- Whimsical Introductions
- Spontaneous Haikus, inspired by fellow credited STEM-Folk
- Original Artworks
- Exciting updates
- Community questionnaires to shape this developing network
- My sincere thanks and appreciation
What a treat! Join today and bring your friends!
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What you find in the monthly STEM-Improv Newsletter:
- Exclusive first access to online PWYC/Free event and Training Course tickets!
- Next week, tickets for the Level 1 STEM-Improv Course go live!
- Next month, tickets for a a PWYC/Free Online Improv go live!
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Review from MarineMumbles, Dr Elizabeth Mills:
"It’s so exciting to see more improv move into STEM!
And this newsletter is a great and easy way to keep up to date with the latest improv news from Katherine’s amazing work!!
Plus, there poem each time 🙌 highly recommend to IMPROV-e your skills!"
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Did you know I run a free 🎭 STEM-Improv Newsletter ⚛️ for STEM-Folks?
Details are here: katherineholmespublic.wordpress.com/improv-and-c...
*STEM-Folks are anyone who loves engaging with STEM topics. No improv experienced required. The only restriction for events is an age-rating 18+.
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Hana holding a fan of A6 zines called ‘nerdy drawing club, issue 1 - Xmas marks the spot’ with a tree made of triangles on the front.
An a6 zine titled ‘nerdy drawing club: issue 2, New Year’s Play’ with half a mandala drawn on the front and a pen on top of the zine
Looking for some nerdy drawing fun over the next few weeks?
My Xmas & New Year zines are available to download for £1 (or more) and you’re welcome to print as many copies as you want!
They’re A4 but I’m told can be printed on Letter paper & trimmed
#SciArt
ko-fi.com/hanaayoob/shop
🔭🎭👩🔬 I made a STEM Improv Network! 🔭🎭👩🔬
The goal: to form a community of people in STEM who do improv or would like to learn.
I'm planning online courses, game nights/jams and to chase the dream of one day performing STEM-improv live!
Link to join the newsletter is on my website: tinyurl.com/3kpxn7sn
A partial screen shot of Katherine Holmes Doctor of Philosophy certificate, dated 1st September 2025.
🎉 My Doctoral Certificate is finally here!! 🎉
I’m so happy to have been awarded my doctorate in Mathematics, specialising in Quantum Dynamics.
I have celebrated the end of my PhD any times and I’m proud to be the first Holmes in my family tree, not just to have an undergrad degree, but a PhD!
The description of Dr Katherine Holmes talk: The Decision Tea Tree. Added text includes "Find me at Maths in Action! A good time is brewing..." and event dates and location.
I'm very excited to announce I'm a speaker at Maths in Action! Get ready for a tea-rrific talk!
educationinaction.org.uk/study-day/ma...
#maths #scicomm
Stickers, enamel pins, and embroidered patches in trans pride, intersex inclusive progress pride, and non-binary pride colours. The shape of the design is the loop-de-loop emblem of the Dropout show Game Changer, and each design has the words "we've been here the whole time" written on it
Stickers, pins, and iron-on patches are all now available for my queer Game Changer designs! Thank you so much to @samreich.bsky.social & @dropout.tv for the kind permission to make and sell these! Every sale really helps with my own trans expenses and creating more queer art 🏳️⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
Yesterday was my first day of my first Big event!
Talks I attended were Maths in SciComm and Finding your Feet Freelance. Both excellent!
I'm ready for day 2!
#BIGEvent25
THREAD 🧵 of initial thoughts on the transphobic schools "guidance" produced by this deeply transphobic Labour government today.
SECTION 28+
This morning the media coverage of the new RHSE guidance for schools led me to suggest it represents Labour’s Section 28. The real thing is, however...
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Love a document that says "you can't teach any one argument or opinion as fact but also you can only teach this one argument/opinion [that is manifestly wrong and hateful, as stated by many international organisations] and you have to say it's a fact."
I'm working on a video about AROMANTICISM and would love for anyone on the aro spectrum to fill in this survey to help gather info and personal experiences!
Please share with any groups/online spaces/friends etc who might be interested!
Deadline: July 16th
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sam Frampton, one of our role models, is stood behind a camera with his face turned to the right. Behind him is a projected image of the earth with thin green lines stretched out across it. Above Sam are the words ""Help us Celebrate STEM stories"" with the lightyear foundation logo to the right of them. Infront of the camera are the words ""Join us now!"" in bold white with a green background. Underneath is ""We’re on the lookout for new disabled and neurodivergent role models to be part of our celebrating STEM stories programme. www.lightyearfoundation.org hannah@lightyearfoundation.org".
