Climate scientist at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. Works on statistical homogenisation methods and accuracy of climate trends. Also the admin of the fediscience.org Mastodon server.
Fediverse address:
@VictorVenema@fediscience.org
Photographer based in Germany, runs a podcast about photography, and lectures on photographic law and analogue photography.
Fediverse address (in German):
@erik@photog.social
Comic artist and illustrator based in Berlin. Currently working on self-published fantasy comic series “Vom Anfang”.
Fediverse address:
@Ensyis@mastodon.art
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
The Hamburg State and University Library is the largest academic library in the German state of Hamburg.
Fediverse address:
@stabihh@openbiblio.social
German public body for issues related to volunteering.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsee@social.bund.de
Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Official account for the Netherlands government’s Standardisation Forum, which advises the public sector on the use of open standards in technology.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@forumstandaardisatie@social.overheid.nl
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ltrlp@social.bund.de
General Practitioner in Nürtingen, Germany. Posts mainly about medicine.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@peterdaeubler@mastodon.green
Handles IT and digital services within the European Commission.
Fediverse address (department):
@EC_DIGIT@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (director general):
@EC_DIGIT_director_general@ec.social-network.europa.eu
German federal ministry responsible for all issues related to housing, building of houses, urban development and regional planning.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWSB_Bund@social.bund.de
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.de
German federal authority responsible for essential electric, gas, telecoms and postal infrastructure.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@BNetzA@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (power grid account, in German):
@Netzausbau@social.bund.de
German national and international news programme from the public TV broadcaster ARD, first transmitted in 1952.
Fediverse address:
@tagesschau@ard.social
The Information Systems and Knowledge Management Lab (ISLab) at the University of Milan in Italy. Posts in English and Italian about research from Computational Linguistics to Computational Humanities.
Fediverse address:
@IslabUnimi@fediscience.org
German government agency tasked with protecting people and the environment from harm caused by radiation. Part of the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Fediverse address (in German):
@strahlenschutz@social.bund.de
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Amateur entomologist in Ireland particularly interested in bees and wasps. Posts include close-up photos and details about the different species.
Fediverse address:
@entospace@mastodon.ie
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Official account of the German public broadcasting network ZDF, founded in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@ZDF@zdf.social
Bird and wildlife photographer based in Vienna, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@ferdinand@wien.rocks
Planetary Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Investigates atmospheric formation and the deep interiors of rocky exoplanets.
Fediverse address:
@timlichtenberg@fediscience.org
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Official account for the handball teams of the German Deaf Sports Association (DGSV).
Fediverse address (in German):
@dgsv_handball@norden.social
An artists’ initiative based in the Netherlands and Germany which helps organise exhibitions of new and experimental art.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch and German): @womeinesonnescheint@mstdn.social
The German Foreign Office’s official ambassador for cyber & digital issues
Fediverse address:
@GERonCyber@social.bund.de
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Independent interdisciplinary research and education institute in Germany researching and documenting the history of Nazi mass crimes, particularly the Holocaust, and their impact on the present world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FritzBauerInstitut@bildung.social
German trade union formed in 2001 through the merger of five unions, with almost 2 million members in total.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wirsindverdi@mastodon.social
African-inspired fantasy world, forming the basis of an upcoming MMORPG for PC and an upcoming Tabletop RPG setting. Created by a black-owned company based in Germany and Ghana.
Fediverse address:
@TheWagaduChronicles@peoplemaking.games
Official account of the German State of Hesse and the state’s government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@landesregierung@social.hessen.de
Creators of a podcast series covering the history of Ancient Rome, they also use the account to share interesting news and images about ancient history.
Fediverse address:
@phistorians@kolektiva.social
Genealogist, blogger and researcher based in Ireland. Also founder of Project Infant, documenting those who died in Irish mother and baby homes.
Fediverse address (main):
@thedanielsgenealogy@genealysis.social
Fediverse address (Project Infant):
@projectinfant@mastodon.ie
Associate professor at the University of Lille in France, working on Atmospheric Chemistry by performing molecular simulations through Computational Chemistry.
Fediverse address:
@FlorentLouis59@mastodon.online
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
Archaeologist in Ireland, Government of Ireland research fellow, specialises in the Iron Age in western Europe, particularly metals and horses.
Fediverse address:
@StillJustRena@mastodon.social
The judicial branch of the European Union. The court mainly deals with application and interpretation of EU law, resolves cases between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations.
NOTE: This is not connected in any way with the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union. These are totally separate organisations.
