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Analytical chemist // Beekeeper // British Mass Spectrometry Society trustee and Treasurer.

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Richard Wyn Jones @richardwynjones.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!
7km of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.
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Martin Johnes @martinjohnes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"Young people leave school knowing little about the story of Wales". Article in the Western Mail by myself and David Eagan calling for a new approach to Welsh history in the Curriculum for Wales. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/educati...
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Young people leave school knowing little about the story of Wales
"It remains the case that most pupils in Wales will leave school with limited knowledge of the history of their own nation and its place in the wider UK and world"
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
An outstanding talk from Bethan Mair last week on the life and works of poet and academic Sir TH Parry Williams. Her intimate knowledge of the bard brought him to life and enlightened the audience on his relevance to this day. For updates sign up at www.weallanelli.org #WelshHistory
Bethan Mair standing in front of a lectern speaking at the WEA Llanelli talk, audience members sitting in the in frontSir TH Parry-Williams siting at a desk in his study with bookshelves in the background
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Rhodri N Owen🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 @rhodri.phd · 19/02/2026
Interesting talk in #Llanelli tonight with @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Are Welsh voters moving away from traditional party politics? Join Dr Jac Larner (Cardiff University) for a discussion on the future of politics in Wales ahead of the Senedd elections. 📅 19 February | Start 19:30 📍 Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli More info: www.weallanelli.org #WelshPolitics
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Are Welsh voters moving away from traditional party politics? Join Dr Jac Larner (Cardiff University) for a discussion on the future of politics in Wales ahead of the Senedd elections. 📅 19 February | Start 19:30 📍 Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli More info: www.weallanelli.org #WelshPolitics
Picture of Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament entrance with a Picture of Dr Jac Larner inset
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Today, WEA Llanelli holds regular talks, looking to the future with optimism, fostering new friendships, community engagement and committed to lifelong learning. The speakers are usually prominent in their field of activity and give us ideas to spawn further work by our current generation.
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Come and join us, change us, make Llanelli into a modern town and have fun doing so. www.weallanelli.org
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We remain supported by the people of Llanelli in its democratic approach to life-long learning, offering classes and free monthly lectures in a diverse range of subjects from politics, philosophy, economics, international affairs, history, music, science, art and literature. www.weallanelli.org
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The WEA was one of the very first organisations to recognise equal status for women being formed the same year as the British Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), founded by Emmeline Pankhurst, where its members were also known as the Suffragettes. www.weallanelli.org
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WEA Llanelli - Workers Educational Association @weallanelli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
WEA Llanelli has achieved remarkable status within Wales as one of the oldest and largest branches of the international Workers Educational Association (WEA). During its history it has contributed significantly to the quality of life of the town. Come and take a look www.weallanelli.org
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WEA LLANELLI | Cultivating curiosity and Critical thinking since 1914
WEA Llanelli is Llanelli’s oldest community association, a community group run by volunteers since 1914, empowering working people through lifelong learning to broaden the mind and encourage critical ...
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Dr Stephen Hendry @drstephenhendry.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Disabled scientists shouldn’t have to self-advocate just to do their jobs @rsc.org Accessible labs = innovation #ChemSky #DisabledInSTEM Adjustable fume hoods to assistive tech, solutions are here NOW we need action #InclusiveLabsRSC How can we drive meaningful change? www.rsc.org/news/disabil...
Front cover of the report Disability-inclusive Laboratories in the Chemical Sciences. Making chemistry accessible for everyone.
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Tales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
#bookologythursday Thinking of buying your loved one a copy of The Mabinogion for Christmas, but not sure which edition or translation to gift? Here are my quick gift-giving edition recommendations to help you out! 1/5
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Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS+) @femalesinms.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 FeMS Q4 2025 Empowerment Award applications are now open! More info here 👉https://femalesinms.com/empowerment/ Apply here👉https://airtable.com/applvoZXoHURMcSCq/shrQlJoZ6f2P5yWqc #FeMS #TeamMassSpec #WomenEmpowerment
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Dutch Society for Mass Spectrometry @denvms.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We are excited to share the final program for the NVMS Fall Meeting on November 19, 2025, at the House of Connections in Groningen. Download the program here: www.nvms.nl/index.php/nv... See you all there! 😀🧪✨ #NVMS #MassSpec #RUG #Science
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NVMS Fall Meeting 2025 – Program Announced! - NVMS
We are pleased to share the full program for the upcoming NVMS Fall Meeting, taking place on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the House of Connections in Groningen.
