I do a lot of road running and my feet are not enjoying the experience 😭 I think it's time for a trainer update 👟 Any recommendations for good running shoes...? I'm looking for comfort, I'm not speedy 😅

🚨NEW FUNDING: Introducing the 2025 Round of the @wellcometrust.bsky.social Accelerator Awards! 🚨 Our funding scheme for researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani applications has reopened.   💰 £200,000 per researcher 🗓️ Up to two years ✅ Apply by 15 July 2025 ⤵️https://lnkd.in/e6PT-TQR

I'm so honoured to be starting as a Visiting Scholar at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social 😊Excited to grow my work in research equity, ethics and inclusion; learn from brilliant minds, and be part of such a thoughtful community 🤩 If you're working in this space—or just curious—I'd love to connect 😀

KLAXON 🚨: Indie SAGE has come out of retirement to release a new short report standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the sciences! DEI is not just the right thing to do, it *improves* the quality of the science. Please read and share. independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

I said: "I believe that far from stepping away [from EDI], the UKRI and the UK scientific establishment more broadly should see the current situation as an opportunity to step up, to show global leadership in maintaining momentum towards a fairer and more effective innovation ecosystem."

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/trumps-... "Building a more diverse scientific community is – in my opinion – a question of fairness and justice.." “It’s also a question of what is good for science and innovation." @profrachelgan.bsky.social 👐🏽

Last night I found out that the NSF math postdoctoral fellowship I applied for is being deleted because it does not comply with Trump’s executive orders on DEI in the federal government. I’m going to answer some FAQs and share some thoughts about this ordeal in this thread 1/n

Today I am giving a lecture at Sheffield Hallam funded by @roysocchem.bsky.social exploring my life and times in chemistry, including a bit of our research alongside what it means to be an LGBT+ scientist. It is possible to register for online attendance: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/catalysing...

Cool, cool, very cool. Not nightmare fuel. Not at all. Just some wicked cool spiders. Very cool. Goodnight, interwebs. Sleep tight. Don't let the bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider bite.

Our paper on nurturing a #PositiveResearchCulture within your #research #team published by @wellcometrust.bsky.social gives useful tips for your lab. As well as making you a good team leader, nurturing culture pays off in building your science: 1/11 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-3...

Hopefully we can troop out of our offices soon ( like these happy M&Ms... 🤣) and have a bit of R&R. Happy holidays 🥳💚

Reading the paper in Cell about how to close the scissor plots in gender representation at senior academic positions, I feel just a touch of pessimism. Having reached a level of seniority (middle management) I didn’t think I ever would, I read these great ideas wanting more, much more /1.

I'm also someone who advocated and to some extent continues to advocate for a data driven approach to EDI. However, I didn't originally set out to be an advocate for data. I started out asking a simple question that I hoped would prompt targeted intervention & which happened to need data to answer.

www.thehighergood.net/articles/foo... Lots to think about here 🤔

The second edition of the Research Excellence Awards is now OPEN to applications. @blackinplantsci.bsky.social in partnership with @aabiologists.bsky.social are unlocking this prize to celebrate talent of Black and Black heritage working with plants in UK. Apply at blackinplantscience.org

**Black UK PhD students** Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend -Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences -Faculty of Health and Life Sciences **Tell everyone** www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...

📖 Excited to share our new article, out now in @elife.bsky.social: elifesciences.org/articles/102... Our annotated readling list on neurodiversity is a result of the collaborative efforts of a fantastic, multidisciplinary & neurodiverse team

Triggered partly by John Lewis Christmas ads and partly by a conversation I had today…why do some people still think that marginalised people are now unfairly over-represented in positions of power and/or on TV, when all the data I’ve seen suggests this isn’t the case…?

**Black UK PhD students** This is the programme you want! It is all the bells and whistles, full fees and stipend, any subject, industrial experience offered, 50 other Black scholars already on board and administrated in an environment of care. **Tell everyone**

This time last year I was thrilled to be invited to speak at the first Munich for Women in Science Event 😊 Huge thanks to Ele Zeggini and @www.helmholtz-munich.de for the invitation 🙏🏽The snow then came and I got stuck in Munich 😅 Remember the adventures @shomarilw.bsky.social 😆

Love this @royalsociety.bsky.social 🤩 Further details 👇🏾 royalsociety.org/about-us/wor...

Strange cat in the garden - Cruella the Cat is not happy 😾

Fabulous Post-Doc Fellowship opportunities 😍 Information on how to get in touch below 👇🏽 www.blackincancer.com/opportunities Black in Cancer (not on BSky I think)

Interesting paper 👇🏾

Christmassy songs on the radio, Christmas trees and hustle and bustle in shops🌲 Eek- too soon 🫣

5 years ago I wrote a 'Twitter 101 blog' post. This was before Twitter turned into X and a raging dumpster fire. Just replace the word 'Twitter' with 'Bluesky' in that post and a large chunk of it is still relevant. stuartcantrill.com/2019/11/28/t...

Hello 👋 I must admit I've got a bit confused with social media since I left the Other Place™️. I posted an update on LinkedIn and sharing it here too if anyone is interested. I’ve started my own consultancy focused on research equity and inclusion 😊 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications! The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪 www.sciencewrite.co.uk

Our friends at EMBL Australia have called for expressions of interest for the position of Scientific Head. It's a fantastic opportunity for senior scientists based in Aus to bring a vision, stakeholders, and resources to a network that has produced such vibrant scientists and discoveries. 🧪

Super cool science: Human Cell Atlas 🤩 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Can you tell which is cake and which is (Cruella the) cat 🐈 😅 #catsofbluesky

I haven't dug into it all - looks like an interesting paper: "Global patterns of gender disparities in STEM and explanations for their persistence", Sapna Cheryan et. al www.nature.com/articles/s44...

November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/

Something I wrote 😊 #equity #inclusion #womeninstem www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Look like some cool opps here 👀- UCL is offering 7 fully funded Research Opportunity scholarships for under-represented Black and Asian minority ethnic groups. The deadline for applications is 10 January 2025: www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships...

🎥 TONIGHT 7PM ON BBC2 📺 In this week’s episode of #VillagesByTheSea I travel to the world-famous White Cliffs of Dover to reveal how chalk has shaped this part of the coastline and the human history of the village of St. Margaret’s 😃

A rose made of galaxies..

I’ve noticed a background nervousness every time I post, which is certainly from years of randomly being called an idiot or an undeserving diversity pick on the other place. I know I’m not the only one. It’s gonna take some time for that to go away but I really hope this place stays nice so it does.