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Marina Uzelac @marinauzelac.bsky.social · 2d

www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
My colleague David Liptrot has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in his group! If you like synthetic, air sensitive chemistry 🧪 dynamic and friendly atmosphere this might be for you! check out the advert 👇

AP13080 Research Associate in Organometallic Chemistry - Jobs at Bath

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 6d

In addition, we will have some further fully funded DPhil positions as part of the normal DPhil application process to chemistry (www.chem.ox.ac.uk/information-...). Note these positions are for UK/home fees students only. Please apply by the January deadline and contact Mike for any questions.

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 6d

Second, we have a cool project on Pushing the Boundaries of Low-Valent Earth-Abundant Organometallics for Chemical Synthesis together with my colleague at Oxford Tim Donohoe as part of the IMAT CDT. The application window is now open (imatcdt.chem.ox.ac.uk)

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 6d

Exciting DPhil opportunities in the Neidig group at Oxford for 2026. First up, we have a fun project as part of the @cshp-cdt.bsky.social on Base-Metal Catalysed Enatioselective Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters with J&J. Application deadline 14 Nov (cshp-cdt.chem.ox.ac.uk)

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 8d

The last stop on the tour of Spain was today in Alcala. Had a wonderful time travelling the country over the past two weeks. It truly is a special place for organometallic chemistry. Looking forward to many return trips in the future.

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 8d

Had a wonderful visit to Valladolid yesterday. Thanks Ana for being such a wonderful host and to all the students for their excellent questions. A lot of fun!

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 11d

Talk 4 of the GEQO lecture tour took me to Castellon and Universitat Jaume I for a wonderful day of meetings with both students and faculty. Thanks to Eduardo Peris for being such a gracious host and for the excellent paella! Four talks in four days so looking forward to the weekend to recover….

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 13d

Had a great time today at Girona. Thanks to Miguel for being such a gracious host and for all the fun discussions on iron chemistry.

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 14d

Second stop at ISQCH in Zaragoza. Had a fantastic day making new friends and discovering a very exciting department with lots of cool chemistry.

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · 14d

Had a wonderful start to my GEQO seminar tour in Spain at IIQ in Sevilla. Great science and a fantastic day of meetings.

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Marina Uzelac @marinauzelac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ending the week on a high! Check out our comparison of manganate and magnesiate now published in ChemComm! Great team effort @bathchem.bsky.social with @tobiaskramer.bsky.social in understanding these elusive bimetallics!

A direct comparison of lithium tetra(n-butyl) manganate(II) and magnesiate: structural insights and catalytic hydroamination of styrenes

Previous studies have hinted at the similarities of Mn(II) and Mg alkyl complexes. Advancing this field, here we present a comparative study of tetra(n-butyl) lithium manganate(II) and magnesiate. Com...

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Thomas Group @spthomasgroup.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are very happy to announce that our collaboration with the Garden Group, Joseph Cockcroft's paper 'Highly Acyclic Selective Cobalt Catalysts for Butadiene Dimerization' has been published in ChemCatChem! You can read it here: doi.org/10.1002/cctc...
#chemsky #chemistry

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 21

My old alma mater and a fantastic department. Could not recommend more highly!!!

Anthony Chianese @archianese.bsky.social · Jul 21

My department at Colgate University is hiring a tenure-stream assistant professor in Organic Chemistry this fall. Please feel free to reach out with questions, and please repost. We're an undergraduate university with a strong focus on research. @chemjobber.bsky.social

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Alicia Casitas @aliciacasitas.bsky.social · Jul 20

JOB ALERT! 🚨 Are you interested in organic synthesis and catalysis? We have an open PhD position in our group at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Deadline: 10th August 2025. For more details and to submit an application, please refer to the official posting here: lnkd.in/e_f3Xerq
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Robin Bedford @bedcatalysis.bsky.social · Jul 11

As promised, postdoc positions at BristolUni.bsky.social available in homogeneous catalysis and computational chemistry exploring the replacement of palladium catalysts by Earth-Abundant Metals: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

#ChemSky #CompChemSky #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 11

A huge congratulations to our very own @jospritchard.bsky.social for winning a poster award @eucomc2025.bsky.social!!!

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great to see EPSRC continuing to invest in the future of Earth-abundant metal catalysis. Looking forward to all the new catalysis this partnership will enable!

Prof. Natalie Fey @nataliefeynls.bsky.social · Jul 10

Postdoc opportunities with @bedcatalysis.bsky.social, Ali Lennox and yours truly coming up soon, PhDs to follow. #ChemSky #CompChemSky #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs

Robin Bedford @bedcatalysis.bsky.social · Jul 10

Exited to announce the EPSRC drEAMcat Prosperity Partnership between bristoluni.bsky.social, AstraZeneca and Labman. This programme will explore replacing palladium catalysts with those based on Earth Abundant Metals in drug production. Postdoc posts (catalysis and computation) coming soon!

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EUCOMC2025 @eucomc2025.bsky.social · Jul 10

Last #plenary lecture by @mehtalab.bsky.social @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social on the unique opportunities of #zintl clusters in #catalysis #phosphorous #Al

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 9

A fantastic way to celebrate the @eucomc2025.bsky.social. The Neidig group representing with Jos, Alexis and Ben.

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EUCOMC2025 @eucomc2025.bsky.social · Jul 8

Advancing #earthAbundantTransitionMetal catalysis for innovation in #alkene isomerisation and cyclisation with #GrahamDeRuiter @technion.bsky.social #eucomc2025 #PlenaryLecture #Fe #Co

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just out…a fun collaboration with the de Bruin group. Congratulations to Jens and Alexis!

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 8

Second one for the day. Always fun working together with the Song group. Congrats to Jack and Alexis!
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Dinitrogen Binding and Silylation by Bis(ketimino)carbazolide Complexes of Iron and Cobalt

We report the coordination chemistry of a bulky 1,8-bis(ketimino)carbazole (HL) ligand and the reactivity of the corresponding iron(II) and cobalt(II) chloride complexes [LFeCl] (1) and [LCoCl] (2). U...

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EUCOMC2025 @eucomc2025.bsky.social · Jul 7

This afternoon is all about rational design and mechanistic understanding #eucomc2025 Looking deeper into the intricacies of #ironcatalysed #crosscouplings with @theneidiglab.bsky.social @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social #NoMoreIronInBrackets

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 7

Enjoying a fantastic meeting in Bern! Thanks so much to Eva and Martin for organising this amazing event.
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EUCOMC2025 @eucomc2025.bsky.social · Jul 7

This afternoon is all about rational design and mechanistic understanding #eucomc2025 Looking deeper into the intricacies of #ironcatalysed #crosscouplings with @theneidiglab.bsky.social @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social #NoMoreIronInBrackets

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TheNeidigLab @theneidiglab.bsky.social · Jul 4

Excited to welcome the newest postdoc to our group, Dr. Fáinché Murphy, following an outstanding PhD in the Weetman group at Strathclyde. Looking forward to lots of fun iron chemistry over the next three years!

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