We're looking for disabled or neurodivergent STEM role models!
Especially in engineering but all fields welcome.
Let’s show that STEM is for everyone.
Apply: forms.gle/eHzFwm9G779y...
📩 hannah@lightyearfoundation.org
#DisabledInSTEM #NeurodivergentVoices #STEMStories
Rectangular pins with rounded corners and text that reads "ask me about allyship" or "Real allies take action" on the trans pride flag, intersex inclusive progress pride flag, and a plain black background.
We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies.
The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵
canopyrobin.etsy.com
Fantastic! 💜
I'm incredibly excited to attend my first BIG!
If anyone going knows Tom Lehrer's The Elements song, please find me and we can do a sing-along in the RI Museum with the Periodic Table that plays the song 🎶⚛️
No matter what kind of queer we are, we challenge the status quo.
As @krheyam.bsky.social says:
“History tells us the backlash doesn’t last forever, and it’s for specific reasons... because we’re challenging constructs which are harmful to everyone."
www.wearequeeraf.com/without-this...
@canopyrobin.com makes amazing pride, nature and Dr. pins!
An enamel fern in the colours of the trans pride flag, hanging from a silver chain by its curled over stem. It's on a backing card that says Trans Fern by Canopy Robin. Glow in the dark. Did you know that most ferns are homosporous? This means they produce onlye one type of spore which germinates to be both male and female during the plant's reproductive phase.
Trans fem? I thought it was trans fern 🏳️⚧️
After 6months hard work, I'm finally launching my trans fern Pride pins and necklaces! There's even a glow-in-the-dark version and each fern comes with a queer nature fact 🌿
Please share so others can enjoy! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4312...
A shower at the end of the day is a godsend!
I'll add Benadryl to my potential list of aids. Right now I'm on Fexofenadine Hydrochloride seems to do the job! Hard name to remember though
I started feeling hayfever last year, and I'm continuing to learn so much about the enthusiasm for different meds and tips to take meds pre-allergen season to build up tolerance.
I'm still a hayfever newbie, I welcome recommendations for coping mechanisms!
I had a fabulous night at @pintofscience.uk!
Three great talks touching on particle physics, quantum computing and the value of the scientific method in the face of A.I. automation.
Here's a couple great slides from the last talk given by Dr. Ben Hanson.
Illustration of a woman with grey hair and glasses. A speech bubble says 'Can I still use the women's loo?'. Other text on the graphic says 'There's a lot of confusion about our rights at the moment. Read our Know Your Rights resource for accurate, up to date info. transactual.org.uk/know-your-rights
It's here! Know your rights. A resource for trans people in the UK following the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. It has been reviewed by a team of lawyers to help you (and us) feel confident in knowing your rights.
You'll find it at transactual.org.uk/know-your-ri...
#Trans #Nonbinary
Graphic: A heart coloured with the agender flag with the text "Agender Pride Day May 19"
Graphic reading: Agender: Someone who experiences little to no gender or has a neutral gender
💚Happy Agender Pride Day!💚
An agender person do not identify or feel no connection with any gender, they can be partially genderless, partially genderless (like me!) or dislike the concept of gender.
The Agender agenda for today is to know that you are valid and you are loved. Happy Pride! 🖤🤍💚🤍🖤
I think it'll be nice to collect in person, if you fancy a little meet up? [I'm happy to move to DMs]
Well lucky for us, my genderfluid self feels agender around 75% of the time, to which this partial 'a' can symbolise 😁
[Ignore the fact I'm still writing my thesis corrections, I can save the pin for afterwards]
New peer-reviewed assessment of the cass report just dropped thanks to @chris-noone.bsky.social and their excellent team!
bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
I'm very tempted to make a journal club read out of this.
🏳️⚧️ "Frances Thompson was one of the first trans women to testify in front of the US Supreme Court."
www.wearequeeraf.com/the-trans-womans-supreme...
A collection of circular hard enamel pins which say "It's Dr, Actually". The backgrounds of the pins are in the style of the nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, lesbian, and progress pride flags. There are also flagless backgrounds in black, white, hot pink, pearlescent purple, pearlescent dark green, pearlescent pink, pearlescent light blue, and pearlescent light green. A handwritted URL directs you to look up CanopyRobin.Etsy.Com
They're finally here! The full range of "It's Dr, Actually" pins is now available, thanks to your support!
Please share them as much as possible so that they reach the people who'll love them: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...