Reposted by Jamie LewisKim Jelfs @jelfschem.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I still have one PhD position available for Oct 2026 - see below for more details. 032
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025That’s all folks! Thanks to everyone involved in organising these fantastic 2 days @openuniversity.bsky.social. Hope everybody had a great time with all the stimulating science. Happy Christmas 🎄and see you next year in……Sheffield! #MASC2025 #RSC_MASC 2768
Reposted by Jamie LewisDr. Daisy Pooler @daisypooler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025great to see @fschaufelberger.bsky.social present our recent work on our lanthanide chelate rotaxane emitters pioneered by @anjaramstrom.bsky.social! 📡💡 and a sneak peek into the main work of my postdoc too 😉 #MASC2025 0228
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Come and join us at Birmingham making cages for catalysis. We have a fully funded PhD studentship (UK home fees only) to start in 2026. Very happy to discuss this project, which can be tailored to suit a candidate's interests. Please get in touch if you are interested #chemsky 066
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 20/10/2025🧠 Come to Birmingham! We have a 3.5-year PhD studentship available in my group to start in September 2026 working on the synthesis of organic macrocycles and cages with a focus on applications in catalysis. Happy to discuss informally via email. UK home fees only. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comDeveloping novel molecular hosts for catalysis in confined spaces at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Developing novel molecular hosts for catalysis in confined spaces at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com 020
Reposted by Jamie LewisPreston Group @prestongroup.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Hi everyone, here is our latest in Chem Eur J on "Coordination-Driven Orthogonal Ligand Pairings through Dual Hydrogen-Bonding/π-π Interaction Complementarity" Congrats Jordan, Yo, Nina and Rosie chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCoordination‐Driven Orthogonal Ligand Pairings through Dual Hydrogen‐Bonding/π‐π Interaction ComplementarityYou have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader. 082
Reposted by Jamie LewisKim Jelfs @jelfschem.bsky.social · 15/09/2025📣 PhD position now open for Oct 2026 start based at @imperialchemistry.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/PhDFDF. An interdisciplinary project combining experimental & computational materials discovery in a collaborative Royal Society-funded team. Co-supervised by @beckylgreenaway.bsky.social.tinyurl.comPhD position available in Experimental and Computational Organic Materials Discovery at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - PhD position available in Experimental and Computational Organic Materials Discovery at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com 11412
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Join us at The Open University, Milton Keynes on the 15th and 16th of December 2025 for this year’s RSC Macrocylic and Supramolecular Chemistry meeting! Registration and abstract submission are now open (key deadlines below) More on mascgroup.co.uk/masc-2025-ho... #RSC_MASC #RSC_MASC_2025 (1/2) 155
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Congratulations to Paulina who has just published her first first author paper from her PhD doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... and her #MyFirstChemSci @chemicalscience.rsc.org looking at coordination sphere interactions driving isomer selectivity in heteroleptic cages with low-symmetry ligandsdoi.orgCoordination sphere interactions drive isomer selection in heteroleptic Pd(II) cages with low-symmetry ligandsThe targeted formation of low-symmetry coordination cages represents a significant design challenge but offers the potential to engineer bespoke molecular hosts with precision. In this work, we have c... 0272
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 31/08/2025✨Spotlight✨ The RSC MASC Group PhD Thesis Award 🏆 Given in memory of John Fossey, open to doctoral students in the final year of their studies working in the area of supramolecular chemistry in its widest sense. Deadline 📆 7th Nov More on mascgroup.co.uk/2025-masc-pr... (1/5)mascgroup.co.uk2025 MASC Prize CallsMASC: The Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry Interest Group 2025 MASC Prize Calls 2025 RSC MASC Group PhD Thesis Award given in memory of John Fossey: The RSC MASC Group P… 121
Reposted by Jamie LewisNick White @nickwhite.bsky.social · 21/08/2025We have a new paper out with Annie Colebatch: we metalate 6+ hydrazone cages to give M3-cage metallocages with coordinatively unsaturated metal ions. Et solubilising groups give expected 3-fold symmetric metallocages. OMe or OPr give funky low-symmetry cages tinyurl.com/4ehppaex.onlinelibrary.wiley.comLow Symmetry Cage Complexes Formed by Metalation of Symmetric Hexa‐Cationic Organic CagesThreefold symmetric hexa-cationic hydrazone cages coordinate a range of transition metal ions upon deprotonation. When the cage contains ethyl solubilising groups the expected threefold symmetric cag... 0123
