Laura Fisher

It is a great honor for me to have been selected and to endorse this new role in such a great team! This will be challenging in this AI era, but where is the fun without challenges?

A huge thank you to Russell Cox @russellcoxchem.bsky.social for his time as Editor-in-Chief of RSC Advances. 👇

For all his achievements and efforts as RSC Advances Editor-in-Chief, we pay thanks to @russellcoxchem.bsky.social! He shared his reflections on the journal's progress and its future with @karenfaulds.bsky.social and @fabdumoulin.bsky.social, available to read here 👇 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/09/1...

We are delighted to welcome Dr Petr Beier (@iocbprague.bsky.social, Czech Academy of Sciences) as an Associate Editor, who is now handling organic chemistry submissions for the journal 📢 Discover more about Petr and his research 📖 blogs.rsc.org/ra/2026/09/0...

The Editorial Office and Editorial Board thank @russellcoxchem.bsky.social for his guidance and support over the years, and for being so terrific to work alongside 👏

@russellcoxchem.bsky.social has supported @rscadvances.rsc.org since the journal's launch in 2011, both as an Editorial Board member and as Editor-in-Chief. Russell is now retiring from this role, and we will be reflecting on his time with the journal in the coming weeks so watch this space 📣

We are delighted to welcome @fabdumoulin.bsky.social as our new co Editor-in-Chief, working alongside Prof Karen Faulds. Fabienne has worked as an Associate Editor for the journal since 2015, and joined the Editorial Board in 2022. Fabienne brings a wealth of knowledge into the role as co-EiC 🎉

More appalling behaviour from the BBC. ⬇️ A trans person interviewed about their horrific experience having their surgery cancelled whilst in the hospital described as 'biologically female'. And then half the article devoted to praising the work of an unemployed transphobe. 🗣️ DEFUND THE BBC 🗣️

Professor Tomislav Friščić will return to the Department of Chemistry in mid-2027 as one of McGill University’s six inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Read the full story ➡️ mcgill.ca/x/5LR

After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game. You LOVE to see it 🇯🇵 #WorldCup #Football #Soccer #RG3 #Love #sports #RGIII #RobertGriffinIII #Japan #Discipline

⏰ 24 hours left to submit a nomination for the Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship (@rsc.org, @jmaterchem.rsc.org)! Read about this prestigious early-career Lectureship here: www.rsc.org/standards-an... Submit your nomination by 11:00am BST on Friday, 5 June 2026! #matsky #materials

Make some noise. Share this post. 🚨 The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.

“I've just injected steroids into my arm" "Anabolic?" "No, just my arm"

Could you be our next Editor-in-Chief? @rscadvances.rsc.org is looking for its next leader to work alongside @karenfaulds.bsky.social from September. Find out more here: jobs.chemistryworld.com/job/40949/co...

Rain on plastic. Cold Tennessee air. And the architect of chaos watching it all unfold. Repost for a chance of winning a 4x6 print. I’ll select 40 at random to celebrate the 40th edition of the Barkley Marathons. #bm100 #barkleymarathons 📸 share.google/eGSiSrAnE3J1...

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 6:00am. The 2026 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

Are you a UK or Ireland based chemistry undergraduate, postgraduate or recent graduate from a Black or minority ethnic background? Apply by 5 February 2026 to our 2026–2027 Broadening Horizons cohort to explore career opportunities in the chemical sciences: rsc.li/broadening-horizons #ChemSky

We are delighted to announce that RSC Pharmaceutics Associate Editor Dr Heidi Mansour has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors! Please join us in congratulating Heidi on this wonderful achievement! Find out more about the class of 2025 here: academyofinventors.org/nai-welcomes...

How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!! No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣

Turns out the “draw” in “World Cup draw” was short for “draw this sh** out as long as possible”

The World Cup draw is the biggest "could have been an email" event in the world.

This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.

Instead of integrating pointless AI tools into all their software, maybe Microsoft could make it possible to save changes to a Word document while working on a second Word document instead of freezing my whole laptop for daring to multitask in the advanced year of 2025.

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆 Free to read until the end of November👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... #NobelPrize

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

It won’t surprise you to learn that we really don’t like Strava’s approach nudging people to replace shoes unnecessarily based on outdated research. We’ve had some unsuccessful engagement with Strava on this topic. More to come soon! #LoveTheKitYouOwn

Me versus all the shit I'll have to deal with today

We are delighted to celebrate our RSC Advances Editorial Board member Professor Young-Shin Jun, who was recognised as one of the 2025 distinguished women in chemistry and chemical engineering at the IUPAC meeting 🏆

Hello BlueSky and #ChemSky community! For our first post, we are delighted to welcome our new @sef-journal.rsc.org Editor-in-Chief Karen Wilson @profkwilson1971.bsky.social! 🎉 Find out more about Karen on our website ➡️ www.rsc.org/publishing/j... @rsc.org #RSCEnergy #Energy #Catalysis ‬

He looks like a cormorant about to be cleaned by RSPB volunteers.

Fixed it for you

I wonder what sort of butterfly Colin the Caterpillar would turn into if he didn’t get eaten first?

Fix your hearts!

Don't steal our rights

We want everyone in the chemical sciences community to feel welcome, supported and valued, so we're sad to see some people seize on yesterday's supreme court ruling with anti-trans messages. Today, we're highlighting our resources on allyship for trans colleagues and friends ➡ rsc.li/4j6lojs

Dunno who needs to hear this but have you considered not being hateful and transphobic and instead spending your energy doing something positive?

We are delighted to welcome Professor Baoquan Ding to the Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances Editorial Boards. Find out more about his research and appointment on our blog 🔗 blogs.rsc.org/nr/2025/04/0...

The @jaas.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship is now open for nominations. Be sure to share and send us your nominations by 16th June 2025! Link: www.rsc.org/journals-boo...

🌟 Our journal staff recently represented the @rsc.org at the volunteer-run 'Celebrating Women in Chemistry Conference and Careers Event' @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, held in honour of International Women’s Day 👩‍🔬 . Read more about this inspirational event here: blogs.rsc.org/lf/2025/03/2...

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The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

Tomo and John have passed the Fire Tower; John about 30 minutes behind Tomo. #BM100

A fun run is a strong possibility for Tomo; he's roughly in the same spot as he was in 2019 which resulted in a fun run as well #bm100

RSC Mechanochemistry was delighted to sponsor three poster prizes at last week's Mechanics of Bond Breaking conference in Brussels. Congratulations to the winners: Davide Campagna, Regina Lennarz and Iryna Yakushko! Find out more here: blogs.rsc.org/mr/2025/03/1...

It has become necessary for the race to have two buglers. #BM100