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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

All subjects are possible. I believe it's used in Scottish legal terminology.

Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just outwith. I use it in the phrase Local Sections outwith the UK and Ireland a lot. I would translate it to mean outside of.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Much to the disappointment of my ex-mother in law no, Royal Society of Chemistry

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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mission statement: I make beautiful &/or silly things to spread JOY It’s my birthday on Saturday so I’d be really grateful if you’d share this in accordance with the scriptures! FANKS x Art Artofnote.sumupstore.com Greetings Dippyfishcards.etsy.com Misc and Tips ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop #bsnm

Badass wee vamp - available as a card or print at Dippyfishcards.etsy.com

Sing when you’re winning - a Robin pebble portrait with REAL GOLD BITS available on artofnote.sumupstore.com

Cake by the ocean, a Cornwall coast abstract piece from my 2025 St Ives series - available at artofnote.sumupstore.com

Lovebirds - on a Land of Smiles score page - Art of Note series print - original in honour of my late mum. Available at artofnote.sumupstore.com

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I should point out that my lovely RSC colleagues have all accepted my idiosyncrasies and have embraced my usage of the word for many years. This comment came from outwith the UK.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've been asked not to use archaic language before when I used the word "outwith" it was a masterclass in how to anger a Scottish person.

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Louis Redux @louisredux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is the biggest part for me in all these kinds of things. Speaking out does have consequences in almost all circumstances. Let me be blunt: The consequences are worth it for speaking up in this sort of situation. Losing THESE friends? THAT'S A GOOD RESULT! The standard you walk past...

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Laura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think #chemsky has discussed before how NO-ONE should be feeding unpublished or proprietary data into public models. It really feels like that is worth reiterating.

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As part of our decolonisation work @chemistryatyork.bsky.social, I have created 25 touchstone global chemical stories, each linked to a key point in our curriculum. 13 'Chemical Histories' and 12 'Scientists'. Over the coming weeks, I will share some as 'quote posts' of this, so they can be found.

DECOLONISING CHEMISTRY

PACKAGE OF MATERIALS FOR YORK CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATES

Global Chemical Histories

Contents

FIREWORKS and EXPLOSIVES 2
INDIGO 7
MAKING DYES STICK – MORDANTS 11
CEMENT – BUILDING CIVILISATIONS 15
PERFUMERY 18
MINERAL ACIDS (and ‘ALKALI’) 22
RUBBER 27
PAPERMAKING 31
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY – STANDARDS and UNITS 34
GOLD PLATING 36
SURFACTANTS IN CLEANING 39
LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY 41
THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE 43

DECOLONISING CHEMISTRY

PACKAGE OF MATERIALS FOR YORK CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATES

Global Scientists

Contents

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER 2
HAR GOBIND KHORANA 7
TU YOUYOU 11
C. V. RAMAN 14
ALICE BALL 19
AP DE SILVA 23
TAKAMINE JŌKICHI 27
BERTRAM OLIVER FRASER-REID 32
MARIE MAYNARD DALY 35
OSAMU SHIMOMURA 39
PRAFULLA CHANDRA RAY 42
MARY ELLIOTT HILL (& CARL McCLELLAN HILL) 46

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RSC MASC @rsc-masc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📣 Register now for this year’s RSC Macrocylic and Supramolecular Chemistry meeting! 📣 We will be at the University of Sheffield on the 21st and 22nd of December 2026 Registration and abstract submission are now open (key deadlines below) More on mascgroup.co.uk/masc-2026 #RSC_MASC #RSC_MASC_2026

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RSC Pharmaceutics @rscpharmaceutics.rsc.org · 24/09/2026

We are delighted to share Issue 5 of RSC Pharmaceutics with you! 📖 Discover the latest pharmaceutical innovations in our recent issue. All articles are free to read for everyone: pubs.rsc.org/pm/issue/3/5

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

At a time when the world seems filled with hate an update on how lovely people can be. Yesterday I had to pick up the boy early from a school residential - after 2 nights he was overwhelmed and exhausted. Last night the mum of his friend messaged to check on him as her son was worried about him. 🥰

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'd like to see the return of Food Tech at A Level - currently if you're good at the subject at GCSE the only option to carry it on is to go to a vocational college for catering and there's no option for those who want to do other A Levels. It's also not included in the IB at our current college.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wonderful news for our lovely Chemists' Community Fund colleagues - they work so hard to support our community through difficult times it's great to see them recognised.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 18/09/2026

Researchers from academia and industry will come together to discuss cutting-edge advances in synthetic chemistry. Featuring plenary lectures from Jason Chin and John F. Hartwig, plus keynote talks from an exceptional international speaker line-up rsc.li/os29 #ChemSky

Promotional image for the 29th International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry, organized by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Event dates: 13-15 September 2027, in Oxford, UK. The background features a scientific abstract design with green hues. There is a "Save the date" notice in magenta.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

That is the wrongest thing that ever existed and is making my mouth feel weird just reading about it.

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 17/09/2026

Running a new experiment and losing the specimen? Breaking banned equipment or scared to admit you’ve cracked expensive kit early into your PhD? We’ve been there. Read the team’s low-stakes mistakes & submit your own – anonymously if needed – in the form below: #ChemSky @rsc.org rsc.li/lowstakes

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The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes

Have you ever made a typo, broke some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.

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Rosethorn Ranger 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @rosethornranger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There has always been a large disparity in diagnosis rate between different social groups, and so always massive potential for an upward swing in the amount of people counted as autistic. Always remember that things have context, and right wingers love pretending it's not there #actuallyAutistic

A tweet by jerrycobbs that says "In Galileo's day, Jupiter had four moons. Today it has 95. Actually it has always had 95; we just didn't have the technology to see the other 9. This post is about autism.

