Chemist, educator, academic, give me cats, wine, chocolate and sport any day!
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Yay Nicole!
#SAWiSA2023 Meet our 2023 South African Women in Science Awards finalists – DSI-Ndoni Mcunu Fellowships (Doctoral) Ms Aletta Susanna Nortjie @StellenboschUni, Ms Nicole Inge Richardson @UCT_news and Ms Betty Sebati @go2uj.
Let me not retweet all of it but you really should read this thread!
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40 fully funded PhD scholarships available at @UCL for students from any country via the new Research Excellence Scholarship scheme ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/resea… Deadline Jan 13th. @DrZoeWaller @profgeraintrees @duncancraigucl #phdchat
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When Britain colonised India, quinine was a key malaria treatment, given in rations to the British army to maintain their health. Officers would take it with a gin at sundown. However, quinine was not made available to the Indians.
ALT Photograph of soldiers taking their ration of quinine in the days of the Raj alongside a bottle of quinine from the same era
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"I understand the gravity of being a woman and now a #Nobel laureate in the sciences. There aren't that many of us—yet."
Prof. @CarolynBertozzi on chemistry, mentorship and representation ⬇️
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This seems an incredibly relevant point.
NYU dismissed a chemistry professor after students said his class was too hard, igniting a debate about the relaxing of academic standards. nyti.ms/3UVGyFp
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Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
WTF??? 🤯🤯
Heard @7StellarJays exclaiming that this was the coolest mantis that she had ever seen. I rushed over for a few shots and... my camera ran out of battery with no spares left. Some shots before I hid in a corner to suck my thumb.
Acanthops erosula
Waita Lodge, Cuyabeno, Ecuador
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Ordered two. These will now go in the newborn's cot and crib as the cats think its their own personal furniture and getting cat hair off anything is a nightmare!
Designer dog blankets to raise a donation 🐕
You probably know by now that we're 'dog people'. Odin is the latest addition to the pack, recently adopted from Oudtshoorn Dogs in Need (ODIN) - an animal shelter that focuses on outreach programmes for … instagr.am/p/CbStZxPKT2k/
Meeting finished, out of office reply on, laptop closed, phone notifications off and now officially on maternity leave!
(watch me still send emails this week 👀👀)
Can't remember if there are any physicists on my timeline but doesn't hurt to ask.
I’m trying to collect some info to get a sense of how people have learned to write in physics and astro for a project I’m working on: forms.gle/8t6YMkPSZVn4ia6t9 please fill out the form if you have a sec ☺️ it’s pretty short, and should only take a couple minutes!
Hey @RoxyAlexDallas, youve been quiet so hope all is good with you and baby has made his appearance. Thinking of you!
Oooww.... I think maybe our postgrads should get involved. We havent had a poster session in ages!!
📣 It’s time! Registration for #RSCPoster 2022 is now open! Take part in March 2022 to share your research, drive discussion and develop ideas into your next published paper. Join in: rsc.li/poster
Good morning @UCT_news have you opened up the entrance on the M3 yet?
Will it now be permanently open given the change in the entrance checks?
Hey @LasPaletasCT, you guys are literally saving my 8 month pregnant life here in this heat. Ordered and delivered within 24 hours. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
