Are you working in #LGBTQ related research topics?! Come visit us in Melbourne next year!! While there is an applied/econ focus, the summit will be more multidisciplinary than most ;) Also there are a handful of scholarships available! @jankabatek.com @mckay.mobi @aeacsqiep.bsky.social

Beautiful view at Senjōjiki Cirque. maps.app.goo.gl/wL9TZjZrBEok...

A tempting read from Kobe University... www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/arti...

The #LGBTQ+ Population Health Research Group at the Kirby Institute is growing & looking for a Project Officer to join their team. external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/53...

Nice day trip yesterday to Gujo Hachiman in Gifu. Not so many tourists like Takayama etc. but has a castle, old town, great food… well worth a visit. About three hours by lots of local trains from Nagoya, but the journey is part of the charm.

Each week a small committed group of us meet in Teignmouth, encouraging conversations for a healthy climate.

[Research] 🪐 🔭 Century-old mystery behind black hole plasma jets solved! 👏 Scientists show that when superheated gas material experiences a rapid shrinkage towards the stellar black hole, jet formation occurs. Read more here👇 bit.ly/4ibW8qL #Astrophysics #BlackHoles 🧪

I don’t want to die with a freezer full of seeds. Biodiversity and preservation need rethinking ☘️🌿🍃🌱🌾🪴🧪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Nagoya High Court ruled today that Japan`s ban on same-sex marriage is in violation of the Japanese constitution. This is the fourth High court ruling to find the ban to be unconstitutional, setting a strong legal precedent. digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...

[Job Announcement] Assistant Professor #TenureTrack at #NagoyaUniversity, Graduate School of Science. Seeking candidates with PhD quantum chemistry/computational chemistry. Deadline: March 28, 2025. #AcademicJobs #QuantumChemistry #ComputationalChemistry bit.ly/3QHWRVp

Lungeanu, A., & Contractor, N. S. (2015). The Effects of Diversity and Network Ties on Innovations: The Emergence of a New Scientific Field. American Behavioral Scientist, 59(5), 548–564. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #race #gender https://buff.ly/3QrcBvD

Backes-Gellner, U. & Veen, S. (2013). Positive effects of ageing and age diversity in innovative companies – large-scale empirical evidence on company productivity. Human Resource Management Journal, 23, 279–295. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #age https://buff.ly/42T4lfB

Faccio, M., Marchica, M.-T. & Mura, R. (2016). CEO gender, corporate risk-taking, and the efficiency of capital allocation. Journal of Corporate Finance, 39(), 193–209. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #gender https://buff.ly/3X2nb0a

Gulamhussen, M. A. & Santa, S. F. (2015). Female directors in bank boardrooms and their influence on performance and risk-taking. Global Finance Journal, 28, 10–23. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #gender https://buff.ly/3QiVeNw

Totally unrelated to layoffs of highly qualified US federal employees, did you guys know that Korea has a whole website devoted to posting jobs for overseas research and professorial talent? No Korean-language knowledge necessary! global.hibrain.net?_hv=m

Rosenkranz, K. M., Arora, T. K., et al. (2021). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Medicine: Why It Matters and How do We Achieve It? Journal of Surgical Education, 78(4), 1058–1065. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #minorities https://buff.ly/40TJE0q

AAAS is dedicated to making the Annual Meeting a safe and inclusive space for the exchange of ideas. Check out our meeting policies for more details. #AAASmtg

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

Gurin, P., Dey, E., Hurtado, S. & Gurin, G. (2002). Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes. Harvard Educational Review, 72(3), 330–367. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #race #ethnicity https://buff.ly/3EwOh97

Freeman, R. B. & Huang, W. (2015). Collaborating with People Like Me: Ethnic Coauthorship within the United States. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(S1), S289–S318. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #race #ethnicity https://buff.ly/4gFKdkh

Tressie McMillan Cottom’s latest is not easily summarized, but is well-worth a read: Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work. [nytimes.com]

Herring, C. (2009). Does Diversity Pay?: Race, Gender, and the Business Case for Diversity. American Sociological Review, 74(2), 208-224. #DEI #DEIworks #DEIresearch #race #gender doi.org/10.1177/0003...

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.

Join us for the next #JSF social online about use of AR and AI in communications from Lester Kok Wei Ming, Senior Assistant Director for Media Relations at Nanyang Technological University. Thursday, 6 January, 7 pm (Japan time). Register from the JSF website: https/japansci.com/socials #scicomm

I'll be speaking (in English) about my (still) new monograph at Nagoya University, Thursday, 16 January at 17:00. 7th Floor Conference Hall (Integrated Humanities Bldg) 名古屋大学 カンファレンスホール (文系総合館7階) No preregistration necessary. 入場無料・予約不要・Q&A日本語可

"The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor." — Victor Hugo 🌱📷

Billionaires are weapons of mass destruction.

But we should all be prepared to explain ourselves at all levels, and, at least as importantly, our institutions should routinely and generously support this.

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

In today’s Diet session, Prime Minister Ishiba said that introducing same-sex marriage would “increase happiness in society” as an answer to a question by a CDPJ lawmaker related to the Fukuoka ruling last week. Ishiba however avoided discussing actual legislation. www.asahi.com/articles/ASS...

Not surprised about the Komei percentage. When we were talking to city level politicians in Saitama about civil partnerships, Komei and CDP were the most open and supportive.

"You could say that about the Jews, Black people or Haitians, or any very vulnerable minority. Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third..."

A gentle reminder for those equally unhealthy academics who plan on using the break to do apps and other administrative things~! 😌

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/

Some 10% of sheep are gay. Bad news for those rams who are considered useless by humans. A farmer in North-Rhine Westphalia is saving gay sheep from the slaughterhouse. (The Berliner) #gaysheep 🏳️‍🌈🐑 www.the-berliner.com/berlin/rainb...

We are tackling the unique challenges & barriers for LGBTQIA+ people in STEMM, to support the current & upcoming generation of queer scientists. Help us keep queer people in science & STEMM by donating to us today, and together we can stop the queer brain drain! giveoutday.org.au/o/queersinsc...

Join us for the next JSF Social on Thursday, 18 July at 7 pm Japan time to hear about media relations at the University of Cambrdge and OIST. Craig Brierley will talk about getting your research into the news. #mediarelations #JSF #scicomm

Important new research finds that a bunch of mammals are out there being gay and biologists are just IGNORING them 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/06/why-...

JSF Social on Thursday 16 May 19:00 Japan time! Drop in to hear about #transmedia and the development of glossaries to help in health communication during #COVID. Register here: japansci.com/socials #JSF24

I wrote a piece for the @bylinetimes.bsky.social on Those Statue Accounts www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-classi...

2 journalists join us for the Japan Scicom Forum (JSF) Social this week! Chris Russell from Japan Times and Jacotte Brokken from VRT News will join us to talk about how they go about finding and turning ideas into news. See you Thu 21 Dec, 19:00 JST!