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John Yates @jyates.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hey @asms.org peeps. I’m running for VP for programs and I’d like your vote. Check out the asms web site for details and you will see an email with voting instructions in the near future. I approach this position with lots of experience organizing scientific conferences & I ❤️ asms. Please re-sky.
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Sarah E Hancock @sarahehancock.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
To be honest, when I see conferences announced that have a majority of male invited speakers, I think the organisers are not trying hard enough. We have so many excellent #FemalesinMS and resources available there is really no excuse for it anymore #massspec #teammassspec #lipidomics #metabolomics
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ASMS @asms.org · 24/10/2025
Every month, Faces of #MassSpectrometry spotlights a scientist shaping the field. Meet Tabiwang Arrey! 👋 His story highlights the creativity, collaboration, and curiosity that keep mass spec moving forward. Explore his profile: bit.ly/47dL2xQ #TeamMassSpec #ASMSMembers
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Faces of Mass Spectrometry
As an initiative of the ASMS Diversity Committee,
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Just popped into the Royal Institution for a coffee, to discover they have a lovely display on benzene to mark the bicentenary of Faraday's discovery of it. Here are his notes, his paper, and one of his first samples. Glorious.
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HispanicLatinX_MS @hispanicslatinxms.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Attention mass spectrometry enthusiast! This Friday October 10th at 11 am CT we'll be hosting the first of our Young Investigator Series webinars. Don't miss out on the double feature as Larry Rodriguez will also be sharing his work on electrophysiology and single cell proteomics
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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 05/10/2025
Over the past five years the RSC has evolved its prizes to better celebrate the range of excellence that can be found in the chemical sciences, including more recognition of team science and technical roles.
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How the Royal Society of Chemistry is reshaping recognition in the chemical sciences
Changes over the past five years have enabled a wider variety of team and individual excellence to be celebrated
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The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining @iom3.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
#IOM3Policy | We’ve joined the Institution of Chemical Engineers (#IChemE) and the Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org to publish a joint report that identifies critical jobs and skills gaps stalling the UK’s ability to deliver a successful circular economy. Read the report 👉 iom3.info/3WhAhpd
First page of the report titled 'Jobs and skills for a circular economy: a cross-sector perspective from the chemical and materials science and engineering communities' on an IOM3-branded colourful background. Also includes logos of IOM3, Institution of Chemical Engineers, and Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Martin Johnes @martinjohnes.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
New research from the British Academy on declining arts & humanities provision in universities. Amongst its findings, is the fact that the number of students studying Welsh as a degree has fallen by 61% since 2011. university-council-for-languages.org/2025/09/12/b...
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British Academy Report Shows Cold Spots In SHAPE Provision
With more students than ever studying at local universities, a recent report published by the British Academy shows growing cuts of humanities, social sciences, and arts degree programmes in rural,…
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Professors, help me out here - how many graduate students or postdocs do you feel have a background in teaching: 1) astronomy AND 2) biochemistry or biology? A. less than 50 B. 50-250 C. 250-500 D. More than 500 Please RT. 🧪⚗️#chemsky
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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 04/09/2025
Ever heard of D’Hondt? From 2026, this formula will shape the Senedd. It allocates seats in rounds, balancing votes and representation. Here’s what that means for voters in Wales. bit.ly/41pWuVi
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Labour had 9.7 million voters in July 2024. 2 million (20%) now don't know, but haven't chosen a rival. These prefer Lab & centre-left to right 2.6 million to centre/left (27%) 900k Labour to LD (9%) 800k Labour to Green (8%) 900k across others (9%) 800k Lab 2024 to Reform (8%) A sliver to Cons
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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 01/09/2025
Government and Parliament—often confused, yet their roles couldn’t be more different. Let’s take a closer look at what each does. bit.ly/4nGmZiw
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The Analytical Scientist @analyticalsci.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🌟 Special Edition: Mass Spectrometry 2025 From new ion sources to powerful computational tools, mass spec is pushing boundaries and reshaping science. 🔬 Trends + challenges 🧠 Insights from Clemmer, Prentice & Richardson 📈 2025’s standout research 👉 Read now: ow.ly/o8r450WMCNR #MassSpectrometry
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Special Edition: Mass Spectrometry in 2025
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Dictator-esque Nigel Farage plans backing torture, jailing kids and paying jihadis. Scrap UK human rights protections, lock up women and children, jeopardise peace in Northern Ireland, risk going to war with the church. Opposes worker rights, supports fracking. This after supporting Brexit.