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RSC-CICAG @rsc-cicag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The RSC-CICAG are offering a small number of bursaries to attend the meeting in person: t.ly/rscBr 📧 All applications form should be sent to events@hg3.co.uk.

We're accepting Bursary applications for the RSC CICAG Quantum Computing in Chemistry

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Louis Redux @louisredux.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Conservatism is the dread fear that somewhere, somehow, someone you think is your inferior is being treated as an equal.” (Can't quickly find a good/reliable attribution. But I've seen this around a lot over the years)

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RSC CBBG Interest Group @rsc-cbbg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're delighted to announce Dr Macro Di Antonio from Imperial College London as winner of the 2027 CBBG Lectureship Award! Marco receives the award in recognition of his world-leading research contributions at the interface of chemistry, molecular biology, and genomics. www.rsc.org/standards-an...

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Dr Marco Di Antonio

Winner 2025 CBBG Lectureship Award: in recognition of his world-leading research contributions at the interface of chemistry, molecular biology, and genomics.

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RSC-CICAG @rsc-cicag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Registrations are open from the RSC-CICAG Quantum Computing in Chemistry: Current Capabilities and the Road to Utility taking place on 19th November 2026 👉 t.ly/7Nagb 🚨 Deadline for registration: Monday 9th November 2026 Bursary applications are open too! Watch this space for bursary details.

Registrations are open for the RSC-CICAG Quantum Computing in Chemistry. The event will take place on 19th November 2026. Registrations close on 9th November 2026.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another fascinating event run by @rsc.org volunteers.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Glaciers collapse, disasters ensue. And then we’re expected to ignore all that because we can make fun AI images and google can badly summarise Wikipedia. Seriously. AI - Fuck off.

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Help! My children are drowning!” “Sorry, mate, you’re brown.” Who wants to live in a country where people don’t go to the rescue of men, women and children in danger of losing their lives? The racists do. Please support the wonderful RNLI rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today is #NationalTeddyBearDay which reminded us of that time we found this old book full of terribly terrifying teddies to traumatise and terrorise. Sweet dreams everyone. Don't have nightmares.

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 09/09/2026

There’s still time to register & to join us for the one-hour webinar today on the challenged facing pregnant chemists & what working safely can look like. Anna Slater & Mary Kate Lane will discuss the support needed for pregnant chemist at 3pm today. #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...

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Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders

How safe is the lab when you're pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@rsc.org I may have got unreasonably excited about seeing PFAS free cookware in Tesco.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And again I say, social media is much more harmful to middle-aged men than it is to the under 15s. The mobs in Dover and Portsmouth bear direct testament to that. That's what we should be concerned about, not banning kids from their social lives.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

That's adorable and makes me very happy to share in your knowledge, thank you.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I would love you to share this information.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Got my 10yo watching it while on holiday this year and was trying to explain the cultural relevance and the social commentary - some of it has aged brilliantly and some less so.

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 08/09/2026

Update: The academic flight from Twitter is now complete and appears permanent. April 2023, after the pandemic research surge, we recorded 2,234,307 posts sharing research on Twitter. As of April this year, "X" had 896,741 posts about research. That's a 60% drop in traffic.

Graph showing cumulative research sharing across platforms, including Twitter - April 2023

Graph of April 2026 cumulative research sharing including "X". One third of what it was.

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Yrotitna @yrotitna.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@andyburnham.bsky.social please could you explain publicly why the “right to protest” exists for masked right wing blackshirts but not for decent citizens protesting about the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You'll be going right past my parents' house in Lochearnhead, enjoy!

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Christoph Dellago @chhdellago.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you are like me, you start every morning by making yourself a coffee with a moka pot. ☕️ While you wait for the coffee to bubble up, you can now explore how it works: compphys.univie.ac.at/Moka I made this (thank you, Claude!) for my thermo and stat phys course, but perhaps you enjoy it too.

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oooh enjoy - if you end up in Oban at any point the Oban Chocolate Shop (on the front with purple signage) is a must. Lovely place run by lovely people.

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Andrew Bissette @andrewbissette.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Weird how they never say climate protestors have "legitimate concerns".

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Makes my wee haul from yesterday seem a bit sad but despite the hosepipe ban and heatwaves they're super yum. Quite pleased with my continued crop given that I just left them to go feral this year.

Small white oval bowl filled with baby plum tomatoes.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 03/09/2026

As someone who has been tweeted about personally by Rowling. And who spends my whole life trying to fight the damage caused by the litigation she funds. I think, personally, I would be less harmed by you giving me an actual kick in the ribs than watching the new Harry Potter & trying to justify it.

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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Teachers! Brand new Taskmaster Club is ready to go on our website and this term it features a whole episode with the wonderful Maddie Moate. It’s perfect for an extra-curricular club to help meet the DfE enrichment benchmarks or it can be an intervention. taskmastereducation.com/clubs/create

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 01/09/2026

Laboratories can be inherently hazardous environments but what does this mean when you’re expecting? Join us next week for an important conversation on the challenges facing pregnant chemists & changes needed to build support. Register here👇 @rsc.org #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...

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Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders

How safe is the lab when you're pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some trees here in Cambridgeshire have had leaves turning brown and falling for a few weeks now which is not normal at all - between the lack of water and the temperature a lot of plant life has died (RIP the grass in my garden).

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Fiona McMillan @moraigmonkey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I might now know something about plants that my mum doesn't - this has never happened before!

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Somehow it is 8 years today since we posted this Twitter thread, about a very, VERY old document from our Archive. Now it's another year older and we're still keeping it safe. It was written 624 years ago. No really. Archives are amazing. 👇

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