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David August

@davidpaugust.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Chemical Education at the University of Edinburgh. Dad, chemist, gamer and outdoor enthusiast.

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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Delighted to see my first paper in Chemical Education out in CERP. This work aimed to identify skill gaps present in first year undergraduate laboratories and identify the factors that contribute to them. #ChemEd Many thanks to all those involved in the work. doi.org/10.1039/D5RP...
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Identifying skill inequalities in undergraduate chemistry laboratory teaching
Designing effective laboratory courses that take prior knowledge and experience into account are important for reducing inequalities and skill gaps within higher education. Whilst many anecdotal trend...
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My thanks to Marc Di Tommasi, Ania Byerly and Kirsten Cowan for their help in putting this together, and to the Student Support Team and the students at the University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry involved in the running of our community schemes. blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-mat...
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Community building: Challenges and opportunities – Teaching Matters
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Excited for the annual #RSCPoster event today and particularly the #RSCEdu section. This is a really accessible opportunity for anyone to access leading science. It is also a fantastic way for our MSc students to get inspiration for their own posters in a few weeks time. See you all there!
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 03/03/2025
We're almost there! 🙌 Tomorrow, the #RSCPoster competition will start on LinkedIn. If you haven't already, then please register before midnight TODAY (UK time) ➡️ buff.ly/ZKw4l9j We look forward to seeing all your posters! #ChemSky
#RSCPoster 2025 - Share your research with the world.
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It was fantastic to hear about Audrey's work in a recent visit to the School of Chemistry here in Edinburgh. I'd encourage anyone involved in chemistry education to attend.
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Special thanks to Audrey Cameron and Asma Sheikh for their enlightening talk on teaching chemistry and STEM with sign language today. Benefits for all! www.chemistryworld.com/features/the...
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The new signs bringing greater understanding to organic chemistry
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Good morning Edinburgh!
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Made it along to the Edinburgh Christmas market today. Been a few years since we visited, but wow, it isn't quite the same anymore.
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
For any other #NMR enthusiasts out there, the team at Manchester put together the perfect advent calendar. Thank you! www.nmr.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/advent24/
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Advent Calendar
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Colin McGill @colinmcgill.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
📢 SAVE THE DATE! The RSC Chemistry Education Research Group's Methods in Chemistry Education Research 2025 (#MICER25) conference will be held at Edinburgh Napier University on Wednesday 21 May 2025. More details soon! @cerg.bsky.social #ChemEdResearch
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Michael Seery @mkseery.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
#MICER25 - Hurrah! #micerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Malcolm Stewart @malcolmstewart.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We're hosting a #ChemEd meeting! Delighted to share that registration for Chemistry Teaching in Practice (CTiP), a free one-day workshop for chemistry HE practitioners taking place @OxfordChemistry on 9th January 2025, is now open: rsc.org/events/detail/…
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Ellis Crawford @elliscrawford.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Did some tidying up of the links for chemistry related starter packs, arranged loosely by subject area, and added who maintains the list so you know who to speak with if you'd like to be added! tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart... #ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
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Bluesky Chem Starter Packs
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Many thanks to all the organisers and speakers at today's #RSC Science and the Parliament event. Some insightful discussions into the future of STEM education #STEM #ChemEd
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Fredrik Schaufelberger @fschaufelberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We have an opening for a new PhD student in my group at University of Warwick for a Autumn 2025 start. Join us and help make cool mechanically interlocked molecules with healthcare applications ⛓🧪🔬🥼. Please RT and spread to any interested candidates😁. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKT107/p...
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PhD Studentship: Mechanically Interlocked Biomolecules and Biomaterials for Drug Delivery Applications at University of Warwick
At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentship: Mechanically Interlocked Biomolecules and Biomaterials for Drug Delivery Applications. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hey #ChemEd #ChemSky On the days when teaching lab experiments fail to produce any data - what do you do? Give the students model data? Get them to complete only part of the write up? Get them back another day? Or design assessments that don't rely on it? Any thoughts?
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A beautiful evening in Edinburgh. Congratulations to all of today's chemistry graduates!
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David August @davidpaugust.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A lot of factors at play, but one thing is for certain, it looks like there's going to be a tough few years ahead. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scotlan...
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Scotland’s ‘perfect storm’ without funding to cover tax hike
Universities need £60 million boost from Holyrood budget to avoid further cuts to per-student revenue, says IFS
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