Dr Fabrizio Ortu

Organometallic chemist, Associate Professor @uniofleicester. All things s- and f-block.🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇺 Views are my own.

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

Check out our calcium electride work now out in @J_A_C_S! A tour de force led by @alex_bowles_33 and @jquirk_cmt, covering mechanochemical synthesis, magnetism and computational studies (and more!) https://t.co/jwwhoQ28QX

[Leicester Chemistry @Leicesterchem]

@Leicesterchem Ranked 2nd in UK 🥈🇬🇧… that's 1st in England 🥇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 -  @guardian University Guide 2026 - Universities ranked by subject area: Chemistry https://t.co/B15Y1LPq5E

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

Check out our latest group paper in collaboration with
Dani Reta, now out in @CommsChem. A lot of hard work to put this together, a great collaborative effort! https://t.co/KJInDA9MiG

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Facile, Reversible Hydrogen Activation by Low-Coordinate Magnesium Oxide Complexes | Journal of the American Chemical Society @univofstandrews https://t.co/1W4Oj7e0mb

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

@JosefBoronski @GroupAldridge @RobertHoye4 @A_Swarbrook @maxxdietz @TheNeidigLab Congratulations Joe!

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

These are all competitive studentships, so please get in touch if you're interested in submitting an application!!

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

🚨PhD alert🚨 We still have 2 x #PhD opportunities for UK students to joing our group in September 2025! #chemtwitter #phdlife

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

Second opportunity is a GTA/PhD studenthip (4 years funding) on rare earth low oxidation state chemistry, focusing on multimetallic clusters for molecualr magnetism. Deadline is 2nd February. https://t.co/5BWhqOmsgX

[MillsGroup @millsgroupchem]

Two PhD studentships @UoMChemistry @LeverhulmeTrust that we are co-supervising are currently being advertised - please RT and check out the adverts below if you are interested:
https://t.co/NQOn6FrSzm
https://t.co/0XnvmuZJun

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

🚨PhD alert🚨 Another opportunity for a PhD studentship in our group, as part of the EPSRC DLA scheme here @uniofleicester. This is a competitive scheme with other projects - get in touch if you want to know more! https://t.co/b10xPLx7KG

[MillsGroup @millsgroupchem]

PengBo has led a paper now asap @ChemicalScience with Zheng and Winpenny @UoMChemistry on rare earth amidinate complexes bridged by benzene tetraanions. 2024 has been quite the year for this type of complex as you'll see from the citations! https://t.co/XfbHw0Y3z7 @GemGransbury

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

New preprint out now in @ChemRxiv! Work led by Matt and Archie (@YuLiu1991) on a new class of group 2 and rare earth methanides. Great to collaborate again with Dani Reta - check out his amazing spectroscopic and theoretical work on our Eu complexes! https://t.co/UMECzTqssJ

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

Advertised also on @FindAPhD https://t.co/5BWhqOlUrp

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

@Leicesterchem is recruiting 2xGTA/PhD students (start date September 2025) with several projects to choose from, including one in our group. If you like rare earths and want to make some crazy molcules, get in touch! #phd #phdlife https://t.co/CIR8XjnCzi

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

Huge congratulations to @Elias_Alexo for his first publication in the group - out now in @Molecules_MDPI! Also thanks to @alex_bowles_33 and @YuLiu1991. Super happy working alongside @ben_reant, and witness his debute as a corresponding author! https://t.co/Qy9TwbvtqS

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

@millsgroupchem @ChemicalScience @jeff_jeffty_jef @GemGransbury @nfchilton @UoMChemistry What do you mean 'batteris not included'??? Cheapskates! 🤣

[Dr Fabrizio Ortu @FabOrtu]

For those of you wondering, Vinnie dictated the letter and traced mamma's writing. Vinnie's writing can be found at the top, clearly indicating where to find his design (also executed by a very tired and worn out mamma...). All coloured by Vinnie. Xmas cannot come soon enough...

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Our son has asked #Santa for a real #IronMan armour that flies and has lots of deadly gadgets. We explained it's out of Santa's scope, so he decided to ask @Marvel directly. To clarify: Vinnie is 6yo and not military trained! Marvel, you have a letter in the post...

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@GaryLineker Any plans for a science podcast? Quite a catchy acronym as well - TRIS!

[ChemEurJ: Chemistry - A European Journal @ChemEurJ]

Hirshfeld Atom Refinement (HAR) and Complementary Bonding Analysis of Lithium m-Terphenylhydridoborates Containing B-H...Li Linkages (Simon Grabowsky, Emanuel Hupf, @JensBeckmann16 and co-workers) #OpenAccess https://t.co/RTKFi0FdiX