Fediverse address (in English):
@Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@curia.social-network.europa.eu
Online concert site which streams live gigs through its own PeerTube server. It features a mixture of English and French language singers/bands. It’s all free, though donations are welcome, and there are no ads or any data collection.
Fediverse address (in French):
@liveitlive@social.jesuislibre.net
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
Journalist on the Leinster Leader newspaper in County Kildare, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@cmatherofficial@mastodon.ie
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
DJ and electronic music producer interested in techno, based in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@consint@mstdn.social
Regular meetings of people enthusiastic about the Godot FOSS game engine, based in hacker spaces in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@GodotUserGroupBerlin@mastodon.gamedev.place
Community for mapping the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OpenStreetMap66@en.osm.town
Antiquarian who collects rare books, maintains a private library and blogs about this and related topics in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Perkamentus@mastodon.social
Professor at the Institute for Plant Sciences at the University of Cologne in Germany, working in plant genetics, ecology and evolution.
Fediverse address:
@MeauxJuliette@ecoevo.social
Small community theatre in Avignon, France. Regular participant in the Festival d’Avignon.
Fediverse address (in French):
@theatrehumanum@travelpandas.fr
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.de
Bird and wildlife photographer based in southwest Germany, also interested in generative art and computing.
Fediverse address:
@doersino@mastodon.social
Public university in Germany founded in 1971, with twelve faculties covering a wide range of topics.
Fediverse address:
@unibremen@wisskomm.social
University in Munich, Germany. Originally founded to provide education for members of the German armed forces, nowadays also includes civilian and international students.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unibwm@social.bund.de
Astronomer at Helsinki University in Finland, interested in exoplanets, planetary systems, stellar activity, astrobiology and more. Has discovered dozens of planets including Proxima B, a potentially habitable planet orbiting our nearest neighbouring star Proxima Centauri.
Fediverse address:
@mustapipa@scicomm.xyz
Research project of the University Hospital Leipzig, Germany, about clinical decision support. The main areas of focus are laboratory based rules and machine learning models to improve patient safety.
Fediverse address:
@AMPEL@med-mastodon.com
Independent non-profit foundation established by the German Federal Government, discussig data policy and making privacy recommendations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de
OpenStreetMap enthusiast based in Brussels, Belgium. Mainly posting in English about OSM and mapping.
Fediverse address:
@bxl_forever@mastodon.multimob.be
German branch of the campaign by scientists to save the planet from environmental destruction due to climate change. They are letting the world know the science of climate change, conducting research themselves and helping climate scientists to network.
Fediverse address (in German):
@S4F@climatejustice.global
Official account for the German Army, part of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@deutschesHeer@social.bund.de
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, a peer-reviewed open access English language anthropology journal.
Fediverse address:
@suomenantropologi@fediscience.org
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address:
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Multi-disciplinary academic web search engine run by Bielefeld University in Germany. It has been operating since 2004 and is one of the largest in the world.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@base@openbiblio.social
News about European Union energy and environmental policy via the EURACTIV news site.
Fediverse address:
@euractiv_green@eupolicy.social
Art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Has a huge collection covering all periods of art, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Fediverse address:
@boijmans@mastodon.social
Non-profit organisation which provides free language lessons in the Occitan Aranese language, and promotes Aranese language and culture through projects and publications.
Fediverse address (in Catalan):
@admin@occitania.social
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
Climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, studying ice and the atmosphere in the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic.
Fediverse address:
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Professional classical guitarist from Germany, has toured around the world both as a soloist and chamber musician. She has released four solo albums with a fifth on the way.
Fediverse address (in German):
@gitarra@classicalmusic.social
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
German edition of the famous fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine, first published in 1928 and then relaunched in 1979.
Fediverse address (in German):
@VOGUE_Germany@flipboard.com
Official account of the Town Hall Theatre in Galway, Ireland. Posting news about latest events including plays, comedy, music etc.
Fediverse address:
@tht@mastodon.ie
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Long-running blog about crisis management, maintained by a psychologist turned firefighter working in the Amsterdam Fire Brigade in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Rizoomes@mastodon.social
Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.
Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Maths teacher teaching adults at secondary level, posts frequently about mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and problem solving.
Fediverse address (in English, Catalan and Spanish):
@somenxavier@mathstodon.xyz
Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org
Runs the “Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles” project translating hundreds of old German folk tales into English, including more than just the Brothers Grimm.
Fediverse address:
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.social
German federal court of appeal for cases involving social security (including public health insurance, pensions, occpational safety insurance etc).
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundessozialgericht@social.bund.de
European Union initiative which is helping to fund free open decentralised social media like Mastodon and PeerTube, as well as many other libre online projects.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_NGI@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Posts lots of photos of birds (and occasionally other subjects too).
