Being a woman is kind of like being a cyclist in a city where all the cars represent men. You're supposed to be able to share the road equally with cars, but that's not how it works. The roads are built for cars and you spend a great deal of physical and mental energy being

Three faculty positions open to join our vibrant energy materials community Cambridge University at an exciting time! Physics of Energy Mat Cavendish Laboratory jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47815/ Energy Mat Cambridge Materials jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47799/ Modelling Energy Mat Cambridge Chemistry ch.cam.ac.uk/job/47745

One PhD Position is available in my research group on Colloidal Nanomaterial Design. Details about the PhDs and the application process can be found here singhgroupul.ie/?page_id=435 Deadline: 10th September 2024. Reposts are appreciated. Chemical Sciences UL Bernal Institute Faculty of Science & Engineering | UL University Of Limerick

Last day of my holiday! Great to round it off with a fantastic day's riding at Antur Stiniog. So much fun!

Our own Victoria visited Prof Rachel Oliver 🐯 group Cambridge Materials during the last weeks of July. In her time in Cambridge, Victoria performed advanced characterisation and modelling of novel porous emitters in the framework of our National Project Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and Juan de la Cierva fellowship

Exclusive: UKRI staff workload and bullying concerns revealed. UKRI employees have raised concerns about bullying, overwork and burnout to senior management, according to notes we obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-res…

Pro tip: if you receive an out of office email response saying your correspondent will be away and not reading email before a certain date, it is not helpful to resend versions of your original message on a daily basis prior to that date.

The 2024 Research and Innovation workforce survey is now live, giving you a unique opportunity to influence UK government and UK research and innovation (UKRI) policy. bit.ly/3wyaAHl

I gave myself a full day today to make progress on writing a particular document, with regular video calls with a collaborator to keep me on task. Great way to make progress. I recommend it!

29 weird and wacky challenges in 29 days to raise money for the 29% of children living in poverty... Amazing work by George Pointon Check it out below, or donate here: givestar.io/gs/challenge-29 ##MAKEITCOUNT ##givestar

Some of my favourite mountain biking trail centres are under threat of closure. Please sign this petition to ask the Welsh government to step in and help keep these awesome facilities open! petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2463…

Had fun today at the Forest of Dean. Some XC, some downhill, some playing on the jumps...

A labour of love and community for the last 4 years. More than 25 people have contributed to the book, and many more have helped review, edit and support 📖 Join us at the book launch on 21st October. And contact me if you want to bring these conversations to your community/org

Our Director of Epitaxy Dr Ian Farrer and MBE Research Associate Dr Akshay Verma are attending ICMBE 2024 in Matsue, Japan from 8th-13th September. Both are presenting abstracts on their MBE research. For more information visit icmbe2024.org #ICMBE2024

What I did on my holidays... Have a look at this video from a really fun ride at Coed y Brenin: youtu.be/-SJntoF7Qi4?si…

This is sexy as fuck. Academics in love and can describe each other’s work. A connection like that is so hot, and I’m thrilled to have it with my sweetest heart, public health scholar Dr. Sirry Alang Sirry ❤️❤️❤️

Chi Onwurah (Chi Onwurah 💙) “disappointed” by Labour ministerial snub...but MP sees chance to “drive scientific change for working people” if elected science committee chair. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

Meet Ojas, another Cambridge Materials Undergraduate who we have sponsored to complete a Royce Summer internship. Ojas is getting real-world experience working with Prof Rachel Oliver 🐯 within the Cambridge Centre of Gallium Nitrade research group royce.ac.uk/internship-sch…

Two excellent candidates...

As if trying to prove my point Fr Calvin Robinson reported me to the police for accurately calling out his House Negro nonsense 🤦🏾‍♂️ And of course the police jumped at the chance to get a Black man in the station #PsychosisofWhiteness independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…