Prof David Nutt presenting on a large stage with a large screen reading “pharmacology 2024”

good morning from Harrogate at the @britpharmsoc.bsky.social #Pharmacology2024 meeting

This poem, entitled 'Needles' is presented in the form of a Christmas tree. These words form the shape of the tree: I wrote a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree but then forgot to water it and only a few days later there And these words are distributed around the base of my poem 'tree' as if they've fallen off it: were words all over the carpet

Today’s poem is called ‘Needles’.

sorry colleagues for cancelling all meetings in the next four days i just need more headspace to contemplate the potential dimensions of this hog

We've had some utterly amazing people on Science & Sorcery who are definitely worth your follows! Also me! 😅

go.bsky.app/2G8kbG3

cis folks: one thing to know is that while there are orgs helping trans folks, the needs rn HUGELY exceed the funding they have available.

want to help trans people? a real material thing you can do is donate to these orgs, especially the smaller orgs

alex stood presenting a slide about skill development. she’s caught mid sentence looking like she’s about to clap

I’ve just come back on here to 1.1k followers which has taken me a bit by surprise!

For anyone new, I’m Alex - I’m a lecturer in higher education focused on pharmacology teaching and scholarship 👩🏻‍🏫 👋🏻

I’m going to keep on wearing my

THICK COSY SOCKS

To the tune of Pink Pony Club:

🎶 Thick cosy socks! 🎶

Alex stood smiling below a large pink flower that has lit her up in pink as she grins at the camera

Happy #LGBTQSTEMday

I hope you all stumble into some bisexual lighting and experience Queer Joy today 🎉🏳️‍🌈

How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text

I have low vision and I rely on alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images on platforms like BlueSky. If you don’t know how to write #AltText yet, I have several guides on my website that can show you how— take the #AltTextChallenge! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/10)

A reminder that the wonderful @prideinstem.bsky.social has created two starter packs of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM:
part 1: go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf
part 2: go.bsky.app/Cw9bRYZ

Excited that @hanasciart.bsky.social and my mentoring scheme for marginalised science writers is open for applications!

Info here:
www.sciencewrite.co.uk

Deadline 3 Jan 25.

Please share widely🪻

Rachel is a tall black woman in a blue dress with dreadlocks. She's standing onstage with her fingers making peace signs in front of a slide with the event name.

Getting ready to hit the stage for An Evening of Unnecessary Detail @fotsn.bsky.social !!

On a quest for the smallest brain... There will be SCALE BARS 📏🤏🧠

#SciComm #Neuroscience #Comedy

Seeing some of the new arrivals posting about Bluesky being boring.

I hate to break it to you, but if you find Bluesky boring, that's 100% your fault, because the only person working behind the scenes here to make it not boring is… you.

Here's some of the “work” that I've done and recommend… 🧵

For new followers, we have put together a Starter Pack of LGBTQIA+ people in STEM.

If you like to join it, please let us know - we still have room on this one or we can start a second one.

And if you are on it and at any point it is unsafe to be do get in touch!

go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf

a photo showing a full cup of coffee made by Alex being drunk in bed. Just behind the cup is a book with the title “tender is the flesh”

good morning

low res headshot of a whale shark, eye bulging, mouth agape

Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong

this actually is true it’s either a fun little caramel iced latte or it’s a nihilistic coffee and water set up

the perfect cup of tea is secretly a cup of coffee (no milk no sugar)

Hana in 6 different outfits: 1. A red top, black skirt and red tights 2. An orange cardigan, elephan print top and spiral printed skirt 3. A sunflower pinafore, stood in front of sunglowers 4. A dinosaur skeleton print green dress 5. Blue space dungarees 6. A purple badger dress

Next week @acescicomm.bsky.social & I are bringing a #NerdyLooks challenge back & we'd love for you to join in!

Each day we will put together a nerdy outfit inspired by a different colour of the rainbow & share a photo here!

Join in as much or as little as you want

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a photo of a slide show with the title Reimagine Aging and welcome

The best part of being an academic is disappearing from my office to sit in on different sessions going on - todays agenda is the the Reimagine Aging network

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A shocking description 👇🏾 of how women are being let down by scientific research communities in India. This is of course only mirroring many of the trends that we know exist everywhere else too. The 📊 showing conferences where women are outnumbered or excluded entirely leaves one absolutely appalled.

Colour image showing cosmic rainbow effect emanating from Earth promoting new nature doc 'Queer Planet'.

Queer Planet. Narrated by the brilliant Sue Perkins. UK premier on Sky Nature, Sunday 26th November at 9pm (GMT).

I'm delighted to have been involved in the making of this groundbreaking nature doc - do catch it if you can! 🌈🐧

#QueerInSTEM

Poster for UNSW Diversity Fest 2023’s showcase: “The Illuminators : Scope for change”. It’s an art exhibition celebrating beautiful, creative science by women in microscopy.

📢 Sharing this showcase of amazing🔬 images acquired by women who are experts in wide-ranging microscopy techniques. Special thanks to Drs Krystyna Gieniec, Valentina Rodríguez, & Jessica Richardson for organising this to boost the visibility of our colleagues 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 www.edi.unsw.edu.au/get-involved...

I was excited to spend this week with minimal teaching preparing and planning and thinking

but it’s taken me 3 hours just to reply to emails from over the weekend so we’ll see how that pans out 🙃

search drinks in your camera roll 😬🧫

Alex wearing a green jumper and smiling in front of a large screen reading “team based solutions for local challenges in human sciences”

First bluesky post and first lecture as a lecturer all in the same couple hours - must be a big day