Michael Seery
Deputy Director of Centre for Academic Language and Development, University of Bristol. National Teaching Fellow. Visiting Professor at OU. Interested in all things higher education and history 🏳️🌈 🇮🇪
- #MICER26 at Imperial College London, 13 May 2026 micerportal.wordpress.com
- A mini-essay from me on the essay in the age of GenAI michaelseery.com/the-essay-in...
- 2026 will be (I think) the 10th MICER... we are now looking for expressions of interest to host it rsccerg.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/o...
- Something new from me. The Chris Adams symposium prompted me to think the role of virtual laboratories in chemistry and I have been slowly thinking it through since. It turns out that there is a lot to do. Sharing as a preprint and really welcome comments while I work it up. osf.io/preprints/ed...
- National Archives (UK) running 3 events on Irish history this month. Yes pleeeeze www.eventbrite.com/cc/finding-i...
- Sometimes it is hard being a chemist and a gardener
- Sometimes this is a very difficult country to live in
- One of the fascinating if depressing things about “the literature” is the extent to which people cite other work that completely misrepresents what the cited article says. And that’s going to get so much worse with AI “insights”.
- Happy Putting those Aspirations for Completing Tasks Back On Ice For Another Year Day to all who celebrate. 🙌
- You *can* have it all.
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- It's 4 years since everything upended, and having this month just finished the first year in my new role, I am (over)sharing some reflections. Short version: all is well :D michaelseery.com/reflecting-o...
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- I've spent a bit of time thinking and writing about GRC CERP; how it came together, and how it came to be. Thank you to everyone who played a part and the many messages since. It's long, so a main take away message, it is: *conference organisers should always have a "meal with speakers" system*.
- First day//last day of GRC CERP. Who needs sleep?!.Thanks so much to Erin Saitta for photos.
- Was an amazing week - thanks for presentation and bringing *all* the gang from Texas 🤣 They made an enormous contribution to the meeting.
- What an amazing week! Thank you everyone who made it so special. This was a career highlight that will be tough to beat. #GRCCERP #MoonAgents
- #GRCCERP begins! Setting off on journey with a view of Westbury White Horse from the train (through very murky window).
- At Trinity last night for book launch of 300 years of Trinity. Launched by Peter Boyle (who turned to history when he retired - role model ❤️); met up with JMK; and a talk from Peter Morris on history of chemistry lab.
- RIP Edmund White. As a very confused young adult I somehow came across his work and it was a lightbulb. A world I never thought I could connect with, but was a comfort to know it existed. Some lovely tributes www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
- Reposted by Michael SeeryWe are organising a one-day symposium in memory of Chris Adams, here in Bristol Chemistry on 27th June 2025, from 10 am. Details, programme and registration form here: cjasymposium.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Please register by the end of this week if you plan to come for dinner.
- As a lifelong academic I’m here for it.
- Trolls
- Are you attending GRC CERP this summer? If so, I have made a short presentation giving an overview of the conference, the flow of the week, and my top tips for attendees...! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrok...
- For Trinity Chemistry alumni (and interested others) Book launch of "Trinity College Dublin - 300 years of Chemistry" in Dublin on 30th June with a talk from Peter Morris on the history of the chemistry laboratory. What's not to love?!
- God I hope the answer is yes 🤞 (it was, but only because of a few extra hundred thousand details not mention in headline)
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- A cryptic clue for chemists
- Had a great day yesterday at #CLEAR25 symposium - really excellent talks. Loved hearing about @burrowscer.bsky.social phenomenongraphy work describing student perspectives in project-based labs, and Jianye Wei on inquiry in Chinese context. I've added my slides here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/guac2...
- Looking forward to it!
- I finally made a headline! Lovely article on the launch summit of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for University Science Education last week. use.ku.dk/news/news-20...
- Recording of @aud2526.bsky.social presentation "Signing to Know: Unlocking chemistry concepts" from symposium in her honour last week is now on @cerg.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thanks to Dr Helen Pain for her warm introduction to Audrey and the symposium youtu.be/9cWN4oD39kw