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025📣 Call for Volunteers - vMASC 📣 Submit your expression of interest to join the vMASC organising committee! Deadline 📆 18th Aug 2025 Eligibility: full-time researcher (including early career) + member of RSC MASC Interest Group Find out more on mascgroup.co.uk/vmasc-4/vmas...mascgroup.co.ukvMASC Call to volunteer for the vMASC committeevMASC: Expression of interest to volunteer for the vMASC committee The organising committee of the virtual Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry We are inviting members of the vMASC community to… 0810
Reposted by Jamie LewisBen Pilgrim @benspilgrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Delighted that our review on the Encapsulation of Reactive Species within Metal-Organic Cages is now out in Chemical Science: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... Written by @soumalya.bsky.social and Martin Black @chemicalscience.rsc.org 053
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Proud of Cam and Paulina who recently presented their PhD work at the ECR @rsc-masc.bsky.social meeting in Oxford. Hopefully you'll be able to read about both of these projects in a journal near you soon! #chemsky 1110
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A privilege to have Prof. Rachel O’Reilly FRS from the university of Birmingham as a plenary speaker at this year’s #ECRMASC25! #RSC_MASC 072
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Proud supervisor moment! Sorry I can't be there in person but excited for Paulina to present some of her latest work on low-symmetry cages at the ECR MASC meeting in Oxford. 160
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 13/06/2025We have a 3-year postdoc position available, starting in October, to work on molecular capsules for catalysis. Click on the link below to apply! 👇 Happy to have informal chats about the post - send me an email. Application deadline 6 July. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #chemskyedzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comResearch Fellow - School of Chemistry - 105878 - Grade 7To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project. 01319
Reposted by Jamie LewisFredrik Schaufelberger @fschaufelberger.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Over the moon that the first paper from Anja's studies on metal chelate rotaxanes is now online in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1002/anie... Massive congratulations Anja, @daisypooler.bsky.social Huseyn, Monika and @screspi.bsky.social 🥳🎉🎊🍀🥃 Thread below --》doi.orgModulation of Lanthanide Luminescence with the Mechanical Bond: Antenna‐Emitter Confinement in a Compact [2]RotaxaneLuminescent emitters based on lanthanide ions are of ubiquitous importance in the biological sciences, but typically need sensitisation from a covalently attached adjacent chromophore – an “antenna” .... 5368
Reposted by Jamie LewisSteve Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Awesome #ismsc2025 lecture from my @uobchemistry.bsky.social colleague @lewischemistry.bsky.social on controlling the formation of low symmetry cages by understanding subtle interactions. Beautiful science presented using beautiful slides (as ever)! 1223
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Getting stuck into Kyoto and looking forward to the start of #ismsc2025 #chemsky 1160
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 23/05/2025My tour of Tokyo continues with another great day discussing chemistry with staff and students in Ookayama, hosted by Professor Kei Goto #chemsky 030
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 21/05/2025I had a great day hosted by Prof. Michito Yoshizawa and his group at Institute of Science Tokyo. It was wonderful to hear about the amazing science this group is doing and to present some of things we've been up to lately. #chemsky 0120
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 16/04/2025A great visit to Poznań and Adam Mickiewicz University. Such a beautiful city and amazing campus. Thanks so much to Artur Stefankiewicz for the invite, the scientific discussions and the outstanding hospitality #chemsky 050
Reposted by Jamie LewisLarissa von Krbek @vkrbek.bsky.social · 01/04/2025🚨24 days left to apply!⏰ Join @euanrkay.bsky.social @profphilp.bsky.social Arne Lützen and #KrbekGroup for your #PhD tinyurl.com/BCBPhD #ChemSky #FindAPhD #Chemistry #SystemsChemistry #SupramolecularChemstry #photoswitches #replicators #capsules #nanoparticles #materialstinyurl.comGlobal Doctoral scholarship - St Andrews and Bonn - Chemistry - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews 063