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hoernchen72@chaos.social
Independent body providing the German government with research-based advice on integration and migration policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@SVR_Migration@social.bund.de
Portguese community for sharing hands-on knowledge about Linux, Free Software/Open Source Software and related topics. Has a dedicated computer lab and physical location.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@centrolinux@masto.pt
Hungarian-language blog exploring selected films and television series, and recommending the good ones.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@filmtro@mastodon.social
Photographer based in Kiel in Northern Germany, taking pictures of the surrounding area, especially buildings and architecture.
Fediverse address:
@viereck@norden.social
Astronomy and Astrophysics section of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in Ireland. Researching solar and stellar physics, space weather, planetary science, star formation, the interstellar medium, high energy astrophysics and instrumentation.
Fediverse address:
@diasastronomy@mastodon.dias.ie
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany..
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
Beekeeper in Germany posting pictures of their apiary and beehives
Fediverse address (in German):
@furtherhonig@pixel.tchncs.de
Photographer who posts lovely pictures of landscapes, wildlife and nature in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@betazoid@pixelfed.social
Official account of the Data Protection Officer in the German State of Saxony.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sdb@social.bund.de
Real life meetup group for Rust users in Paris, France. All skill levels welcome. Uses the Fediverse’s Mobilizon platform to advertise and organise meetings.
Fediverse address (in French):
@rust_paris@mobilizon.fr
Writing about railways, cycling and other topics. Advocates for cross border rail in the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@jon@gruene.social
Umbrella organisation for 16 German state consumer organisations as well as over 2000 smaller specialist organisations. Represents interests of consumers in safety, pricing, clarity etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesverband@verbraucherzentrale.social
German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de
Funding initiative of the German government promoting development of open software. Anyone can apply for funding who lives in Germany, is self-employed, pays German taxes and publishes their source code on some sort of source forge. (You don’t need German citizenship.)
Fediverse address (in German):
@PrototypeFund@mastodon.social
The official account of the German government
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesregierung@social.bund.de
Research establishment in Göttingen, Germany which studies all the bodies that make up our solar system including the Sun, the planets, the asteroids etc. The Institute develops scientific instruments that are sent into space on ESA and NASA missions.
Fediverse address (English and German):
@mpsgoettingen@astrodon.social
Death metal / doom metal musician from Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@MiseryPath@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@misery_path@video-cave-v2.de
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHIEurope@mastodon.social
Astronomer at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille and teaching at Aix-Marseille Univeristy. Expert on exoplanet detection and characterisation. Involved in the ESA PLATO space mission.
Fediverse address (in English and French):
@AlexSanterne@astrodon.social
Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de
Observatory built in 1785 in Ireland. Nowadays operated by the Astronomy and Astrophysics section of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
Fediverse address:
@diasdunsink@mastodon.dias.ie
European Commission funding body supporting European Union research and innovation.
Fediverse address:
@REA@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Representing users of the Python programming language in Ireland, organising meet-ups and events related to Python.
Fediverse address:
@pythonie@mastodon.social
German organisation including all statutory pension providers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@die_rente@social.bund.de
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, operating the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT), the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) and building the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Fediverse address:
@astron@mastodon.nl
Cyclist who posts about trips with a cargo bike to get food made in their local area, cookery and baking bread.
Fediverse address (in German):
@syoeminenjapjoeraeily@mastodon.social
Senior Researcher in Linguistics at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and member of the Academia Europaea. Particular interests language contact, bilingualism and endangered languages spoken in the Balkans and Latin America.
Fediverse address:
@Lila@scholar.social
Hosts free public lectures in Amsterdam about experimentation, innovation and research in type. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@lttrspc@typo.social
Indpendent council of public figures advising the German Federal Government on sustainability policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RNE_DE@social.bund.de
Irish Wikimedia/Wikipedia user group, recognised affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Promoting open knowledge in Ireland, promoting availability of knowledge in the Irish language.
Fediverse address:
@WikimediaIE@mastodon.ie
Official account of the German Youth Chess Federation
Fediverse address (in German):
@schachjugend@schach.social
French language reggae music show on the community station Radio Pulsar.
Fediverse address:
@rastapuls@diaspodon.fr
Interdisciplinary research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Conducts research on immunobiology, developmental biology and epigenetics.
Fediverse address:
@mpi_ie@social.mpdl.mpg.de
German business newspaper, originally established in 1946.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Handelsblatt@flipboard.com
Wildlife photography and astrophotography in Germany, especially in the North Sea area.
