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- We are absolutely thrilled by the news that Professor Dame Clare Grey has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the RSC! www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/profess... @rsc.org @greygroupcam.bsky.social #ChemAtCam #WomenInScience
- Throughout Lent Term we'll be putting out displays as part of a series titled #KnowYourLibrary, on topics our users told us they want more information about. First up: how to find physical items in the Chemistry Library! Visit the display for full details, or use our quick guides below. #ChemAtCam
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- February is LGBTQ+ History Month @lgbthm.bsky.social and we're turning our #MentalHealthMonday spotlight on to Switchboard @switchboard.bsky.social, the national LGBTQIA+ support line. Find out more by visiting their website: switchboard.lgbt #AcademicWellbeing #LGBTplusHM #lgbthm26
- The Moore Library is a great option for Chemistry students seeking spaces for group study! Check out their Lent term opening hours below. #ChemAtCam
- January is the longest month - 5x as long as any of the others - but there are still reasons to be cheerful. Shake off the winter blues at the @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social and enjoy early signs of spring on the Snowdrop Trail! UoC students get in for free #MentalHealthMonday #AcademicWellbeing
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- Reposted by Cambridge Chemistry LibraryMarie-Anne Lavoisier was born 268 years ago today. The wife of chemistry founding figure Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, she ultimately played an important role in the phlogiston wars of the 1780s through her translations, annotations, and correspondence. tinyurl.com/4dbxapm2 #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky 🧪
- During Michaelmas term, some of our users asked for more study buddies in the library. So, for the start of Lent term, meet our new animal fidget toys and homemade crochet labware study buddies (courtesy of the library assistant)! #ChematCam #AcademicWellbeing
- Take a look and remember to book! Open to all Cambridge staff and students.
- Reposted by Cambridge Chemistry LibrarySnowdrop season is coming in the Northern Hemisphere! What links these winter flowers with Alzheimer's treatment and nerve agents? Find out in this infographic! www.compoundchem.com/2018/02/08/s... #ChemSky 🧪
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- Chemistry Calendar: on this day in 1868, Danish chemist Søren Sørensen was born. Sørensen headed the prestigious Carlsberg Laboratory for over 30 years, where he developed the pH scale for measuring acidity. #chemistrycalendar #chemsky #chematcam
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- The *Library Office* will be closed 24 December and reopen at 9am on 5 January. We wish all at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry (and beyond!) a happy and healthy festive break and look forward to seeing you in 2026.
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- We hope our users are relaxing over the winter break, but we know sometimes work is unavoidable. The good news is, many resources can be accessed remotely. The Cambridge Libraries website has a great section offering guidance on the topics below: www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/eresources #chematcam
- Cambridge can get a bit lonely out of term, but there is still so much to see and do here! Why not visit one of the university museums, or challenge yourself to get to all of them? #chematcam
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- Looking for something to read over the winter break? Check out the Chemistry Library's book swap! Shelved next to the jigsaws in the Wellbeing area, these items don't need to be borrowed like other library books: just swap a book at any time, or return a book when you're finished! #chematcam
- Our Science paper is out! Huge congratulations to @huabin-zhou.bsky.social, Mike Rosen, and the brilliant @janhuemar.bsky.social @juliamaristany.bsky.social and @kieran-russell.bsky.social from our group News: bit.ly/4avnkAr and bit.ly/3XBGVHS Great perspective by @vram142.bsky.social +K Zhang
- Our final #mentalhealthmonday of Michaelmas Term coincides with the start of a new month and the arrival of a new calendar from @actionhappiness.bsky.social. Find previous calendars and other resources on the Action for Happiness website: actionforhappiness.org #chematcam #academicwellbeing
- The end of term is fast approaching, and we are once again celebrating Bridgemas in the Chemistry Library! We are also asking users to leave us some feedback using the boxes in the main library space and printer room. #chematcam #bridgemas
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- The brilliant Academic Mental Health posters by @zjayres.bsky.social are very popular with our users! They can also access her book, Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD, in the library and online. Find the posters and book via www.zjayres.com #mentalhealthmonday #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- It's always so lovely to see our users having fun with our Wellbeing resources! It brightens up these gloomy days. #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- For LGBTQ+ in STEM Day, we've collaborated with the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network on a display highlighting resources in the @rsc.org's LGBT+ toolkit, Cambridge-subscribed ebooks, and campaigns and networks such as 500 Queer Scientists @500qs.bsky.social. #LGBTQSTEMDay #chematcam
- This is Trans Awareness Week, and our #mentalhealthmonday spotlight is on the Kite Trust (@thekitetrust.bsky.social) which supports LGBTQ+ people up to the age of 30 in the Cambridge area. Find out more on their website: thekitetrust.org.uk #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- 🚨New books alert!🚨We're continuing to expand our Wellbeing book collection with three new items by Stella Cottrell (titles in alt text). To see what else is in the collection, visit our online reading list: cam.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/publ... #academicwellbeing #chematcam
