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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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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 03/09/2026

I feel this one is likely to help with some, I've always thought someone noticing whether you were there or not can help. I may do this in early weeks of one module but I cannot sustain it through semester. Perhaps including advice on how to catch up so they don't feel behind when they re-attend?

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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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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 05/07/2026

I've seen similar done in a presentation on natural product chemistry, but not a textbook

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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

Not just senior managers, build a culture of effective leadership from the first leadership roles people acquire. Capacity building for efficient meetings! #LTHEchat

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

Don't they just make the case that the alternative is so bad there's no choice and hence to hell with the consequences? Perhaps the time to restructure successfully is when not in financial crisis #LTHEchat

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

Training on how to chair meetings and get from agenda to achievable actions would be a significant and positive step #LTHEchat

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

A6 a sense of shared purpose and values. Acknowledgement that everyone in a university from grounds staff, cleaners through to the VC are utterly essential to a flourishing university with a positive and effective culture. #LTHEchat

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

Nice analogy. Perhaps factoring in the recovery period from significant changes when considering the impact/cost/benefit of such things. #LTHEchat

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

I think I'd have to re-skill in reading varied handwriting! #LTHEchat

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

I agree. It would require sufficient value to be placed in SoTL institutionally to ensure it is given some priority, particularly for those who need to develop their SoTL literacy in a new post. #LTHEchat

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

A5 an effective way of determining whether any change is (a) actually going to bring substantive benefit or solve a clearly defined problem, (b) an opportunity for a post-holder to demonstrate they changed something, (c) different but not better. If (b) or (c), maybe just don't. #LTHEchat

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

A project most likely implemented by people who then left for bright new opportunities before those unintended consequences became clear #LTHEchat

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

I agree but wonder how this would work when senior leaders come from professional services or industry where teaching/research was not part of the role and so is not part of the expectation. #LTHEchat

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

A4 Undercover might be a bit of a stretch in a smaller institution, but if those involved with change management processes could shadow 'real life' I suspect they'd see how inefficient processes are, that AI is not the magic bullet, and that human interaction is paramount #LTHEchat

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

I don't think I'm coherent enough regularly enough for anyone to threaten me with serious policy stuff...but it could be fun #LTHEchat #Chaos

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

A3 effective line management and people who will support, defend, and champion you. We're so often forced into the self-promotion (aggrandisment) game, but having someone else showcase things you did well is gold #LTHEchat

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

I quite like reading policies as well. It's nice to define the constraints/boundaries/principles that govern systems and then find a way to work within those. #LTHEchat

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

The word flourishing makes me think of gardening, and tending the ecosystem, and the decisions about what gets to grow and what doesn't, keeping an eye on the future. You can't be shortsighted without consequences #LTHEchat

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

And what we permit, we promote. Values and norms and what is accepted without challenge matter so much right now. #LTHEchat

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

A2 Anything else is short-termism and false economy. But creating/maintaining/repairing those flourishing conditions takes substantial effort and we've only got a finite amount of effort. Deciding where to put it to greatest effect is a challenge. #LTHEchat

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

The not having to rush through stuff is so important. Feeling like you can take a little time and actually enjoy the tasks... #LTHEchat

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

A1 The right balance between the important stuff and the interesting stuff, a balanced workload (across the full year) and balanced portfolio of roles and activities. Psychological safety. The office plants are flourishing right now fwiw #LTHEchat

A pink and white amaryllis lower and an orange orchid flower

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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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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · 24/01/2026

It was unusually quiet in our garden when we sat down to do it. Then a sparrow hawk landed so I guess we know why the wee birds were hiding.

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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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