Fiona McMillan
@moraigmonkey.bsky.social
Personal account but share lots of fantastic work of RSC member networks - views all my own.
Lover of my kids, chemistry, Lego, Scotland and amazing but tiny museums.
Also vocal about autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, Star Trek and crochet.
Lover of my kids, chemistry, Lego, Scotland and amazing but tiny museums.
Also vocal about autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, Star Trek and crochet.
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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For just 48 hours, my award-winning eBook is only 99p ($1.99)! It combines simple delicious recipes with personal reflections exploring the emotional resonance of food. Read it on any device using the free Kindle app!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HSNBRJR
#FoodSky #BookSky #Cookbook #Foodie #Kindle
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09HSNBRJR
#FoodSky #BookSky #Cookbook #Foodie #Kindle
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I love it when our @rsc.org Trustees meet here in Cambridge, they're so lovely and supportive of staff. And it's great to catch up with people who have been part of our member networks committees who are now on Board of Trustees.
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I love it when our @rsc.org Trustees meet here in Cambridge, they're so lovely and supportive of staff. And it's great to catch up with people who have been part of our member networks committees who are now on Board of Trustees.
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I would like the conversation around vaccines and autism to involve asking autistic people whether we would rather have died of a preventable childhood disease or lived our autistic life
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I would like the conversation around vaccines and autism to involve asking autistic people whether we would rather have died of a preventable childhood disease or lived our autistic life
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
It would be a moot question, since vaccines don't cause autism, but it would be nice to be included
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“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
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Out of curiosity, do I know someone (who knows someone) who counts spiders in rainforests? I want to use a short clip of them working for a video and I'd love to use a real scientist. #spiders
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Out of curiosity, do I know someone (who knows someone) who counts spiders in rainforests? I want to use a short clip of them working for a video and I'd love to use a real scientist. #spiders
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Proud to be part of this team recognised by @rsc.org with a Horizon Prize for our work to decolonise and diversify the way chemistry is taught.
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
#STEMEducation #ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #Chemistry #Decolonisation #HorizonAward #Diversity #EDI #DEI #HigherEducation
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
#STEMEducation #ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #Chemistry #Decolonisation #HorizonAward #Diversity #EDI #DEI #HigherEducation
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Proud to be part of this team recognised by @rsc.org with a Horizon Prize for our work to decolonise and diversify the way chemistry is taught.
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
#STEMEducation #ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #Chemistry #Decolonisation #HorizonAward #Diversity #EDI #DEI #HigherEducation
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
#STEMEducation #ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #Chemistry #Decolonisation #HorizonAward #Diversity #EDI #DEI #HigherEducation
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For LGBTQ+ in STEM Day, we've collaborated with the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network on a display highlighting resources in the @rsc.org's LGBT+ toolkit, Cambridge-subscribed ebooks, and campaigns and networks such as 500 Queer Scientists @500qs.bsky.social. #LGBTQSTEMDay #chematcam
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For LGBTQ+ in STEM Day, we've collaborated with the Cambridge Queer in Chemistry Network on a display highlighting resources in the @rsc.org's LGBT+ toolkit, Cambridge-subscribed ebooks, and campaigns and networks such as 500 Queer Scientists @500qs.bsky.social. #LGBTQSTEMDay #chematcam
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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Delighted that the 'Decolonising the Curriculum' Group, of which I am a part, in the Chemistry Department @york.ac.uk, has received the @rsc.org Horizon Prize for Education recognising our work to diversify the way chemistry is taught.
To find out more, follow the link: www.rsc.org/standards-an...
To find out more, follow the link: www.rsc.org/standards-an...
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Delighted that the 'Decolonising the Curriculum' Group, of which I am a part, in the Chemistry Department @york.ac.uk, has received the @rsc.org Horizon Prize for Education recognising our work to diversify the way chemistry is taught.
To find out more, follow the link: www.rsc.org/standards-an...
To find out more, follow the link: www.rsc.org/standards-an...
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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I have recently added #ChemChat as a feed thanks to @stephy.bsky.social (and to @chemjobber.bsky.social for the concept)
If that's your sort of thing, here it is:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I warn you though, mere moments in and I'm considering bread concepts (again). Enter at your own risk.
If that's your sort of thing, here it is:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I warn you though, mere moments in and I'm considering bread concepts (again). Enter at your own risk.
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I have recently added #ChemChat as a feed thanks to @stephy.bsky.social (and to @chemjobber.bsky.social for the concept)
If that's your sort of thing, here it is:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I warn you though, mere moments in and I'm considering bread concepts (again). Enter at your own risk.
If that's your sort of thing, here it is:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I warn you though, mere moments in and I'm considering bread concepts (again). Enter at your own risk.
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Ready to host a GWB 2026 event? 🎯 RSC members can access up to £300 in funding. Applications close 1 Dec, 5pm GMT. Submit yours today 👉 https://rsc.li/4304ahS
#GWB2026 #ChemistryForAll #InclusionInScience #ChemSky
#GWB2026 #ChemistryForAll #InclusionInScience #ChemSky
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Ready to host a GWB 2026 event? 🎯 RSC members can access up to £300 in funding. Applications close 1 Dec, 5pm GMT. Submit yours today 👉 https://rsc.li/4304ahS
#GWB2026 #ChemistryForAll #InclusionInScience #ChemSky
#GWB2026 #ChemistryForAll #InclusionInScience #ChemSky
Abuse isn't always physical violence, it's ok to leave to protect yourself even if they never hit you.
