Paul Saines
@saines_408
Reader in materials chemistry, research interests in unconventional magnetic and electronic materials. Aussie long term based in the UK. Views are my own.
Fondly remembering my days as a PhD student after publishing in Journal of Solid State Chemistry for the first time in 15 years this nice piece of work lead by my first two PhD students @FalsapernaMario and Richard Dixey. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc….
The deadline for registration and abstracts for posters (only) for FunDeMOF has been extended to the 2nd of April. Late submissions very welcome! Preliminary programme now on the website research.kent.ac.uk/mee/fundemof/

These two stories are directly related, and all part of a deliberate Tory Party effort to suppress the vote
Glad to see this study of an interesting NLC hybrid perovskites lead by @Dia_Tom_ic and involving great collaborators at Imperial and Diamond in print!
Keep up to date with new research like 'Negative linear compressibility exhibited by the hybrid perovskite [(NH2)3C]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4)' by @saines_408 #openaccess buff.ly/4c6NgAL
Keep up to date with new research like 'Negative linear compressibility exhibited by the hybrid perovskite [(NH2)3C]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4)' by @saines_408 #openaccess buff.ly/4c6NgAL
Abstract deadline for FunDeMOF at Kent is next Friday (8th March). We will be bringing experts on functional dense MOFs and hybrid materials with experts in Na batteries, supercaps, caloric materials and piezoelectric materials. Fourth details can be seen research.kent.ac.uk/mee/fundemof/
Keynote talks for FunDeMOF confirmed from Na batteries, supercapacitors, caloric cooling and piezoelectrics research.kent.ac.uk/mee/fundemof/. Deadline for abstracts to present your work at this exciting meeting on dense MOFs and related hybrid materials is on the 8th of March.
Our @BBCPanorama Trouble At The Post Office in August 20I5 had a Fujitsu whistleblower who said Horizon computer generated errors. This was the first time outsiders knew for a fact the Post Office was lying. So it is unfair to criticise @Keir_Starmer and @EdwardJDavey who were…
Seema and I on @gmb talking about our 2015 @BBCPanorama Trouble At The Post Office. The PO tried to kill it. But we stuck to our guns.
We’re organising a functional dense MOF meeting at Kent for the 16th and 17th of April to bring together experts in these exciting materials with experts in characterizing functional properties. Further details, including abstract and registration, is at research.kent.ac.uk/mee/fundemof/
An unusual one from my group and collaborators inc @saines_408 - it turns out that you can make some weird and wonderful materials when you marry Schlenk techniques with perovskites. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
I've had a wonderful time in Prague for the European Conference on Solid State Chemistry, with the highlight being the opportunity to deliver a talk on my latest work in the beautiful Brevnov monastery 💎
A very lovely piece of work driven by @Dia_Tom_ic collaborating with @ae_phillips and Paul Hodgkinson.
Analysis of the average and local structure in (NH3NH2)Mg(HCO2)3 reveals a new source of this unusual behaviour, driven by cation reorientation in the cavities at high temperatures. 🌡️ A big thanks to @saines_408 and all collaborators involved!
We are recruiting a talented PhD student to join us in Dublin in the @ucdchemistry! If you like Organic chemistry+Supramolecular chemistry and would like to do a PhD in a cool place, look no further. We have the PhD for you!link below. Spread the word! palmaresearchgroup.com/phd_2023_ucd/
Hi @Morrisons, I know these were ripen at home bananas but it’s been 4 weeks. How much ripening do they need? 😂

Liz Truss took a wrecking ball to the economy, left millions facing mortgage misery - and refused to even apologise. Why should she be allowed to hand out rewards for failure? Rishi Sunak should be point blank refusing to rubber stamp her list of shame. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
BBC 5 Live presenter @TherealNihal ‘s Instagram post will resonate with many current and former BBC employees. An essential reading if you want to understand why the Lineker saga is so polarising. Nihal should be applauded for speaking out.
This is pathetic for so many reasons.
Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use - BBC statement bbc.in/3mJW3Up
The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press theguardian.com/media/2023/mar…