Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either 🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats 🏳️‍🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data Get in your abstracts before December 1st. conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html #queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay

Hello bluesky! We are an LGBTQ+ Biology Journal Club at Uni of Oxford 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. We are interested in topics relevant to queer ecology and amplifying queer voices in academia 🪲🌱. For those in Oxford, we meet every 2 weeks - get in touch for more details! 🥳

Last year I wrote this for Transgender Awareness Week because of the challenges I've faced in my institution. Sharing it again as this week we celebrate trans identities and remember those who have been targeted for being themselves www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...

Happy Polar Pride y’all 🏳️‍🌈❄️🐧🐻‍❄️🇦🇶 #PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️‍🌈❄️ #PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience

Happy #LGBTQinSTEMDay everybody! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌱 Check out this great thread of podcasts, newsletters, resources, and more from @prideinstem.bsky.social 😁 And don't forget, if you want to hear what the BES ALDER network are up to - sign up to our newsletter at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! 🧪⚒️

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! How are you celebrating it? #LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️‍⚧️ We are partnering with the @rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below! 📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT) 👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov

LGBTQ+ Journal Club is turning 1! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈To celebrate, here's a bit about what we've been up to over the past year: a thread of interesting papers in queer biology (1/n) ⬇️🧵

During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.

Our LGBTQ+ STEM Day Celebrations are taking place at @zslofficial.bsky.social and then at Zodiac Bar! Join us! Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔭🧪

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole.  Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏

[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org LinkedIn] The Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) Network committee is looking for passionate people in ecology to join their committee 📣 lnkd.in/ex6n39fQ 🗓️Due Wed 5 Nov More info about ELM: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/what...

One month to go to the International Day of LGBTQIA+ in STEM! We have something exciting in the works (free tickets coming soon) and a lot of announcements for 2026!

Next up in the @britishecologicalsociety.org Endemic webinar series, we'll focus on reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university. Both in the field & in the office, being neurodivergent in ecology can be difficult – but there is help!

Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...

[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org REED Network LinkedIn 🌱] REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿 Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED 🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF More info: www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...

"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that." #NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪 cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

Anyone interested in queer ecology, forests or SDMs... roll up! 🌲🌈📈

1 week to go until our next Quantifying Ecology webinar with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social! Feat. Taiwanese forest SDMs and RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBT+ voices in the R community. Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST Sign up here: bit.ly/3HWpEol

Applications for our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme close TOMORROW! ⏰🌏 If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD

Our latest podcast series 'Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth' explores the barriers to nature inclusion for various communities and the ways in which we can overcome them 🌱 This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚 Listen here 👇 buff.ly/7BpYW1c

Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources Want more info? Join our newsletter? www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join... @britishecologicalsociety.org

Join us for our next webinar, with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social! Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community. Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol