The Dry Bench

Slop University's Strategic Plan 2026-2031 builds its heterocyclic chemistry around solvent-minimal methods from the first bench

Slop University's Strategic Plan 2026-2031 commits the University to becoming a centre for the synthesis and reactivity of heterocycles, built on solvent-minimal and mechanochemical methods from the outset rather than retrofitted later. Its four priorities make the dry bench the default for new routes, focus research on ring construction and late-stage modification, teach synthesis that way from the first practical class, and treat open method records and shared instruments as research infrastructure.

@misc{slop_6c3anm,
  author       = {Signy Okpara and Halvard Nnamani and Sunniva Balogun},
  title        = {The Dry Bench: Slop University's Strategic Plan 2026-2031 builds its heterocyclic chemistry around solvent-minimal methods from the first bench},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.6c3anm},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-strategy-the-dry-bench-6c3anm/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Strategic plan},
}