Reposted by Laura FisherFabienne Dumoulin @fabdumoulin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It is a great honor for me to have been selected and to endorse this new role in such a great team! This will be challenging in this AI era, but where is the fun without challenges? 141
Reposted by Laura FisherRoyal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 14/09/2026A huge thank you to Russell Cox @russellcoxchem.bsky.social for his time as Editor-in-Chief of RSC Advances. 👇 031
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 11/09/2026For all his achievements and efforts as RSC Advances Editor-in-Chief, we pay thanks to @russellcoxchem.bsky.social! He shared his reflections on the journal's progress and its future with @karenfaulds.bsky.social and @fabdumoulin.bsky.social, available to read here 👇 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/09/1...blogs.rsc.orgSaying goodbye to Editor-in-Chief Professor Russell Cox – RSC Advances Blog 043
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 07/09/2026We are delighted to welcome Dr Petr Beier (@iocbprague.bsky.social, Czech Academy of Sciences) as an Associate Editor, who is now handling organic chemistry submissions for the journal 📢 Discover more about Petr and his research 📖 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/09/0... 122
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026The Editorial Office and Editorial Board thank @russellcoxchem.bsky.social for his guidance and support over the years, and for being so terrific to work alongside 👏 023
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026@russellcoxchem.bsky.social has supported @rscadvances.rsc.org since the journal's launch in 2011, both as an Editorial Board member and as Editor-in-Chief. Russell is now retiring from this role, and we will be reflecting on his time with the journal in the coming weeks so watch this space 📣 123
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 01/09/2026We are delighted to welcome @fabdumoulin.bsky.social as our new co Editor-in-Chief, working alongside Prof Karen Faulds. Fabienne has worked as an Associate Editor for the journal since 2015, and joined the Editorial Board in 2022. Fabienne brings a wealth of knowledge into the role as co-EiC 🎉 042
Reposted by Laura FisherCwiar Cymru @cwiar.org · 01/09/2026More appalling behaviour from the BBC. ⬇️ A trans person interviewed about their horrific experience having their surgery cancelled whilst in the hospital described as 'biologically female'. And then half the article devoted to praising the work of an unemployed transphobe. 🗣️ DEFUND THE BBC 🗣️bbc.co.ukWelsh Gender Service: Transgender patients told surgery cancelled in hospitalOne patient said they were "heartbroken" after being told their surgery was called off 24 hours before. 28715137
Reposted by Laura FisherLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 02/09/2026Do not speak to the BBC if you are trans. Just don't do it. Tell them to go fuck themselves. Even if you know the reporter and they are not an ass, tell them to go fuck themselves anyway because they work for the BBC and their editors will do this regardless of the journalist's intent. 2632061198
Reposted by Laura FisherMcGill Science @mcgillscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Professor Tomislav Friščić will return to the Department of Chemistry in mid-2027 as one of McGill University’s six inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Read the full story ➡️ mcgill.ca/x/5LR 064
Reposted by Laura FisherRG3 @robertgriffiniii.bsky.social · 15/06/2026After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game. You LOVE to see it 🇯🇵 #WorldCup #Football #Soccer #RG3 #Love #sports #RGIII #RobertGriffinIII #Japan #Discipline 647147873215
Reposted by Laura FisherJournal of Materials Chemistry A, B, C @jmaterchem.rsc.org · 04/06/2026⏰ 24 hours left to submit a nomination for the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship (@rsc.org, @jmaterchem.rsc.org)! Read about this prestigious early-career Lectureship here: www.rsc.org/standards-an... Submit your nomination by 11:00am BST on Friday, 5 June 2026! #matsky #materials 066
Reposted by Laura FisherOxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Make some noise. Share this post. 🚨 The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law. 15236305
Reposted by Laura FisherMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 13/02/2025“I've just injected steroids into my arm" "Anabolic?" "No, just my arm" 281141149
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 10/03/2026Could you be our next Editor-in-Chief? @rscadvances.rsc.org is looking for its next leader to work alongside @karenfaulds.bsky.social from September. Find out more here: jobs.chemistryworld.com/job/40949/co... 024
Reposted by Laura FisherDavid Miller @davidmiller-photo.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Rain on plastic. Cold Tennessee air. And the architect of chaos watching it all unfold. Repost for a chance of winning a 4x6 print. I’ll select 40 at random to celebrate the 40th edition of the Barkley Marathons. #bm100 #barkleymarathons 📸 share.google/eGSiSrAnE3J1... 22520
Reposted by Laura FisherKeith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100 28866217
Reposted by Laura FisherRoyal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 11/12/2025Are you a UK or Ireland based chemistry undergraduate, postgraduate or recent graduate from a Black or minority ethnic background? Apply by 5 February 2026 to our 2026–2027 Broadening Horizons cohort to explore career opportunities in the chemical sciences: rsc.li/broadening-horizons #ChemSky 0912
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Pharmaceutics @rscpharmaceutics.rsc.org · 15/12/2025We are delighted to announce that RSC Pharmaceutics Associate Editor Dr Heidi Mansour has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors! Please join us in congratulating Heidi on this wonderful achievement! Find out more about the class of 2025 here: academyofinventors.org/nai-welcomes...academyofinventors.orgNAI Welcomes 2025 Class of Fellows - NAI 011
Reposted by Laura FisherMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/12/2025How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!! No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣 2665377868892
