People gathered in a building foyer

A coffee break after a fantastic first session at MASC 2025 here in Milton Keynes! @openuniversity.bsky.social

#MASC2025
#RSC_MASC

Portrait of Simona Bianco

Portrait of Jiarong Wu

📣 Announcement 📣

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 RSC MASC Group PhD Thesis Award 🏆, given in the memory of John Fossey, goes to both Simona Bianco (University of Glasgow) and Jiarong Wu @jiarongwu.bsky.social (University of St Andrews/Universität Würzburg).

Congratulations both!

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Happy St Andrew's Day

https://ow.ly/KvqC50Xzv1r

#EverToExcel #StAndrewsDay #Scotland

A windy Pier Walk to mark the start of Martinmas Semester. 💨

Welcome back to our returning students and hello to all our new ones - enjoy Orientation Week!

#EverToExcel

📢Very excited to announce that our team will be moving to
@standrewschem.bsky.social
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 later this month. I am so very grateful to
@wuerthnergroup.bsky.social
🇩🇪for support over the last 3-years and stoked for our teams future! Check out an updated website at imineswitch.com 🚨🔦💡

🥳So excited to see our work highlighted #OnTheCover of @angewandtechemie.bsky.social (Outside Back Cover)!!
Many thanks to Jo Richers Studio for designing this beautiful piece of art!🤩

👀Check out the full story here:
doi.org/10.1002/anie...

#ProudPI
#SupramolecularChem
#ChemTwitter
#WomenInSTEM

On what would have been Fraser Stoddart's 83rd birthday, many of us remember the incredible legacy he has given us.

Please fill out this form | School of Chemistry | University of St Andrews 📢 The School of Chemistry, with the support of the University EDI Project Fund and the RSC Inclusion and Diversity grant, are hosting a panel event titled “Elements of Inclusion” on Friday 23rd May at...

The School of Chemistry, with the support of the University EDI Project Fund & the RSC Inclusion and Diversity grant, are hosting a panel event titled “Elements of Inclusion” on Friday 23rd May at 10 am. Check here for info: www.linkedin.com/posts/st-and...

🙌#ProudPI to see Max’s and Vigan’s work online now in @synlettjournal.bsky.social 👀
www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...
We report the synthesis of 2,8-dihalogenated diazocines demonstrating good reactivity in Suzuki cross-coupling reactions.

#KrbekGroup
#ChemSky
#molswitches
#photoswitches

TOC of the paper showing a light responsive transimination influencing a non-photoresponsive transimination (at least at 405 nm irradiation).

🚨📢Out now in #Chem, @jiarongwu.bsky.social and I figure out how to perturb a non-photoresponsive reaction(🌚) out of equilibrium using our imine-based photoswitches🔦💡This is achieved using a light-responsive transimination!(🌝)
#AIPs #imine #OpenAccess #ChemSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

ECECR - EaStCHEM Conference for Early-Career Researchers 2025 Visit the post for more.

We are very delighted to invite you to the East Chem Early Career Conference 2025. The event will be held at the School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews on the 17th of June, 2025. We welcome submissions from all over the UK.
ececr2025.wordpress.com

🔊🗓️ Just under one month to apply for this unique PhD position in supramolecular and nanoscale chemical systems working at both @st-andrewschem.bsky.social and University of Bonn #chemsky #phd www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Recruiting for an exciting bilateral PhD project in systems chemistry and colloidal nanomaterials. Working between @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and University of Bonn, jointly supervised with @profphilp.bsky.social, @vkrbek.bsky.social and Arne Luetzen. Details: tinyurl.com/4p3s8m4s #Chemsky #phdjobs

James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry.

Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9

Gordon, Laura and Sarah after the viva

Despite the challenges of Storm Éowyn, Laura Gravener defended her PhD thesis successfully today. Congratulations Laura! Euan and I wish you the very best for life after St Andrews. Thanks to Gordon Florence and Sarah Pike for serving as examiners.

Almost time for me to reprise my role as question master for this RSC Top of the Bench event this evening.

Best of luck to all four schools competing in tonight’s Regional Final.

Now that 2025 is here, just wanted to highlight the opening we have for an Organic Chemistry Lectureship at St Andrews again.

Applications close in about two weeks on 22nd January. All the details in the link.

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/V2/ViewVacan...

Fraser Stoddart holding a model of buckminsterfullerene in a research lab at Sheffield University in 1988.

Fraser Stoddart sitting in his car on a very snowy street in Chicago in 2019 shortly after his passenger had dug the car out of the snow.

Deeply saddened to hear yesterday about Sir Fraser Stoddart passing away. For me, from Sheffield to the streets of Chicago, across 35 years, it was always an adventure (though mostly with much less snow). Fraser was a force of nature and leaves an enormous legacy. He will be sorely missed.

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS at University of St Andrews Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

As part of our initiative to strengthen and expand Organic Chemistry research in the School of Chemistry @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, we have an opening for a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry. Closing date for applications is 22nd January 2025. Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW116/l...

Public art sculpture in Broughty Ferry called Tay Haze depicting a stylised human form as if in mist.

No chemistry for my first post here, just calm, River Tay vibes from my walk last Sunday. “Tay Haze” by Lee Simmons (2024)