Andy Brunning
@andy.compoundchem.com
🧪 Chemistry & Geology Subject Advisor
⚗️ #SciComm & infographics wizard at @compoundchem.com
👨👦👦 Dad to two boys, owner of two cats
💬 Part of the #ChatChemistry team
🎨 Occasional artist
⚗️ #SciComm & infographics wizard at @compoundchem.com
👨👦👦 Dad to two boys, owner of two cats
💬 Part of the #ChatChemistry team
🎨 Occasional artist
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Andy Brunning
@andy.compoundchem.com
· Nov 25
As I’ve hit 2K followers here, here’s a reintro 🧵
I’m Andy, a former chemistry teacher turned exam board chemistry advisor, but probably best known for my work communicating chemistry through infographics at @compoundchem.com
I’m Andy, a former chemistry teacher turned exam board chemistry advisor, but probably best known for my work communicating chemistry through infographics at @compoundchem.com
Out of office is on, the beer fridge is stocked. Time to do a Christmas 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Out of office is on, the beer fridge is stocked. Time to do a Christmas 🎄
A friend 3D printed and painted these brilliant Pokémon Christmas decorations for the kids.
Must resist the urge to impulse buy a 3D printer…
Must resist the urge to impulse buy a 3D printer…
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A friend 3D printed and painted these brilliant Pokémon Christmas decorations for the kids.
Must resist the urge to impulse buy a 3D printer…
Must resist the urge to impulse buy a 3D printer…
Putting wax seals on our Christmas cards like it’s 1899
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Putting wax seals on our Christmas cards like it’s 1899
Latest craft project: made some coasters from old beer can labels
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Latest craft project: made some coasters from old beer can labels
Saw the eye doctor this morning and he got a little carried away with the yellow dye stuff, so I travelled back from Cambridge looking like I’ve been crying jaundiced tears
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Saw the eye doctor this morning and he got a little carried away with the yellow dye stuff, so I travelled back from Cambridge looking like I’ve been crying jaundiced tears
The disappointment when Liam Neeson’s “very particular set of skills” turn out to just be being an anti-vax dickhead
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The disappointment when Liam Neeson’s “very particular set of skills” turn out to just be being an anti-vax dickhead
I think my early new year resolution might need to be better forward planning. Hitting Cambridge Winter Beer Festival alone after discovering that the people I planned to meet with couldn’t actually make it after I arrived 😐
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I think my early new year resolution might need to be better forward planning. Hitting Cambridge Winter Beer Festival alone after discovering that the people I planned to meet with couldn’t actually make it after I arrived 😐
Had a go at snow art. Definitely harder than it looks on YouTube tutorials!
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Had a go at snow art. Definitely harder than it looks on YouTube tutorials!
Always a pleasure to attend The Salters' Institute annual awards ceremony on behalf of @cambridgeocr.bsky.social. A great opportunity to congratulate and celebrate all of the award winners including those for OCR Salters’ Chemistry A Level!
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Always a pleasure to attend The Salters' Institute annual awards ceremony on behalf of @cambridgeocr.bsky.social. A great opportunity to congratulate and celebrate all of the award winners including those for OCR Salters’ Chemistry A Level!
I baulked at the price of the official Pokemon advent calendars, so I’ve made my own for the boys by getting cards off of Cardmarket. Looking forward to them starting on this tomorrow!
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I baulked at the price of the official Pokemon advent calendars, so I’ve made my own for the boys by getting cards off of Cardmarket. Looking forward to them starting on this tomorrow!
Other confusing food terms that should be banned:
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law
Exclusive: Trade agreement means UK is subject to some food labelling rules, with vote on vegetarian food terms this week
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Other confusing food terms that should be banned:
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
“Gummy bears” – disappointingly, not actual bears
“Chocolate coins” – bizarrely, not legal tender
“Gingerbread men” – surprisingly, not made from actual men
The Cambridge observation wheel virus has spread to Ely
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Cambridge observation wheel virus has spread to Ely
Field blewits, a lonely inkcap and some clustered mushrooms (maybe mica caps?) on the school run this morning #FungiFriends
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Field blewits, a lonely inkcap and some clustered mushrooms (maybe mica caps?) on the school run this morning #FungiFriends
A bumper haul of field blewits finally showed up locally after the weekend rain
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A bumper haul of field blewits finally showed up locally after the weekend rain
This year’s pumpkin carving efforts, inspired by the boys’ Pokémon obsession 🎃
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This year’s pumpkin carving efforts, inspired by the boys’ Pokémon obsession 🎃
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Mine on the left, @vidosanna.bsky.social’s on the right, and our eldest’s Bulbasaur pumpkin in the middle.
Happy Halloween everyone!
Bought the cats a cheap secondhand cat tower and, in a shocking development, one of them is actually using it. Of course, the other cat couldn’t care less, but one out of two’s not a bad return #Caturday
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Bought the cats a cheap secondhand cat tower and, in a shocking development, one of them is actually using it. Of course, the other cat couldn’t care less, but one out of two’s not a bad return #Caturday
I love this time of year when sunrise coincides perfectly with nursery drop-off time. Here’s this morning’s sunrise over the outskirts of Ely 📷
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I love this time of year when sunrise coincides perfectly with nursery drop-off time. Here’s this morning’s sunrise over the outskirts of Ely 📷
Reposted by Andy Brunning
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
After completely failing to find any in the forests of East Anglia last year, we found a whole colony of fly agaric today! #FungiFriends
October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
After completely failing to find any in the forests of East Anglia last year, we found a whole colony of fly agaric today! #FungiFriends
My self-imposed #scicomm challenge of putting together an infographic in a few hours on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is concluded for another year!
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry was awarded today for the development of metal-organic frameworks, molecular sponges with applications in gas storage, water purification and more: www.compoundchem.com/2025/10/08/2...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My self-imposed #scicomm challenge of putting together an infographic in a few hours on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is concluded for another year!
It’s been a few years since I topped up the sloe gin reserves so I’m making up for lost time with a quadruple batch
October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It’s been a few years since I topped up the sloe gin reserves so I’m making up for lost time with a quadruple batch
Reposted by Andy Brunning
What makes us sleepy, and what medicines can help when we can’t doze off? 😴
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
September 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What makes us sleepy, and what medicines can help when we can’t doze off? 😴
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
The latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN examines drugs that combat insomnia and how they work: cen.acs.org/biological-c...
Reposted by Andy Brunning
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What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
September 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
What is all this pink about?
It is an explosion of extremely rare pink auroras over the skies of Norway!
How come?🤔
Well, pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen.
➡️ www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?...
©Markus Varik/Greenlander
🔭 🧪 #science
I took the familiar walk down Bathwick Hill and along the canal to the train station for the first time in a number of years this morning. Bath really is a ridiculously beautiful place!
September 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I took the familiar walk down Bathwick Hill and along the canal to the train station for the first time in a number of years this morning. Bath really is a ridiculously beautiful place!
It was great to be back in Bath yesterday for a fantastic day of talks at #BathChem25. Thanks to @bathchem.bsky.social for the invite and for putting together such an enjoyable and engaging day!
September 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
It was great to be back in Bath yesterday for a fantastic day of talks at #BathChem25. Thanks to @bathchem.bsky.social for the invite and for putting together such an enjoyable and engaging day!