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025We are excited to announce that registration for the ECR MASC Meeting 2025 is now open. We look forward to receiving your abstract submission and seeing you in Oxford, on the 2nd of July 2025! Further information is available on our website: mascgroup.co.uk/ecr-masc-2025/mascgroup.co.ukECR MASC 2025We are pleased to announce that the Early Career Researcher Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (ECR MASC) Meeting 2025 will be held at the University of Oxford, UK on Wednesday 2nd of Ju… 063
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Warwick campus looking lovely in the sun for the @rsc.org Dalton Meeting. 040
Reposted by Jamie LewisTim Easun @timeasun.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Next in the lead-up to the UKPorMat conference is the poster abstract deadline. We've already had a bunch of great abstracts submitted, so don't wait to get yours in! #Chemsky 0106
Reposted by Jamie LewisNeil Champness @nchampness.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Come and join us in Birmingham on the 3rd and 4th June for this years UK Porous Materials Conference. The list of invited speakers is fantastic! #chemsky @uobchemistry.bsky.social 0129
Reposted by Jamie LewisTim Easun @timeasun.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This year's Annual UK Porous Materials conference is on June 3/4 at @uobchemistry.bsky.social in Birmingham - registration and abstract submission are open and it's going to be great! More details here: www.ukpormat.com #ChemSkyukpormat.comUK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat)The UK Porous Materials Group annual meeting and conference, covering all porous materials from MOFs, COFs, POCs, POPs, PCPs, PIMs & zeolites. UKPorMat. 01915
Reposted by Jamie LewisBecky Greenaway @beckylgreenaway.bsky.social · 13/03/2025And today, @zarikyusaf.bsky.social work on beautiful organic cage rotaxanes went online too, in collaboration with @lewischemistry.bsky.social chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...chemrxiv.orgOrganic Cage RotaxanesOrganic cages are a robust class of molecular hosts with a myriad of applications in materials science. Despite this, there has been a paucity of explorations into the modification of their properties... 033
Reposted by Jamie LewisJames Bull @jamesabull.bsky.social · 19/02/2025We are recruiting for a postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Chemistry to work in C-H functionalisation. Come join us Imperial! @imperialchemistry.bsky.social 3-year position. Closing: 19-March-2025. shorturl.at/uwERp #Chempostdoc, #CHfunctionalization, #Heterocyclesshorturl.atDescriptionPlease note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment... 01217
Reposted by Jamie LewisBen Roberts @benjaminoacid.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I’m excited to share that I will be moving to the University of Ulm as a junior group leader and I have a fully-funded open PhD position co-supervised by me and Max von Delius @mvdelius.bsky.social . Apply at benjamin.roberts@unipd.it, any shares would be appreciated! www.bmwrlab.com/work-with-usbmwrlab.comWork with us | The Roberts Lab 95518
Reposted by Jamie LewisFilip Szczypiński (SzczSky) @fiszczyp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Excited to be recruiting a PhD student at Durham! 🎉 Fully-funded position in digital supramolecular chemistry, combining machine learning and lab automation. Think robot chemists! 🤖🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #phd #chemistry #ai #machinelearning #automation #durham #research #sciencefindaphd.comAI and laboratory automation for supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition at Durham University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - AI and laboratory automation for supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com 11712
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025🧪Come join us for a PhD making and studying functional molecular capsules! We have a fully funded position (UK home fees eligible only) available in the group to start in September 2025 (start date is flexible). Links 👇 www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/chem... www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #chemskybirmingham.ac.ukChemistry PhD opportunities - Postgraduate Research DegreesSchool of Chemistry at The University of Birmingham PhD opportunities and postgraduate research degrees 01212
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025#MASC2025 will be held at the Open University, 15th-16th December 2025, so keep the dates free! As more info comes out (this'll be later in the year), it'll be posted at mascgroup.co.uk/masc-2025/. 0117
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025🚨PhD available - UK home fees ONLY🚨 we will shortly be advertising for a fully-funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend) to work in our group on molecular capsules. For informal enquiries send me an email including your CV. Retweets appreciated! Full details to come soon. 01513
