I am thrilled to announce that I've been awarded the The President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement
@imperialcollege
, in recognition of my dedication to improving accessibility to local learning opportunities for underrepresented groups in White City.
After a year long delay due to COVID, I was finally able to present my talk/workshop on medical imaging chemistry to secondary school students! Already looking forward to the next one!
Thanks to
@ImagingCDT
and
@Brightcentres
for their help and
@RoySocChem
for the outreach grant
I had so much fun in Alicante and decided to make this thread to highlight some of the stuff I did as a means of documenting this memorable trip!
1/n. Altea, Spain. This old town is situated on a hill and is filled with beautiful white houses and narrow cobbled streets.
This year I've decided to showcase our current summer placement students for the
#BlackInChemRollCall
@BlackInChem
With funding provided by
@impchemistry
we've been able to host seven Year 12 students of Black heritage to carry out a summer research placement.
@imperialcollege
Eid Mubarak everyone!! May Allah accept our fast and duas!!! I can finally go back to drinking coffee in the morning 🎉 and I've got a brand new bag of
@pactcoffee
waiting to be opened 👌🏾
As the year comes to an end, drop your best photo that YOU have taken of the sky THIS year.
I'll do a poll of my favourite 4, and the winner(s) will get a prize - im thinking like a £20 amazon gift card ✌🏾gl
To conclude their placement, both Michael and Samira gave a talk on the work they've been carrying out at
@impchemistry
We've been very lucky to have them work with us in the
@JWElab
and we hope they've enjoyed their stay!!
Special thanks to the
@RoySocChem
for the funding!
So… I woke up at 5 am today…
I went to the gym, did a quick run, did some shopping and put some meat in marinade…
I still had an hour before I had to do any work.
And I feel great.
Sigh… I hate when the annoying people are right.
I'm still fairly new to cycling but I'm so proud of this! Also, I might have had some help but I promise I spent a good portion of the ride at the front 😅).
NEWS | The Crescent Moon has been sighted in Sudair, Saudi Arabia.
#Ramadan
1443 will begin tonight. The first night of Taraweeh prayers will commence in Haramain after 'Isha.
#Haramaininfo
We've got a lot of big things lined up in the next coming months. However, we need your help!
We want to focus on what our community needs the most and so we've created this survey to aid with this!
Please circulate this amongst your respective communities.
🚨Somali students in the UK, If you haven’t already, please fill out our survey below: 🚨
With your feedback, we’re hoping to advocate for change and implement interventions for our community which will hopefully have a lasting impact.
We're excited to announce our next speaker,
@alawyersmusings
!
Having secured multiple scholarships along her academic career, she'll be sharing her journey into pursuing a PhD in Law and some of the unique challenges she faces within the space.
Register:
I genuinely don't know how, after seeing countless videos of dead Palestinian children, you can view this rescue mission as a success.
What did those poor innocent kids do to deserve this treatment? How is it that their lives are meaningless by virtue of them being Palestinians
3/n. La Vila Joiosa. A colourful coastal town that literally translates to the joyful town. Rumour has it that the town was painted in bright colours so that the fishermen could spot their homes.
Salaam! We're excited to announce our annual PhD Insight Series, where we'll be covering everything you need to know about a PhD, have inspirational talks by Somali academics, as well as a panel discussion to answer your specific questions.
Register here:
- Thinking back on his lab’s research before the war began brought him to tears, he said. “I am sad because it will not come back. It seems Gaza is no more a place to live.”
via
@cenmag
I gauge how good my cooking is by the price my friends are willing to pay for it had it been served at a restaurant. Currently, it's at £15 (excluding service charge!).
We're delighted to announce our next speaker for the PhD Insight Series, Dr
@6degreesofManni
!
Originally from the UK, she travelled to the US to complete a postdoc @ Harvard, and is currently at UCSF!
Join us as she shares her unique journey!
Register:
Drinking coffee as a beverage is said to have originated in Yemen in the 15th century in Sufi Shrines. It was there that coffee berries were first roasted & brewed in a way similar to how the drink is prepared today
For
#InternationalCoffeeDay
a thread on coffee & Muslim culture
There's a white guy I used to give a lift to work, asked me about places to visit and I told him about Northern Pakistan.
Randomly sent me these pictures saying he's cycled across half of Pakistan..
Check out the profile of our first speaker Dr
@arifahamid
who will sharing with us his journey into academia.
Don't forget to register using this link:
We're thrilled to announce our first speaker, Dr
@arifahamid
!
An Assist. Prof. at the Uni of Minnesota, his lab focuses on dopamine circuits in the context of learning. He'll be sharing his journey in academia & setting up a research group.
Register now:
In addition to bringing a wealth of expertise to your research group, you'd also be securing an in-house barista.
That sounds like a pretty good deal to me!
#postdoc
PLEASE SHARE: Calling all perovskite lovers! I am looking for a PostDoc position. My PhD has focused on
#LeadFree
#perovskite
thin-films for
#SolarCells
. I am an expert in thin-film/solar cell fabrication and characterisation (JV, EQE, impedance, XRD, JV, PL/TCSPC).
Day 5. Both Michael and Samira visited the South Kensington campus to learn more about being an undergraduate student at
@impchemistry
. Thanks to the UG admissions team for sorting out this trip and for organising a very insightful talk about the UCAS admissions programme!.
Palestinians cry out in anguish for their brother who died in Gaza due to a lack of medical equipment and medicine caused by the Israeli blockade, which could have helped their sick brother survive his illness.
💥 Would highly recommend signing up to the next bootcamp!! 💥
@ibfaarax_
is an incredible instructor and has a lot of wisdom to share as a senior PM and a current PhD candidate!! And he also happens to be the co-founder of
@SomaliAcademics
Applying a conservative estimate, approximately 8% of the total population of Gaza is expected to die as a result of indirect deaths caused by Israel's onslaught...
Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential - The Lancet
2/n. Puig Campana. A 6 hour hike that's not for the faint hearted! It is a circular route with an optional segment that take you right to the peak of the mountain. The views are phenomenal and the regulars are really friendly and helpful (I did get lost on multiple occasions 😅).
4/4. Alicante Old town.
A popular port city that is regarded as "the best land in the world". Interesting fact, Alicante is considered ground zero from which all heights in Spain are measured.
The people here are incredible and their love for Paella/Arroz and Turrón is unmatched.
.
@arifahamid
shares his academic journey arriving from Jigjiga to the US, going to community college and being inspired by his mentors to pursue academic research.