Graphical abstract showing a diaza-18-crown-6 macrocycle forming a magnifying glass looking into the brain. The dopamine catechol hydroxyl groups form hydrogen bonding interactions with the halogen bonding receptor appendage resulting in an optical response.

Great to see our latest paper out now @ChemicalScience.rsc.org! We report a halogen and hydrogen bonding-appended diaza-crown ether ion-pair receptor capable of the selective sensing of a dopamine salt through the formation of a convergent biomimetic binding site. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Me, sitting in a hospital bed, with a cup of tea, while donating stem cells.

Hard to believe it's been 2 years ago since my stem cell donation with @anthonynolan.bsky.social

After my grandmother passed away from leukaemia, I joined the register, never expecting to be a match.
Aged 16-30? Please do consider registering, it's easy and you might save someone's life!

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of #drylabs20, we are running an online meeting Wednesday 23rd of April, 2pm. DM @jamewilmore.bsky.social for details. @theotanner.bsky.social @annajkirkham.bsky.social @annabertram.bsky.social @drlinneasoler.bsky.social hopefully be there too!

A single-track country road in East Hendred with the tower of a country church in the background.

A lovely weekend walk, escaping to East Hendred to recharge mid-term. Always a treat to explore more of the Oxfordshire countryside.

It was great to meet you - thank you for coming!

A photo of front elevation of School of Chemistry at Oxford.

A photo of Chemistry Teaching Laboratory building at Oxford University

A photo of Inorganic Chemistry building at Oxford University

A photo of chemistry research laboratory at Oxford University

Glad that I made it to CTiP at @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social. I was very happy to see my old colleagues from @imperialchemistry.bsky.social alongside many other amazing academics. Thanks to @malcolmstewart.bsky.social @jamewilmore.bsky.social and other organisers.

A presentation in a university seminar room.

People networking at a conference

Great to meet so many colleagues at Chemistry Teaching in Practice #CTiP25 today and to hear some great teaching ideas from the UK and further afield. Thank you all for coming! Looking forward to #vicephec25 in Liverpool.

CTiP has begun @cpchem.bsky.social @drlinneasoler.bsky.social @jamewilmore.bsky.social

Registration and timetable for an academic conference.

A seminar room laid out with empty chairs with a welcome slide on the screens, ready for the arrival of delegates.

We're looking forward to welcoming chemistry teaching colleagues from the UK and overseas tomorrow for Chemistry Teaching in Practice 2025 #CTiP25
@oxfordchemistry.bsky.social!
Preparations are almost complete and we're exited to hear what everyone is getting up to!

Looking forward to attending CTiP workshop next week at @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social.

Schematic depiction of a [2]rotaxane in which binding of a lithium halide ion-pair induces macrocycle shuttling and an optical response.

Delighted to share our new metalloporphyrin [2]rotaxane for the selective sensing of lithium halide ion-pairs, through a Boolean AND logic gate mechanism, out now in Dalton Transactions!
@oxfordchemistry.bsky.social

pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Delighted to start 2024 with the accepted manuscript of my new review on Mechanical Bond Enhancements for Recognition and Sensing now online at Advanced Materials!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202309098

Paper accepted and an invitation to this place, great way to end 2023.