Congratulations to Mochen Dong for passing her PhD viva
Mochen is one of those students whose had to live with the reality that the majority of her PhD study was during the COVID pandemic,...
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Yi Jin
Jun 11 min read
My son Leo arrived - a dragon baby!
I requested the start date of my maternity leave being June 1st, and guess what? My son arrived on the exact day because my water broke...
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Yi Jin
Oct 23, 20231 min read
The honorary member of the Jin Group - Mike Blackburn
Mike's two-year Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship at MIB is coming to an end. What a remarkable guy! During the 4 visits, he intitiated two...
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Yi Jin
Oct 22, 20231 min read
The first "Jin Group-1" Party (we missed you, Mochen)
This Saturday was a rarely warm day (21 degree C) in October for this part of the UK. The Jin Group could't miss any good opportunity...
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Yi Jin
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Prof Spencer Williams from Uni of Melbourne is coming to town
A great collaborator over the years, and a superb mentor!
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Yi Jin
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Congratulations to Davide who passed the PhD viva today!
All the best luck with your future, Davide! Thanks Bruce and Matt for conducting the viva. Thanks for my former colleague at Cardffi, Dr...
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Yi Jin
Aug 29, 20220 min read
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Yi Jin
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Congratulations for Patrick passing his viva
What an achievement! Well done Patrick (and don't forget to look at the Great Wall of crystallisation trays for those...
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Yi Jin
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Thanks Patrick for "being the other half" of the Jin Group!
After moving the lab to Manchester in August, I have been the "Jin Group" with my other three PhD students carrying on pursuing their PhD...
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Yi Jin
Oct 7, 20211 min read
"Byebye, Cardiff" BBQ in my garden
4 years and 3 months is a long time. We achieved a lot at School of Chemistry, Cardiff University. Sadly, some of my group members can't...
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Yi Jin
Aug 29, 20211 min read
Hello, MIB!
My contract was supposed to start at August 1, but it took HR 3 weeks to get the contract ready after the real start date. Anyway, today,...
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Yi Jin
Mar 26, 20201 min read
COVID-19 Lockdown
Lockdown time for COVID-19, we’re not disconnected from the world. Instead we try to grow an active online community with my team...
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Yi Jin
Dec 8, 20191 min read
Merry Christmas
2019 is a busy year for me. I had to turn down an interview for promoting women scientists with "life-work balance", as my work/life are...
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Yi Jin
Apr 12, 20191 min read
Great to meet Nobel Prize Laureate Richard Henderson
Although the time to spend with Richard was short, only as long as one lecture followed by a dinner together, the definition of "an...
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Yi Jin
Feb 5, 20191 min read
Chinese New Year 猪🐷年快乐
猪年快乐！That's how we say it! We had a New Year's Eve dinner, 年夜饭, just like a big family. The amazing thing is, everyone has made their...
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Yi Jin
Jan 4, 20191 min read
Catalysts in Chemistry Summer School 2018
I was interviewed for the International Summer School we ran in 2018, when there were 48 participants joint us from three universities in...
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Yi Jin
Sep 16, 20181 min read
The First Group Dinner
Patrick is the chef, so guess what he will cook for us? German, of course. Great effort, and delicious without doubt. "A good chemist...
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Yi Jin
Aug 3, 20181 min read
2018 Diversity of Catalysis International Summer School
Two weeks of busy but happy time with those 47 undergraduates from 3 chinese universities have finally come to an end. The experience of...
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