Domestic violence and abuse: The first step in escaping an abusive situation is realising that you're not alone and it's not your fault.
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ge...
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ge...
Getting help for domestic violence and abuse
Find out about the signs of domestic violence and abuse, and where to get help. Domestic violence and abuse can happen against women and against men, and anyone can be an abuser.
www.nhs.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Abuse isn't always physical violence, it's ok to leave to protect yourself even if they never hit you.
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It is very important to me that more people know the theme tune to Star Trek: Enterprise was written for Rod Stewart to sing for the 1998 Robin Williams movie, Patch Adams.
Not sure what was worse: the trainer who took my gym class this morning starting the workout to the theme from Star Trek: Enterprise, or him not *knowing* it was the theme from Star Trek: Enterprise when I asked him, implying that he actually found the song by another route and LIKED it???
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It is very important to me that more people know the theme tune to Star Trek: Enterprise was written for Rod Stewart to sing for the 1998 Robin Williams movie, Patch Adams.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Christmas is coming
The goose is getting fat
How about a silly card
The features the word twat?
And if that doesn’t
float your boat
There’s jaws and Luke and shit
I know it’s early to flog cards
But I’m just that kind of tit...
*PROSTITUTING MY ART KLAXON*
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com #bsnm #mhhsbd
The goose is getting fat
How about a silly card
The features the word twat?
And if that doesn’t
float your boat
There’s jaws and Luke and shit
I know it’s early to flog cards
But I’m just that kind of tit...
*PROSTITUTING MY ART KLAXON*
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com #bsnm #mhhsbd
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Christmas is coming
The goose is getting fat
How about a silly card
The features the word twat?
And if that doesn’t
float your boat
There’s jaws and Luke and shit
I know it’s early to flog cards
But I’m just that kind of tit...
*PROSTITUTING MY ART KLAXON*
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com #bsnm #mhhsbd
The goose is getting fat
How about a silly card
The features the word twat?
And if that doesn’t
float your boat
There’s jaws and Luke and shit
I know it’s early to flog cards
But I’m just that kind of tit...
*PROSTITUTING MY ART KLAXON*
Dippyfishcards.etsy.com #bsnm #mhhsbd
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📣 Announcement 📣
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich.
Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social
Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award!
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We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich.
Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social
Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award!
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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📣 Announcement 📣
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich.
Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social
Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award!
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We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Supramolecular Chemistry Award 🏆 goes to Prof Dr Job Boekhoven from TU Munich.
Congratulations, Job! @boekhovenlab.bsky.social
Thanks @cellpress.bsky.social for generously sponsoring the award!
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🚨 Abstract submission is OPEN for the 37th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (“Hatfield MedChem”)!
🗓️ Meeting: 23 Apr 2026 | Hatfield, UK
📢 Oral deadline: 28 Nov 2025
📢 Poster deadline: 6 Feb 2026
Submit here 👉 hg3.co.uk/mcs/
More info 👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/hatfi...
🗓️ Meeting: 23 Apr 2026 | Hatfield, UK
📢 Oral deadline: 28 Nov 2025
📢 Poster deadline: 6 Feb 2026
Submit here 👉 hg3.co.uk/mcs/
More info 👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/hatfi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨 Abstract submission is OPEN for the 37th BMCS Spring Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (“Hatfield MedChem”)!
🗓️ Meeting: 23 Apr 2026 | Hatfield, UK
📢 Oral deadline: 28 Nov 2025
📢 Poster deadline: 6 Feb 2026
Submit here 👉 hg3.co.uk/mcs/
More info 👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/hatfi...
🗓️ Meeting: 23 Apr 2026 | Hatfield, UK
📢 Oral deadline: 28 Nov 2025
📢 Poster deadline: 6 Feb 2026
Submit here 👉 hg3.co.uk/mcs/
More info 👉 www.rscbmcs.org/events/hatfi...
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via Adrian Bass and others.
This looks very handy!
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
This looks very handy!
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important component of the global carbon cycle which influences water properties such as colour and acidity. Standard methods for quantification of DOC use instrum...
pubs.rsc.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
via Adrian Bass and others.
This looks very handy!
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
This looks very handy!
Cup of Carbon: smartphone-based analysis of dissolved organic carbon in water for use in citizen science
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Ready for a UK-wide competition that puts your students’ problem-solving to the test?
Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.
Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.
Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ready for a UK-wide competition that puts your students’ problem-solving to the test?
Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.
Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.
Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
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Just under two weeks to go until we reveal this year’s Education Prize winners!
On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky
On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just under two weeks to go until we reveal this year’s Education Prize winners!
On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky
On 18 November, we’ll celebrate outstanding contributions to chemistry education – will you join us? Keep your eyes peeled & share their stories on the day using #EducationPrizes https://rsc.li/47ql8sj #ChemSky
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Cycling UK are campaigning for infrastructure which is safe for everyone to use, noting that women often feel least safe in existing infrastructure. Safe cycling (and active travel) is a social and environmental justice issue.
cyclingUK.org/myrideourright
@davewalker.bsky.social
cyclingUK.org/myrideourright
@davewalker.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cycling UK are campaigning for infrastructure which is safe for everyone to use, noting that women often feel least safe in existing infrastructure. Safe cycling (and active travel) is a social and environmental justice issue.
cyclingUK.org/myrideourright
@davewalker.bsky.social
cyclingUK.org/myrideourright
@davewalker.bsky.social
It's true - Lego always brings happiness!
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It's true - Lego always brings happiness!