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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 11/09/2026

This is worth a read…we are thinking more about how a sense of belonging impacts students, it’s definitely time to consider how belonging impacts staff

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Tim Hathway @timdarklighter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Shameless plug for a cool puzzle game that uses the same critical thinking skills as structural analysis from NMR spectroscopy. (Try the ten tutorial puzzles before attempting the daily puzzle). www.multiplet.app

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Multiplet — Daily NMR Spectrum Puzzle

A daily puzzle game inspired by chemistry and NMR spectroscopy. Build a structure whose spectrum matches today's target.

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Ed Macaulay @edmacaulay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fascinating talk at #ViCEPHEC26 by Ross Galloway on the performance of #ChatGPT on the FCI test. Amazing results on the standard test, but much lower performance on 'isomorphic' questions. I think it's so important that students still learn to apply physics in new situations when using LLMs.

Ross Galloway from the University of Edinburgh presenting a talk at ViCEPHEC 2026 on evaluating the performance of Large Language Models on the Force Concept Inventory test.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This time last week.

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This government has been a disaster for the U.K. HE sector. What’s the plan – mis-managed decline?

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Michelle Francl @michellefrancl.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Hey #chemsky - I am working on a book about women in chemistry and trying to track down an incident about a general chem textbook where the authors made a snarky comment about women in bikinis (and parenthetically called themselves out as sexist). Any hints for me??

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CLEAPSS @cleapss.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This time next week it will be all about the Microscale, as the chemistry team at CLEAPSS decamp to support the UK edition of the International Microscale Conference. CLEAPSS will be supporting the event all week long, if you are there come and collect a CLEAPSS Mug or see our model chemical store.

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This week on Wonkhe: Students acknowledge those who have helped them within their dissertation - and the growth they themselves have experienced. Mollie Etheridge loves to see this kind of reflection

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The value in the thank you

Students acknowledge those who have helped them within their dissertation - and the growth they themselves have experienced. Mollie Etheridge loves to see this kind of reflection

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Picard management tip: Work should be useful, stimulating, and challenging, not wasteful, tedious, nor impossible.

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BCCE 2026 @bcce2026.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Geography shouldn’t limit participation. #BCCE2026 is expanding access so #chemed colleagues around the world can present, connect, and contribute—from wherever they are. ⏰ Abstract deadline: 7 days. conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/sub... Early bird remote registration is only $99!

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 22/02/2026

Resorting to comfort food for Sunday dinner.

Image of cover of Gordon Ramseys ultimate cookery course book

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Dana Bui @theeddesigner.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Something not mentioned in this post is maintaining mental boundaries. Don't let toxic colleagues weigh on your mind when you're not at work. Notice the thought, then choose different ones. Ruminate on their toxic behaviour during work time instead. Get paid for it. #MentalHealth

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The Educational Designer Working efficiently, effectively and maintaining boundaries -

This guide shares practical strategies for working more efficiently and maintaining healthy work-life boundaries as an educator. Learn how to work iteratively, set clear communication expectations,…

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 28/01/2026

Thanks all, really interesting chat tonight. Thanks to @profdamienpage.bsky.social for the questions and much to think about. Hope the rest of the week goes well for all #LTHEchat

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 28/01/2026

Good Evening #LTHEChat Katherine, Chemist, Keele. Hope you're all having a good day. I managed to spend a wee bit time in the sunshine at lunchtime and spotted the first daffodils of the year!

A single daffodil bloom in the middle of a green field

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Sandra Sinfield @danceswithcloud.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#LoveLD - love the weekly chat: #LTHEchat 349: Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next lthechat.com/2026/01/12/l... Weds, 8-9 in Blue Sky - follow the hashtag - join the conversation - because frankly - it is personal!

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LTHEchat 349: Redundancy, Resilience, and Finding What’s Next

There’s no nice way to talk about redundancy. It doesn’t arrive as a single moment, even when there is a single date attached to it. It arrives in phases: uncertainty, waiting, the conversation its…

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

IMHO This ranking is WAY too kind to S6 (which I'd place dead last). And I'd put S5 first and S3 second. Otherwise, excellent choices. :) All 7 Seasons of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Ranked nerdist.com/article/buff...

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All 7 Seasons of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Ranked

Buffy the Vampire Slayer will soon return to kill the undead in a new revival series, so let's rank all seven seasons of the original!

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Picard management tip: We all have a primordial instinct to fear the unknown. It is up to each of us to suppress that instinct, to investigate mysteries even in the face of risk.

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

NEW on Wonkhe: The UCAS End of Cycle data for 2025 offers more evidence for what may be leading to recruitment growth at high tariff providers. DK has the charts. buff.ly/FmCLHiJ

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Sandy Kilpatrick @sandykilla.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Great trip to @keeleuniversity.bsky.social today to present our latest research at their Chemistry Seminar... somehow I didn't take any photos?! Thanks to Charlie Creissen for the invitation and great to see Pete Matthews, @kjhaxton.com and @cshchem.bsky.social and others.

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Chris Hawes @cshchem.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Really happy to see this one out in the world, top efforts by Scarlett and Corey on their final year projects (a couple of years apart mind you) with technical input from the brilliant Sian as always

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 29/11/2025

One is that teaching university students *well* requires much more work (and frankly, compassion) now than it did when I started nine years ago. 2/

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/11/2025

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I'd like to reinstate the 'follow friday' tradition from the other space where on a friday you suggest people or organisations to follow. My recommendations this week are @seda-ed-dev.bsky.social, @ntfellows.bsky.social, @aldinhe.bsky.social, @advancehe.bsky.social and @altuk.bsky.social

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 12/11/2025

Evening all @LTHEchat hope you've had a good day. Fun fact about me: I buy one of my cats a bunch of roses each week because he likes to eat them. #LTHEchat

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Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

New podcast in our AI in #HigherEd series! 🚨 In this podcast, Gene Flenady talks about his article ‘Cut the bullshit: why GenAI systems are neither collaborators nor tutors’, co-authored by Robert Sparrow Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7g4w... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

A screenshot of the cover of the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives. The cover is red with a black band on the edge. In the picture, the word ’perspectives’ is crossed out and replaced with the term ‘conversations’.

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Picard happiness tip: Spend as much time as you can with your soulmate, as I have done with Gandalf.

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.

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