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Bernhard Schmidt @schmidtpolylab.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are recruiting a PhD student in Polymer Chemistry @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social in collaboration with @unileveruki.bsky.social on polymer-based skin surrogates with a planned start date in Jan 2026.
Application deadline: 15.09.2025

Find out more:
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PhD in Chemistry - Fully-funded BBSRC CASE Award (sponsored by Unilever R&D): New approaches to molecular skin surrogate partitioning via analytical and synthetic approaches for assessing chemical der...

PhD Project - PhD in Chemistry - Fully-funded BBSRC CASE Award (sponsored by Unilever R&D): New approaches to molecular skin surrogate partitioning via analytical and synthetic approaches for asse...

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RAPS Organisation @rapsgroup.bsky.social · May 23

🎉 Registration is now open!! 🎉 Come join us this year at UCL for a fantastic programme in polymer science. It's a great way to extend your network in the field. Link: www.raps.org.uk/raps-meetings

Recent Appointees in Polymer Science - Next Meeting

25th ANNUAL RAPS MEETING (RAPS 2025) The 25th Annual RAPS Meeting (RAPS 2025) will be hosted at University College London (UCL) on 3rd - 5th of September 2025. The meeting is being organised by Dr Jul...

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Tanja Junkers @polymerreaction.bsky.social · May 21

*looking for reviewers who reviewed a recent opinion piece of mine*

An unusual request, I know. I wrote an opinion article on my experience as trans person in science upon invitation of a journal. Despite mostly good reviews, the article was rejected.

#trans #academicchatter

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Bernhard Schmidt @schmidtpolylab.bsky.social · Apr 22

Check out Niamh's work @uofgchem.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social about double hydrophilic block copolymer coacervates in Macromol. Rapid Commun.

A great collaboration with the Becer group and @matildeconcilio.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Self‐Coacervation of Oligo(ethylene glycol) and Oligo(2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline)‐Based Double Hydrophilic Brush Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution

Here, the formation of double hydrophilic brush block copolymer-based simple coacervates is presented. The system phase separates into polymer-enriched droplets at elevated concentrations. The additi...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · Apr 4

📣 🧪The James McCune Smith #Scholarships fund #Black UK students to undertake #PhD research in #Science and #Engineering at the University of Glasgow.

#Equity #Diversity #Inclusion #BlackInSTEM

👇Deadline for applications: 30 May 2025!
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#blackinstem #phdopportunities #bbstem | James McCune Smith Scholarship and Development Programme

We have extended the application deadline for the JMS PhD Scholarships in Science and Engineering to 30 May 2025! If you would like to undertake PhD study in any of our Schools please get in touch wit...

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Vittorio Saggiomo @vsaggiomo.bsky.social · Feb 14

Maybe with all that is going on in the states no one noticed, but in the Netherlands the university of Twente has fired 46 people from the chem department. One of them is Jeroen Cornelissen. A giant in the field #chemsky www.utoday.nl/news/75215/p...

Professor Jeroen Cornelissen: 'It could have been more humane'

Professor Jeroen Cornelissen was employed by the UT for no less than 16 years. Until last Monday. His entire department will disappear as of 1 June. His particular concern: what about the students and...

www.utoday.nl

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Christoph Jacob @christophjacob.eu · Feb 10

The @acs.org has deleted its website on diversity, equity, inclusion and respect.

www.acs.org/about/divers...

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Bernhard Schmidt @schmidtpolylab.bsky.social · Jan 30

We are recruiting a PhD student in Polymer Chemistry starting Oct 2025. The project is about synthesis of degradable water-soluble polymers @uofglasgow.bsky.social
@uofgchem.bsky.social
Application deadline: 16.03.25
Find out more at FindAPhD

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PhD in Chemistry - New approaches to degradable water-soluble polymers at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD in Chemistry - New approaches to degradable water-soluble polymers at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Bernhard Schmidt @schmidtpolylab.bsky.social · Nov 18

Take a look at our latest publication in Adv. Mater. Interfaces together with Rafael B. Lira. This paper deals with
properties of Pickering Stabilized Water-In-Water Emulsions:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Properties of Pickering Stabilized Associative Water‐In‐Water Emulsions Based on Ultra‐High Molecular Weight Polyacrylamides

In here, the formation of water-in-water emulsions based on ultra-high molecular weight poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) and poly(4-acryloylmorpholine) is investigated. The system phase-separates into aq...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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DiveIn CDT @diveincdt.bsky.social · Nov 4

👉Applicant Information Webinar🍿
🤔Want to learn more about #DiveInCDT?
Join our webinar and meet the team👋
📅Thursday 28th November
⏰11:30AM (UK Time)
📍Zoom Webinar
Register at forms.office.com/e/v0itgY7467

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