Congrats to @MGGuerzoni on a successful viva defence (with thanks to @SheppardTomD @guto_rhys @NiekBuurmaH2O) . Huge appreciation to @LeverhulmeTrust for sponsoring this project with myself and @rebecca_melen hosted @ChemistryCU .

Diwrnod o hwyl yn gwirfoddoli yn yr Eisteddfod || Fun day volunteering at the Eisteddfod. Great engagement from kids & adults all day! Da iawn pawb 👏

Cornwall, you did not disappoint. Sun, sea, cider. Fresh air, friends, fun times.

Now THIS is what I call an ice-cream (local name "The Hedgehog") 🦔,🍦🤤

Out Of Office (finally) on. I aim to be in an excess state of Cornish ice-cream/bakery-delights/cider goodness over the next few days. .

Spot the difference! Congrats to Dr Magri and @NataliaSawick20 on their doctorate graduations. #proudsupervisor @ChemistryCU

Gifts from a grateful UG tutee have really brightened my day ☺️.@ChemistryCU @cardiffuni

Inorganic synthesis 👍; advanced spectroscopy (EPR/TAS/luminescence) 👌; DFT computation 🎯. If you're interested in any of the above, please get in touch to discuss project ideas.

Don't you just love a server maintenance day when you're frantically trying to get calcs finished for a conference talk?.

A commendation from student reps in a @ChemistryCU Staff-Student panel, and a nomination for "Personal Tutor Award" at the @cardiffstudents #ESLAs, made for two very lovely birthday presents. 😍🙏🎁

Academia Skill Set - juggling umpteen balls whilst simultaneously keeping your fingers crossed and hoping that the only ones you drop aren't "important"🤹‍♀️🤞.

RT @RSC_ESR: Last chance to present at #RSCESR2024 Brief extension to abstract deadlines. Talk abstracts due 2355 GMT 31st Jan. Poster dead….

When you come into work especially for an in-person meeting, and it gets cancelled an hour beforehand - great start to the year😔.

First work day of 2024 done (albeit WFH as a gentle route back into things). And now to sleep, because of course the body clock is still completely out of sync.

Teaching 2023 = done ✔️ Just the small matter of paper proofs/ 2 paper submissions/ expenses claims/ treasurer audits/ UG admissions queries/ urgent experiments to finish before I can sign off for the year. 😴.

RT @RSC_ESR:

RT @MacTimmel: Congratulations to Professor Songi Han on the award of the Bruker Lecture Prize 2024! .

It's end of July and I'm sat in my office wearing two jumpers. Even more reason to be grateful for my imminent (and long overdue) annual leave, to be spent in MUCH warmer climes.

You've got to love (or in my case, "dread with every fibre of your being!") a bit of cheeky DFT on a Friday afternoon.

ah, the sweet sound of cork on willow. long may it last (preferably for most of the day, at least!). #IYKYK #Bazball #Ashes2023.