.social · Jul 11

First Cambridge Open Days with Physics based in the new RDC building have been a success, though the weather has been rather too hot... Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and good luck to everyone planning to apply!

Photo of tables with an Isaac Physics branded table cloth. Two staff members are standing behind the tables with a banner in the background. There are Isaac books and leaflets on the tables, a laptop, and a bowl of apples.

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Isaac Physics @isaacphysics.org · Jul 10

Congratulations to the 47 students who attended the 2025 Senior Physics Challenge on an excellent week of quantum mechanics problem solving and experiments!

#iTeachPhysics #EduSky #ChatPhysics

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St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · Jun 24

Everything would be awesome if we could build the Catz periodic spiral in LEGO! A design has been created & needs 10k votes before LEGO will consider it so let's get voting at ideas.lego.com/proje.... Learn about the original: caths.cam.ac.uk/abou... @chemlibcam.bsky.social‬ ‪@chemistryworld.com‬

Periodic Tower of Elements | LEGO® Ideas

"Unleash Your Creativity: Craft the Universe’s Building Blocks with the 3D Periodic Tower of Elements! Dive into a world where chemistry, physics, and architect…

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