Reposted by Laura FisherAlexandre Gangué-Ruzic @alexgangueruzic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Turns out the “draw” in “World Cup draw” was short for “draw this sh** out as long as possible” 513624
Reposted by Laura FisherAdam Lichtenstein @adamlichtenstein.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The World Cup draw is the biggest "could have been an email" event in the world. 1125253
Reposted by Laura FisherMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 05/12/2025This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way. 23704153
Reposted by Laura FisherDr Bee Hockin @beehockin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Instead of integrating pointless AI tools into all their software, maybe Microsoft could make it possible to save changes to a Word document while working on a second Word document instead of freezing my whole laptop for daring to multitask in the advanced year of 2025. 021
Reposted by Laura FisherNanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · 07/10/2025In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆 Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... #NobelPrize 01113
Reposted by Laura FisherAltmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetricsdocs.bsky.appAction Intent Links | BlueskyAuthors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu... 166113194574
Reposted by Laura FisherThe Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 13/08/2025It won’t surprise you to learn that we really don’t like Strava’s approach nudging people to replace shoes unnecessarily based on outdated research. We’ve had some unsuccessful engagement with Strava on this topic. More to come soon! #LoveTheKitYouOwn 1111
Reposted by Laura FisherEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Me versus all the shit I'll have to deal with today 017840
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Advances @rscadvances.rsc.org · 21/07/2025We are delighted to celebrate our RSC Advances Editorial Board member Professor Young-Shin Jun, who was recognised as one of the 2025 distinguished women in chemistry and chemical engineering at the IUPAC meeting 🏆 052
Reposted by Laura FisherSustainable Energy & Fuels @sef-journal.rsc.org · 25/06/2025Hello BlueSky and #ChemSky community! For our first post, we are delighted to welcome our new @sef-journal.rsc.org Editor-in-Chief Karen Wilson @profkwilson1971.bsky.social! 🎉 Find out more about Karen on our website ➡️ www.rsc.org/publishing/j... @rsc.org #RSCEnergy #Energy #Catalysis 1239
Reposted by Laura FisherF.L. Everett @fliceverett.bsky.social · 30/05/2025He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers. 722847522
Reposted by Laura FisherMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I wonder what sort of butterfly Colin the Caterpillar would turn into if he didn’t get eaten first? 2217014
Reposted by Laura FisherWhat The Trans?! 🏳️⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 19/04/2025Fix your hearts! 51961454
Reposted by Laura FisherWhat The Trans?! 🏳️⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 19/04/2025Don't steal our rights 449056
Reposted by Laura FisherRoyal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 17/04/2025We want everyone in the chemical sciences community to feel welcome, supported and valued, so we're sad to see some people seize on yesterday's supreme court ruling with anti-trans messages. Today, we're highlighting our resources on allyship for trans colleagues and friends ➡ rsc.li/4j6lojsrsc.liLGBT+ toolkitThis kit provides the tools for everyone to take part in positive change: employers, colleagues, and LGBT+ individuals. 314655
Reposted by Laura FisherChain Bear F1 @chainbear.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Dunno who needs to hear this but have you considered not being hateful and transphobic and instead spending your energy doing something positive? 626325
Reposted by Laura Fisherjeremy, yarn yoshi stan @cycl0pentadiene.bsky.social · 07/04/2025is.... that a capybara for scale 2336
Reposted by Laura FisherNanoscale Journals @nanoscale-journals.rsc.org · 07/04/2025We are delighted to welcome Professor Baoquan Ding to the Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances Editorial Boards. Find out more about his research and appointment on our blog 🔗 blogs.rsc.org/nr/2025/04/0... 055
Reposted by Laura FisherJournal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry @jaas.rsc.org · 28/03/2025The @jaas.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship is now open for nominations. Be sure to share and send us your nominations by 16th June 2025! Link: www.rsc.org/journals-boo...rsc.orgJAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship 102
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers @rscapplied.rsc.org · 25/03/2025🌟 Our journal staff recently represented the @rsc.org at the volunteer-run 'Celebrating Women in Chemistry Conference and Careers Event' @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, held in honour of International Women’s Day 👩🔬 . Read more about this inspirational event here: blogs.rsc.org/lf/2025/03/2... 021
Reposted by Laura FisherKeith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100 1261765331
Reposted by Laura FisherKeith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Tomo and John have passed the Fire Tower; John about 30 minutes behind Tomo. #BM100 1684530
Reposted by Laura FisherJohn Sugden @johnsug.bsky.social · 19/03/2025A fun run is a strong possibility for Tomo; he's roughly in the same spot as he was in 2019 which resulted in a fun run as well #bm100 1432
Reposted by Laura FisherRSC Mechanochemistry @rscmechanochem.rsc.org · 19/03/2025RSC Mechanochemistry was delighted to sponsor three poster prizes at last week's Mechanics of Bond Breaking conference in Brussels. Congratulations to the winners: Davide Campagna, Regina Lennarz and Iryna Yakushko! Find out more here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/03/1... 012
Reposted by Laura FisherKeith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025It has become necessary for the race to have two buglers. #BM100 841314