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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 20d

Very useful, I will definitely be using this!

Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 26d

#chem25 at @bathchem.bsky.social is underway - Jennifer Carlisle (née Peed) giving her talk and reminiscing about her PhD days…

Jenny Carlisle giving her talk at the chem25 event in Bath

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Come and be our colleague at @bathchem.bsky.social - we are recruiting to a (permanent) faculty position in AI/Machine Learning for Drug Discovery #chemjobs #facultychemjobs DEADLINE 30th Sep - For details see: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

AP13001 Lecturer in AI/ML applied to Drug discovery - Jobs at Bath

Lecturer

www.bath.ac.uk

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congratulations to former PhD student Emily Pocock, whose work at @bathchem.bsky.social on Methanimine hetero-Diels-Alder reactions has just been published in JOC: doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Intercepting Methanimine for the Synthesis of Piperidine-Based N-Heterocycles in an Aqueous Medium

We herein present an investigation into whether simple methodology could be used to intercept the highly reactive interstellar molecule methanimine. The use of an in situ aza-Diels–Alder reaction to t...

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Russell Cox Chem @russellcoxchem.bsky.social · Jul 22

A new fluorescent amino acid, built into an unprecedented cytochalasan that possesses potent bioactivity…. See our latest work at pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Synthesis of L-β-(6-azulenyl)alanine and the fluorescent actin disruptor (6-azuleno)chalasin H

l-β-(6-Azulenyl)alanine was synthesised for the first time. Supplementation of this compound to Pyricularia grisea ΔpyiA led to the biosynthesis of the unnatural (6-azuleno)chalasin H and its 1′-bromo...

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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · Jul 13

🧪 Celebrating 25 years of Chemistry in 1 South at the University of Bath

🎉 Talks from alumni + familiar faces, then food + music as the sun sets.
🌇 Good vibes. Great people.

📆 Register by Sept 1
💷 £20 / £10 (students) thanks to our sponsors 🙌
🔗 www.chem25.co.uk

#Chem25 #UniOfBath #Chemistry

Chem25@Bath | 25 Years of Discovery, Innovation & Community in 1 South

Chem25: Marking 25 Years of Innovation in the 1 South Chemistry Building, University of Bath

www.chem25.co.uk

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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · Jun 25

The 8th International Conference on Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG 2025) is scheduled to be held from 9th to 12th October 2025 in Shanghai, China.
Registration is open and we have a great line-up of confirmed speakers already
msmlg2025.ecust.edu.cn/index.html

The 8th Molecular Sensor and Molecular Logic Gate

msmlg2025.ecust.edu.cn

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Jun 23

Come and be our colleague at @bathchem.bsky.social! 2-year fixed-term teaching position - computational and physical chemistry, deadline 15th July #chemjobs: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

AP12810 Lecturer in Physical and Computational Chemistry - Jobs at Bath

www.bath.ac.uk

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Charlie McTernan @charliemcternan.bsky.social · Jun 19

Correct link - www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Postdoctoral Project Research Scientist

www.crick.ac.uk

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Perry Group @perrychem.bsky.social · May 27

Last few days to apply! Deadline: Thursday 29th May.

Perry Group @perrychem.bsky.social · May 6

📢 Come join us in sunny Southampton ☀️

The opening for our Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Synthesis is now live!
jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3086025EB

Deadline: Thurs 29th May 2025
Start date: Flexible – anytime from now to early 2026

@unisouthampton.bsky.social

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · May 21

Our latest paper at @bathchem.bsky.social is on a biazulene analogue of BINOL - click here to read!
doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...

Synthesis and resolution of a 1,1′-biazulene analogue of BINOL

Biaryls exhibiting axial chirality have been extensively exploited in fields such as asymmetric catalysis, but the biaryl linkage typically consists of benzenoid aromatic rings, with non-benzenoid bia...

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Simon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · Apr 12

Oh? What was that? You want to know if titles are important in Germany?

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Apr 1

Great to former @bathchem.bsky.social PhD student Leah White's doctoral work out in the literature:
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Enantiopure synthesis of [5]helicene based molecular lemniscates and their use in chiroptical materials - Nature Communications

The ability to synthesise lemniscular molecules to allow for the study and application of their chiroptical properties is a notable technical challenge. Herein, the authors report the design and synth...

