
Richard Blackburn
@bburn436
Associate Professor, Director of Education (@Leicesterchem); tweets mostly trains, beer & fish - but some chemistry too. (tweets own opinion)
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http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/chemistry/people/academic-staff/richard_blackburn 12-01-2015 21:12:57
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🚨JOB ALERT🚨We have looking for a Lecturer, specialising in Physical Chemistry. Only a few days left to apply for this job!! #chemtwitter University of Leicester jobs.ac.uk/job/CYM315/lec…

📢BIG NEWS📢 We've obtained funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry to run our first Chemistry Summer School on 7-9 August! If you're a y12 student from the Leicester area who is considering studying #Chemistry, you can register here: shorturl.at/dlHP5 University of Leicester Future Students Office at Leicester


Very pleased to share that in May I will be assuming the position of Deputy Dean of Education for the college of Science and Engineering University of Leicester. This is a 0.2 secondment meaning I get to continue my projects and teaching Leicester Chemistry

Here we go again East Midlands Railway (EMR) - local stations with no alternative abandoned again.


This is going to be fun! Tune in to Channel 4 tonight at 8pm to find out how our very own Dr Fabrizio Ortu has been helping Denise Van Outen ⚡️ with her research into airfryers! 🔥🧪⚗️🧑🔬 👉channel4.com/programmes/air… University of Leicester #C4airfryers


Great to see Harvey Broad talking about our work on the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chem student & staff perceptions of learning and teaching experiences Leicester RICE UoBChemistry Richard Blackburn #chemed #ViCEPHEC23


Exciting PhD opportunity to join my group at Leicester Chemistry University of Leicester. Please, spread the word by sharing the post 🙏 The dealine to apply is the 10th of Jan 2024! More information here 👉 FindAPhD: findaphd.com/phds/projectde…


Thank you to our colleagues from University of Leicester Careers and Employability division for organising a wonderful Alumni panel for our third years. We were honoured to hear from Thomas Wheatley, Stanley Botchway and Emily Machin on their lives after Leicester Chemistry #careers



Excited to share that Leicester Chemistry will be hosting Stephen G-W for a seminar this may - which is open to all. Abstract via LinkedIn in the comments, sign up here: forms.office.com/e/kuajkBes02





Alison Stuart and Richard Blackburn had the great pleasure to attend an on-line meeting of organic chemistry educators based in China last week. We discussed methods, tools, assessment and innovation Leicester Chemistry #chemed #education #teaching