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7 dictator-esque Farage moments as he backs torture and paying Taliban
Launching his hard-right mass deportation plan, the Reform leader said he would scrap Britain’s human rights protections and put peace in Northern Ireland at risk
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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 26/08/2025
The 2026 Senedd election will bring the biggest changes in 25 years: 96 Members, new voting areas, and a simpler ballot. Whether it’s your first vote or not, here’s what’s changing—and why. bit.ly/4m9Of7T
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We Are RLadies+ @weare.rladies.org · 25/08/2025
If you have R students learning to clean data, the truffle package by Ian Hussey ( @ianhussey.mmmdata.io ) might be for you. Plus the icon is a cute pig 🐷 Thanks, Nur Shahir, for the tip! www.linkedin.com/in/nmshahir/ github.com/ianhussey/tr... #rladies
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Reform UK voted against worker rights in parliament, favoured bad bosses. Now it supports fracking which can cause earthquakes and negative environmental impacts. Companies will make vast profits, people will pick up the tab. Many homes would be uninsurable. Who would buy affected houses?
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Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
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omg! ubuntu @omgubuntu.co.uk · 25/08/2025
34 years ago today, Linus Torvalds posted to the Minix newsgroup on an OS he was building, billed as "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu". That OS was Linux, and it revolutionised computing. #Linux #OTD #foss
Colorful background with a cartoon penguin and text: "HAPPY 34th BIRTHDAY, LINUX! Est. 1991."
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Søren Have @sorenhave.dk · 23/08/2025
Fully agree with @transenv.bsky.social that this is completely unacceptable. We must not let the US government impose their sick car culture on us, damaging both people and planet. Also, if we give in on this, what is then next?
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
refugees are being housed in hotel rooms that do not meet their basic needs: families are being housed in rooms with no cooking facilities, nowhere for children to play, frequent reports of mould, damp, vermin. if an MP can’t explain that to constituents what are we doing here.
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Chicanatravels @chicanatravels.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Fantasy world of Farage adviser: UK should not have fought Nazi Germany. Could “regain” former colonies. Should copy mass incarcerations as in El Salvador. Should not support Ukraine. Elsewhere Reform opposes worker rights, wants US style healthcare, return to gold standard for currency.
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Farage adviser said UK would be better off if it had not fought in WW2
Exclusive: Jack Anderton says UK may ‘regain’ former colonies in future and suggests end to support for Ukraine
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Right wing coup = profits for corporations. Services privatised. Adult social care, profit margins of up to 42%. Privately owned cataract surgeries, profit margins 32% - 43%. Children’s care homes average profits of 23%. Public money buys less. Higher taxes to pay for corporate profits.
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How we can fight back against the right-wing coup
For a better future the power of corporations and wealthy elites must be curbed and reversed
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 13/08/2025
NEW RESEARCH: Parked cars can account for 10 percent of the surface areas of some cities. It turns out that their albedo (reflectivity) can significantly contribute to the urban heat island effect. Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road. 🧵
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Lukas Käll @lukaskall.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The last day for registering for the Nordic Conference in Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics 2025 in Odense, Denmark, 1-3rd September 2025, is closing in. Please sign up before Friday! www.nordicmsp2025.com
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Nordic MSP 2025 – Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics Conference in Odense
Join leading scientists at Nordic MSP 2025 at ODEON in Odense, Denmark. A premier conference on mass spectrometry and proteomics.
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Martin Johnes @martinjohnes.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Future generations will be much happier dealing with some concrete than with a planet half destroyed by climate change.
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 04/08/2025
There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline. The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that: A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up. But that's far too nuanced.
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9to5Linux.com @9to5linux.com · 07/08/2025
#Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by #Linux Kernel 6.14 9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04... #OpenSource
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Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat) is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.14 from Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin).
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Nick Ray @nicklifeafloat.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I met Leon in Castletown this morning. What a man! He’s walking the NC500, raising funds for Mind. Tragically, his partner took her life last year and he struggles with poor mental health and drug addiction. He has a YouTube channel and would love to share his message. youtube.com/shorts/2lmrU...
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