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Mar 5

Just out: perspective in JACS on fluorescent probes for liver diseases, with @chemosensors.bsky.social, Robin Groleau and Luling Wu at @bathchem.bsky.social, Zilu Li, Baocun Zhu and their teams at Jinan (free to read):
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

Advances in Organic Small Molecule-Based Fluorescent Probes for Precision Detection of Liver Diseases: A Perspective on Emerging Trends and Challenges

Liver disease poses a significant challenge to global health, and its early diagnosis is crucial for improving treatment outcomes and patient prognosis. Since fluctuation of key biomarkers during the ...

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Stephen Husbands @stevehusbands.bsky.social · Mar 1

Difficult to give timely harm reduction advice if you don't know what you are dealing with. This will help:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Field-Portable Device for Detection of Controlled and Psychoactive Substances from e-Cigarettes

Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are novel psychoactive substances (NPS) that are highly potent and associated with a range of severe toxicities. SC use, which is common in UK prisons and homeless communi...

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Newcastle Chemistry @chemistryncl.bsky.social · Feb 5

Yesterday, after 34+ years of excellence in teaching & research, Dr Julian Knight gave his last organic lecture at Newcastle. Then this happened...😍 Thanks so much to Julian, and all the staff and students that turned out to wish him well in his retirement! #WeAreNCL

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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · Jan 30

🌍Today marks the official launch of @bath-iscc.bsky.social !

Against the background of the triple planetary crisis of #climatechange, #pollution and #biodiversityloss, the Institute’s launch could not be more timely.

At the heart of our mission are 7 key strengths that define who we are:

Multidisciplinary: We have over 50 core members and a wider academic community representing every Faculty and School at the University of Bath.

By breaking down disciplinary silos, our aim is to lead transformative research across three core themes:

Sustainable Chemical Technologies: Designing and deploying sustainable molecules, materials and manufacturing processes

Sustainable Systems: Measuring sustainability in decision making

Social Transformations: Enabling equitable, societal shifts toward sustainability

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Douglas Philp @profphilp.bsky.social · Jan 8

Now that 2025 is here, just wanted to highlight the opening we have for an Organic Chemistry Lectureship at St Andrews again.

Applications close in about two weeks on 22nd January. All the details in the link.

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/V2/ViewVacan...

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS, School of Chemistry Salary: £46,485 - £56,921 per annum (£46,735 - £57,422pa from March 2025) Start Date: August 2025, <p style="text-align: justify;"><span...

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · Dec 7

Indeed. Good job taking photos wasn’t forbidden 😉

A picture of Fraser Stoddart standing next to a poster saying ‘Taking photos is forbidden’

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Ulrich Hintermair @hintermairlab.bsky.social · Dec 27

Learn about cutting-edge reaction monitoring techniques and physico-chemical methods for revealing and understanding hidden complexities in solution-phase chemistry and catalysis:

Come and join us @uniofbath.bsky.social on the 28th January 2025 for our 6th Reaction Monitoring Symposium!

Reaction Monitoring Symposium 2025

The 6th Reaction Monitoring Symposium will be of interest to those studying chemical reactions and processes, in academia or industry.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Ulrich Hintermair @hintermairlab.bsky.social · Dec 20

📣 #chemsky #phdjobs:
We have got ANOTHER PhD project @dreamfacility.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social for 2025, this time with @syngenta.bsky.social!

Interested in #FlowNMR and catalytic reaction mechanisms? Look no further and work at the leading edge:

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

FlowNMR reloaded: better knowledge extraction from real-time spectroscopy data at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - FlowNMR reloaded: better knowledge extraction from real-time spectroscopy data at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Dec 16

Excited to be at #MASC2024, day 1 just getting underway. First talk from Prof. Duncan Bruce on fluorous liquid crystals…

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Morrill Group @morrillgroup.bsky.social · Dec 11

3.5-year PhD studentship (open to UK and international students, starting Sept/Oct 2025) for a collaborative project between our group and @LuptonChemistry investigating the combination of organic electrochemistry and organocatalysis for synthesis!

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

www.findaphd.com

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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · Dec 9

Read our feature review on C-C bond forming reactions using aromatics from biomass - great collaboration with @kannlab.bsky.social!! @bathchem.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social #ChemSky #sustainability doi.org/10.1039/D4CC...

Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass

The transition to a circular economy requires that we adapt currently used chemical processes to the structurally diverse and often highly oxygenated precursors that are accessible from biomass. In th...

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