RG at Suranaree University of Technology. @CrystEngComm and @ChemistrySelect. @SUT_2020. FRSC. All views my own. groupharding.bsky.social
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Jun 11
Nice pics from the new phone. The camera really is excellent.
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I think the part that sticks out most for me is where you talk about the UK moving on without you. Somehow the UK is ever the same, and at the same time ever changing.
This winter when I went back, I accepted that the UK I once knew was gone forever and Thailand is my home.
After 12 years teaching in Thailand, Daniel packed his bags and returned to England to pursue a career and build a more conventional future. But after two years back home, he found himself questioning the decision. Returning to the UK wasn't the fresh start he expected and eventually, he made his way back to Thailand.
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Interesting data here. Chemistry has always been expensive to teach.
But it's a subject the UK excels in and for which we have a large industry.
If the UK government saw it as critical to our nation perhaps they'd fund it better.
Why university-level chemistry education in the UK is under threat dlvr.it/TSt6Kr 🧪
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May 29
Excited to share our recent paper in @J_A_C_S
Beyond Passive Substituents: Tosyl-Directed Self-Templation Enables Selective Pillar[4 1]arene Formation and Topology Switching | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Beyond Passive Substituents: Tosyl-Directed Self-Templation Enables Selective Pillar[4 1]arene Formation and Topology Switching | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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May 29
This is a great piece of work, with fascinating structural chemistry that shows tosylate is more than just a convenient leaving group.
We had tons of fun doing it.
May 29
Excited to share our recent paper in @J_A_C_S
Beyond Passive Substituents: Tosyl-Directed Self-Templation Enables Selective Pillar[4 1]arene Formation and Topology Switching | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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May 29
I recognise many of the locations in these pics as part of our family lives in Hangchat.
May 29
Flash floods from Doi Khun Tan hit Hang Chat district in Lampang province on Friday morning after heavy overnight rain, inundating homes, schools, markets, temples and major roads.
More than 200 households were affected as residents complained the same flooding disaster happens every year despite repeated promises from authorities to fix the problem. #Thailand #Lampang
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May 28
Happy to share our latest paper in @ChemCommun !!
Selective ammonia sensing through reversible vapochromism and luminescence ON–OFF switching of a chalcone-based Co(ii) complex - now published in Chemical Communications pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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May 22
I left the UK 24 years ago. The lack of jobs and poor pay were key factors.
For personal reasons I moved to Thailand and I’ve had a good career, despite Thailand being poorer than the UK.
May 21
"We're definitely losing bright, talented, young, early-stage researchers to other locations - because there's so many friction points before actually getting into the UK"
Gillian Tett, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, responds to today's immigration figures.
#Newsnight
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May 22
I really feel for Nottingham, but for those of us in ASEAN, this is just normal life for us. Most unis have limited access to the literature.
Nottingham has chosen not to renew five publishing deals this year as the research-intensive university struggles under severe financial pressure.
It confirmed to me that these were with CUP, OUP, Ovid/Wolters Kluwer, Taylor & Francis and Wiley.
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May 12
Supramolecular protection of isocyanates using crystalline pillar[n]arenes has been published in Nature Communications!
Many congratulations to Yasuzawa-kun and Sutou-kun, and thanks to Nomura-sensei and Akine-sensei for collaboration!
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May 13
As an chemistry lecturer, I find this really annoying. Every time unis are strapped for cash, chemistry is one of the 1st subjects to go.
It happened around the 2000s, only to have to be reopened at great cost later. I know it's expensive, but it's worth it.
Sadly, Chemistry may well be for the chop @sheffielduni too soon. It's not like it's produced any important alumni or anything 🤔
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May 9
Reform's election results do not prove they dominate the country. Their vote share fell, they control around 6% of councils, and Farage has a net favourability rating of minus 38. The media narrative of inevitability serves Reform far more than the facts do.
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A lifetime dedicated to bringing the natural world closer to us all.
Happy birthday, Sir David Attenborough – from Planet Earth 💚🌍
#AttenboroughAt100 #DavidAttenborough100 #DavidAttenborough
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One for @Ajarncom. It's clear, he's a national treasure.
David Attenborough - who turns 100 today - dominates our poll of who Britons consider to be a UK national treasure
Top 3
1. David Attenborough - 36% wrote his name when asked an open question
2. Judi Dench: 17%
3. Stephen Fry: 7%
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Growing up in Scotland, I was unaware until my early twenties that England had different laws on the right to roam.
I think landowners are frightened, simply because it's new. Once over that barrier they'll realise it's not a major problem.
May 5
In England, where over 90% of land is privately owned, the “right to roam” debate is intensifying.
“Why don’t you want to pay?” asks landowner Francis Fulford.
“We just want easier access to nature,” says campaigner Guy Shrubsole.
Can common ground be found? We brought them together to find out.
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Apr 30
Sir John really captures the true problem of politics today. It's not about left or right, it's about tackling long-term problems to help make world a better place for normal people.
Apr 30
“The first role of any Government… is to leave something better for the next generation than your generation inherited - this is not done now”
Ex-PM Sir John Major says young people are inheriting a “more difficult” and “less favourable world”.
#Newsnight
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Apr 30
The point here is that it's impossible to fight the system in any meaningful way. All we can do is enocourage banks, companies and government offices to change the system to make it more customer focused.
But if we're honest nobody's managed this anywhere in the world.
Apr 30
Last year for benefits, my Thai bank gave me two free airport limo rides, two airport lounge accesses (with a guest) and 300 baht credit every month to spend at MK Suki or Starbucks. Plus, on my birthday they would send me a voucher to buy a large ice cream cake at Swensens.
This year - despite putting even more money into the account - I've lost the airport lounge and limo benefits. There was no birthday card. The MK dining option has also disappeared. And the Starbucks credit has gone down to 200 baht a month 😂
When the woman at customer service relayed all this info to me and ended the call with "has our service met with your satisfaction today?", I couldn't resist laughing out loud.
My wife wants to take this to 'The Supreme Court' but I'm at that stage in life where I'm just willing to shrug my shoulders, let it slide, and laugh at the world we live in.
I can't be bothered with fighting the system anymore.
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Apr 29
I would also argue that continuously changing strategies is bad for the long-term health of an organization.
Better to make deliberate and impactful changes which solves the real issues of the staff and students in the university.
University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job, writes @JohnRoss49 #highered
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Apr 28
“I think science is the greatest equalising force in the world, because anyone – regardless of their background, regardless of their gender, regardless of their academic standing, regardless of their economic standing in society – can go into a lab and potentially make a discovery, and that discovery can change the world. There is no other discipline, as far as I can tell, where this transformation could happen so quickly. Where a small discovery made by a humble researcher takes you from an unknown into the sky. That’s the power of science. In so doing, you are transforming yourself. You’re transforming, depending on the discovery, the world around you. I think that’s one aspect of science that I really love.”
During our official interview, chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi spoke about his life journey, love of science and discovery as well as what keeps him motivated.
Read our full interview with the 2025 chemistry laureate: nobelprize.org/prizes/chemis…
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