Softley Group

News and views from the Softley Group

[Royal Society of Chemistry @RoySocChem]

Are you an early career chemist in the UK?

The RSC is looking to fund five early career researchers to attend and present their research at the 2025 Commonwealth Chemistry Congress in South Africa.

Submit your application by the extended 10 Nov deadline: https://t.co/lUhrjC95oY

[Williams Group @williamsgroupox]

The new Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Manufacturing (SCHEMA) Hub led by Prof. Charlotte Williams is looking to hire an Operations Manager and Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness Manager!

To find out more: https://t.co/FglXqMLE4Y

Closes 16/09/24

Retweet appreciated!

[Softley Group @SoftleyGroup]

@OxfordChemistry Congratulations to you all 👏🥰

[OxICFM @OxICFM]

⏰ One week to go! All welcome to attend our 'Global Challenges in Inorganic Chemistry' virtual conference next Tue. We've got 4 great talks lined-up . Register now to hear about their research! https://t.co/JZOTBOp0gS @ProfArno @PeterCaravan @HydRegen_Oxford @franfiorentini

[MPLSOxford @mplsoxford]

Lessons in Chemistry: Developing and Delivering Research-Based Workshops for Schools

Engaging with schools in a meaningful way requires careful planning, collaboration, and a deep understanding of both educational and scientific contexts.

Explore ideas👉 https://t.co/s3TgonkqOp

[Oxford Chemistry @OxfordChemistry]

Read more on this collaboration between three Oxford Chemistry groups here:
https://t.co/pFj8ZuAyTb

[Harry Anderson Group @HLAGroupOx]

Take a look at our exciting new paper in @ChemicalScience investigating (anti-)aromaticity in cyclophane anions using x-ray crystallography. @StawskiWojtek led this project as part of a research visit to @marinacuropi's lab @ualbany. Read Wojtek's thread for more details!

[Robert Hoye @RobertHoye4]

Thrilled to see our work featured as a cover of @NanoLetters. Well done to everyone!

[Oxford Chemistry @OxfordChemistry]

🧪 Breakthrough new method for producing fluorochemicals is published in @ScienceMagazine today
🎥 Take a look at our “Behind the Paper” video…

[Softley Group @SoftleyGroup]

@mplsoxford Umm 🤔😜, begins with C ?

[Williams Group @williamsgroupox]

Last week the Williams group took part in the Building Bridges project with @ChemOutreachOxf, sharing our research into using waste and bio-derived sources to make sustainable polymers with visiting year 6 students! 💚

[MPLSOxford @mplsoxford]

🧪 Stable beryllium-beryllium bond breakthrough

Researchers from @OxfordChemistry have synthesised the first-ever stable compound containing a chemical bond between two beryllium atoms (as featured in the New Scientist).

👉 Find out more: https://t.co/KiEYMt9tjP

[Dixon Group @dixon_group]

Great to see our recent BIMP-catalyzed addition of nitroalkanes to unsaturated esters has been highlighted in Synfacts! @thiemechemistry
Check it out:
https://t.co/R2sN3rgMJL
And if you missed the paper:
https://t.co/dwGX1xz177

[Oxford Chemistry @OxfordChemistry]

Many congratulations to @OxfordChemistry's very own Professor Andrew Goodwin, who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society today! 🎉
Read more here...⬇️
https://t.co/owhVsIxCaU

[Heather J. Lewandowski @lewandoh]

Our paper on helping to solve the puzzle of why the sun's corona is so hot is now published. This work includes about 1000 undergraduate student co-authors! https://t.co/HSzD4BvnIe

[Dixon Group @dixon_group]

Redox Transpositions of Tertiary Amides - now online at ChemRxiv!

Oxidation states dance in our new reductive activation of amides to enable one-pot synthesis of beta-functionalized amines.

Congratulations to @benshennan11 and Sergio!

https://t.co/EZC25YaoRM

[Novartis Science @NovartisScience]

We’re pleased to announce our 2022 Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry recipient, Professor Fernanda Duarte Gonzalez, @OxfordChemistry, for her use of computational techniques to understand (bio)chemical processes! Learn more here: https://t.co/uXUI4w3mbu

[Armstrong Group Oxford @ArmstrongOxford]

NEW! Another string to its bow – the Electrochemical Leaf used as a 1-electrode, 1-pot deracemiser & stereoinverter. Congratulations Beichen @OxfordGamers just in time for your DPhil submission! @OxfordChemistry @RoySocChem @ChemCommun @Turner_Biocat
https://t.co/Mx8sN5cVNi

[Armstrong Group Oxford @ArmstrongOxford]

New! A nanoconfined 4-enzyme cascade driven by electrical + chemical energy in the Electrochemical Leaf; in situ NADPH + ATP recycling is built-in @Turner_Biocat @OxfordChemistry @ACSCatalysis
Thanks @GioMorello + @BhavinSiri for the spark and insight

https://t.co/ayY0sv7fJG

[OxICFM @OxICFM]

Are you interested in a PhD in synthetic inorganic chemistry?
If so, register for our virtual open day on the 7th Jan (this Friday!)

Get your ticket here 👉
https://t.co/u4ND9mqjlJ