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- 🚨New book alert🚨 We're very excited to add Labwork to Leadership by @jenheemstra.bsky.social (published by @harvardpress.bsky.social) to our collection! We hope it will be useful and of interest to our PIs and others planning their career in STEMM. #labworktoleadership #chemsky #chematcam
- This week's #mentalhealthmonday focuses on Mind CPSL, the local branch of the Mind charity, and the online counselling service Qwell. To find out more, use the QR codes below or visit the Mind CPSL website: www.cpslmind.org.uk #academicwellbeing #wellchem #chematcam
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- 🚨New books alert!🚨Introductory Grantology and Nucleation of Particles from the Gas Phase (both CUP @universitypress.cambridge.org) have just arrived at the Chemistry Library! Find out how you can recommend a resourrce on our website: library.ch.cam.ac.uk/recommend-bo... #chemsky #chematcam
- Happy Academic Writing Month! For our first #mentalhealthmonday post of November we're highlighting The Wellbeing Thesis, an online resource supporting postgraduate research students. Visit thewellbeingthesis.org.uk or scan the QR code below to find out more. #AcWriMo #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- Upcoming CUL training sessions might be of interest to Chemistry PGs and PDRAs - scan the QR codes below or visit www.training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-ti... to see all available sessions, find out more and book your spot! #researchskills #chemsky #chematcam
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- Learn from the horrors that sent chills down researchers’ spines! Happening this week (Thursday 30 October) #DataManagement
- This week for #mentalhealthmonday we're highlighting Shout, a service providing free and confidential support via text 24/7 for anyone who needs to reach out. Text 'Shout' to 85258 to start a conversation, or find out more on their website: giveusashout.org #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- We're looking ahead to this year's Academic Writing Month and encouraging users to start thinking about their goals for November with a display detailing events, resources, and tips for getting the most out of #AcWriMo25! #AcWriMo #chematcam
- Every Monday in Michaelmas term we'll be sharing a University service or charity our users can turn to for support. In the spotlight this week: the university's Postgraduate Wellbeing Service: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate... #chematcam #academicwellbeing #mentalhealthmonday
- Every Monday in Michaelmas term we'll be sharing a University service or charity our users can turn to for support. First up: UoC's Student Support, which helps undergraduates overcome a broad range of challenges: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/ #chematcam #academicwellbeing #mentalhealthmonday
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- Cambridge University Libraries run training sessions on a broad range ot topics throughout Michaelmas Term. Book your spot on upcoming sessions using the qr codes below, or view the full timetable here: training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-ti... #chematcam #academicskills #researchskills
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- We're asking library users to share their tips for getting the most out of Michaelmas term. Visit the whiteboard in the central library space to pass on your wisdom! #chematcam #michaelmas
- Every Monday in Michaelmas term we'll be sharing a University service or charity our users can turn to for support. First up: UoC's Student Support, which helps undergraduates overcome a broad range of challenges: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk/ #chematcam #academicwellbeing #mentalhealthmonday
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- Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. If you've just started at Cambridge - or if it's been a while - make sure you know where to get help if you need it during your time here. Student Support is a good place to start: www.studentsupport.cam.ac.uk #WMHD25 #academicwellbeing #chematcam
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- Reposted by Cambridge Chemistry LibraryThe 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel... #ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪
- A very warm welcome to new and returning students arriving at the Chemistry Department this week! Remember that you can watch your department in action via the Yusuf Hamied Dept of Chemistry YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J... #chematcam #chemsky
- It's the start of another month and another academic year -start off on a positive note with Action for Happiness's Optimistic October calendar! #acedemicwellbeing #chematcam
- We're looking forward to welcoming new and returning students and researchers to the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry! This great guide from @theul.bsky.social highlights some of the many resources, services and collections across University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives - check it out!
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- The next Research Café: Science Communication will take place on 30th September 2025 @ 11:30am-2:30pm at @West Hub, Cambridge. We have limited places, sign up here! For details and to sign-up: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...
- We've spruced up our Wellbeing Area with some new comfy chairs, just in time for the new academic year! We're looking forward to seeing what our users think of them. #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- 🚨New book alert!🚨A First Look at Coding in Chemistry: Solving Problems Using MATLAB has just arrived at the Chemistry Library! @rscbooks.rsc.org @rsc.org #chemsky #chematcam
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- Whipple Scribble - what a great idea @whipplemuseum.bsky.social. Be inspired by the history of science at the Whipple Museum next Thursday evening. We'd love to see any #chematcam sketches and display them on our #ChemLibArt shelf gallery!
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- Try a new way of being kind to yourself this month with @actionhappiness.bsky.social's Self-Care September calendar! #academicwellbeing #chematcam
- Another triumph of jigsawing ingenuity at the Chemistry Library! #academicwellbeing #chematcam