Reposted by Jamie LewisSchool of Chemistry UoB @uobchemistry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025It was our pleasure this week to host Prof. Jenny Nelson from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and present her with the @rsc.org 2024 Faraday Lectureship Prize for her contributions to the understanding and development of novel electronic materials for solar energy conversion. #chemsky 0154
Reposted by Jamie LewisNeil Champness @nchampness.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Our colleague Tomislav Friscic in full flow for his inaugural lecture at @uobchemistry.bsky.social. A fantastic evening hearing about his journey as a chemist. 0225
Reposted by Jamie LewisEuan Kay @euanrkay.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We have an exciting bilateral PhD scholarship between @st-andrewschem.bsky.social and Kekule Institute for Organic Chemistry at University of Bonn. In collaboration with @profphilp.bsky.social @vkrbek.bsky.social and Prof. Arne Luetzen. More info: tinyurl.com/4p3s8m4s #ChemSky #nanosky #PhDst-andrews.ac.ukGlobal Doctoral scholarship - St Andrews and Bonn - Chemistry - Study at St Andrews - University of St Andrews 115
Reposted by Jamie LewisSchool of Chemistry UoB @uobchemistry.bsky.social · 06/02/2025A new chiral macrocycle which shows three-way switching of its chiroptical properties out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Work by @denishartmann.bsky.social in TAB Lab & fantastic collaborators at Durham University and @zwijcompchem.bsky.social at @uclchemistry.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie... 1288
Reposted by Jamie LewisRSC Porous Materials Interest Group @rsc-pormat.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Exciting news - our 8th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat) will be held at Birmingham 3-4 June and is open for abstract submission and early bird registration. www.rsc.org/events/detai...rsc.org 8th Annual UK Porous Materials Conference (UKPorMat) 02512
Reposted by Jamie LewisNeil Champness @nchampness.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Delighted to see this review published. We discuss two of my favourite areas of chemistry, MOFs and supramolecular chemistry – what could be more interesting! Thanks to @eugemiguel.bsky.social , @georgiaorton.bsky.social and Danielle Schier. doi.org/10.1002/adma.202414509doi.orgSupramolecular Chemistry in Metal–Organic Framework MaterialsThis review highlights synergies between reticular chemistry and supramolecular chemistry. The role of supramolecular interactions in determining framework…guest interactions and attempts to understa... 0284
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Kicking the year off (it's the end of January already??) with a belated group festive dinner and a chance to welcome visiting student Champion. 060
Reposted by Jamie LewisShuhei Furukawa @furukawas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Conversion from RhMOP to RhMOF by linker insertion!! Nice research done by our visiting student from Taiwan, Yu-Shan, supervised by Javi is now published in Chem Asian J. Great collaboration with Chia-Her Lin :) Congrats!! aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.comFrameworks Construction with Rhodium‐Organic Cuboctahedra via Rigid Linker IncorporationThe architectural characteristics of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be examined through their net topology, which consists of nodes and linkers. A node's connectivity and site symmetry are likel.... 081
Reposted by Jamie LewisStu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 28/01/2025Thanks to @profdaveleigh.bsky.social for writing this tribute to Fraser #Chemsky 05412
Reposted by Jamie LewisSteve Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social · 13/01/2025PhD projects available in a range of areas - something for everyone! Join us to do cool chemistry using the mechanical bond in catenanes and rotaxanes for real world applications in the shiny shiny new Molecular Sciences Building @uobchemistry.bsky.social 😊 Reposts appreciated! #chemsky 12433
Reposted by Jamie LewisOliver Maguire @oliver-maguire.bsky.social · 18/12/2024🚨 #PhD opportunity in Systems Chemistry!🚨 Please Share! Interested in creating new decision-making materials based on electrochemically programmable protein networks? Fully funded 4-year PhD supported by #ERC at @uobchemistry.bsky.social for UK-home student. Check out link for details: #chemskyfindaphd.comElectrochemically Programmable Biochemical Networks for Animate Materials at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Electrochemically Programmable Biochemical Networks for Animate Materials at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com 11914
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 17/12/2024@profdaveleigh.bsky.social treating everyone to some magic and magical chemistry at #masc2024 with help from @jiarongwu.bsky.social from @jakeylg.bsky.social group #chemsky 0192
Jamie Lewis @lewischemistry.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Sarah Pike tells us #masc2024 about the stimuli-responsive foldamers her group has been working on #chemsky 0160