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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Peptides in Sport: What Are They and Have They Always Been Banned? | www.weareforensic.co.uk/peptides-in-...

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Has anyone tried substack for writing? Thought I'd give it a go as I haven't found much engagement here and X is no fun anymore. Or is blueksy now working better?

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Meldonium: the drug allegedly found in Mykhailo Mudryk’s doping test. Something I wrote for The Conversation. Read the piece here👇 theconversation.com/meldonium-th...

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Meldonium: the drug allegedly found in Mykhailo Mudryk’s doping test explained

Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk has been provisionally suspended for failing a doping test.

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I'd be asking when Mudryk last had a drugs test prior to the suspicious one. Meldonium can hang around a while if used regularly. Would one time or short term actually aid performance? If short gap between tests and prior was negative it helps the 'tainted supplement' defence.

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Julia Robinson @robinson-julia.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

‘We received a large volume of correspondence that made it clear that students, employers and the chemistry and wider scientific community were concerned...' The full story on the University of Reading has now been published @chemistryworld.bsky.social: www.chemistryworld.com/news/repriev...

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Reprieve for University of Reading’s chemistry department but redundancies loom

Proposed closure has been averted although MSc and MChem programmes will end

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Sheffield Hallam Biosciences and Chemistry @hallam-biosci-chem.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The School of Biosciences and Chemistry at Sheffield Hallam has arrived on BlueSky. Here's a starter pack of our folks that's are here as well go.bsky.app/EaYxKUo

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Mel Lacey @mellacey.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

📢 📢 📢 12-month Lectureship in Biochemistry and Analytical Science at Sheffield Hallam University Please share: bit.ly/LectBiochemA...

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

From the OfS report into HE providers financial sustainability. UK UG intake 1% growth vs 5% anticipated. Detail shows larger teaching universities anticipated 5% growth yet got 1%, Research Intensive anticipated little growth but got 10%. 16% drop in international visa applications.

Table of UCAS acceptance data from 23 vs 24.

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

UCLan last week, Reading looks like it's this week's threatened department.. Let's keep some Chemistry schools open. Is this the wheel turning to applied courses again? Chemistry remains a top 5 A Level, yet conversion to degree is getting lower. We need more chemists!

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

"Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year" According to the Office for Students “bold and transformative action” is needed. Mergers and cost sharing are mooted. Times are tough and might get tougher. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year

Higher education regulator says sector needs to take ‘take bold action’ and consider mergers or cost sharing

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Has this place got a jobs board? Please share around anyone who may be interested in our Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry position at Sheffield Hallam University. Closing date 17/11/24. #AnalyticalChemistry #academicjobs

Recruitment ad for Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry and Sheffield Hallam University. £38.205-£42,978 per annum

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Another chemistry closure at UCLan. Not good for chemistry sector. Chemistry jobs are outgrowing the job market in other sectors, we need skilled Chemistry graduates from a variety of institutions.

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Great appointment for the University. "The Premier League's first black referee, Uriah Rennie, has been named as the new chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. " www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Uriah Rennie: Veteran referee becomes Sheffield Hallam University chancellor

Uriah Rennie is to become chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University in 2025.

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Lovely autumn colours outside campus for our Sheffield Hallam Open Day 🍂🍁.

Sheffield Hallam University entrance with autumnal trees

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Well after a year of non use, I've had about 20 new follows today, so something must now be happening on Bluesky. I'll take another look around.

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Tom Bassindale @tombassindale.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Braved the storms to visit London and the Royal Society of Chemistry, Heads of Chemistry meeting. Always good to talk chemistry research and education.

Entrance to Royal Society of Chemistry building

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