Fediverse address:
@strandrenner@pixelfed.social
Railway enthusiast based in Europe, posting pictures from their train travels in many different countries.
Fediverse address:
@andreaswiedenhoff@rail.chat
Unofficial bot posting the official RSS feed of YLE News, from Finland’s public broadcaster Yleisradio.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@yle.fi.uutiset@rss-parrot.net
An account by the owner of a bed & breakfast on a rural coastline in south west Ireland. They post photos and videos of the natural world around them, their dog walks and general thoughts.
Fediverse address:
@Anja@pixelfed.social
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@social.bund.de
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Dutch-langugage news site about Android smartphones and related topics.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@droidapp@mastodon.nl
Posting Swedish-language news about ice hockey including the Swedish leagues and the NHL.
Fediverse address:
@hockeynyheter@mastodonts.se
Interdisciplinary science centre at LMU Munich in Germany, promoting open science practices such as open data, open materials, analysis scripts etc. Organises workshops, public talks and original research.
Fediverse address:
@lmu_osc@scicomm.xyz
German newspaper covering national and international news from a progressive perspective. Founded in 1978 as a co-operative owned by its staff.
Fediverse address (in German):
@tazgetroete@mastodon.social
Academic library at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bibliothecaris@social.edu.nl
Swedish artist who draws wonderfully cute storybook-type illustrations of the natural world. They are often beautifully flat like the pattern of a nice fabric.
Fediverse address:
@byjessicaelena@mastodon.art
Professor of Astrophysics, author of “Licht im Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternis”, joint winner of the 2011 Spinoza prize, 2021 Henry Draper Medal, 2023 Herschel Medal, 2023 Balzan Prize. Working on the Event Horizon Telescope project at Radboud University.
Fediverse address:
@hfalcke@mastodon.social
Research institute in Germany devoted to astrophysics, focusing on cosmic magnetic fields, extragalactic astrophysics and development of research technologies in spectroscopy, robotic telescopes and e-science.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AIP_Potsdam@astrodon.social
Critical engineer, cartographer and programmer researching and teaching interactive maps at the Vienna University of Technology.
Fediverse address:
@floledermann@mapstodon.space
Irish illustrator and musician, creates beautiful fine line drawings often featuring otherworldly themes from folklore and myths.
Fediverse address:
@adamrobertmartin@mastodon.art
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de
Expert advisory body publishing reports for the German Federal Government on environmental policy and analysis of environmental topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umweltrat@social.bund.de
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
Photographer based in Madrid who takes pictures of cities, landscapes and nature in Spain. The accounts are in Spanish but everything is visual, so don’t worry if you can’t speak it.
Fediverse address (main, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@pixelfed.social
Freelance journalist and writer based in Leipzig, Germany. Particularly interested in social policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@insavandenberg@mstdn.social
Videos all about modern urban planning and transport, often using the Netherlands as an example of how to do it well.
Fediverse address:
@notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com
German government-funded scientific organisation working on improving the safety of nuclear power plants, their decommissioning and the disposal of nuclear waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GRS@social.bund.de
Network of local LGBTQIA+ groups across Ireland, providing support, services and information related to sexuality and gender identity.
Fediverse address:
@LGBT_ie@mastodon.ie
English-language account highlighting interesting art, culture and history from Portugal and listing museums where exhibits may be found.
Fediverse address:
@lusoteca@mastodon.world
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address:
@BayLfD@social.bund.de
Official account of the research department at Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s state-owned international broadcaster. It’s an English-language account as it is aimed at an international audience.
Fediverse address:
@dw_innovation@mastodon.social
Interdisciplinary scientific research institute based in Würzburg, Germany. Looking at RNA as a diagnostic molecule, target and drug to combat infectious disease.
Fediverse address:
@Helmholtz_HIRI@helmholtz.social
German branch of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unoflucht@bonn.social
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
News and events for OSM mapping contributors in Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@osm_be@en.osm.town
Small company providing services and training for businesses and individuals wishing to create maps or data packages based on OpenStreetMap. The company also contributes to OSM and is a member of the OSM Foundation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@geofabrik@en.osm.town
The German Federal Government’s supervisory authority for data protection, monitoring and enforcing laws in this area.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bfdi@social.bund.de
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Office (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
The official account of Germany’s missions to the United Nations
Fediverse address:
@GermanyUN@social.bund.de
International TV and online news service based in Europe, founded in 1993 by a consortium of European public broadcasters. Available in several languages.
Fediverse address (news in English):
@euronews@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (news in German):
@euronewsde@flipboard.com
Finnish organisation devoted to the academic study of games and gaming, from ancient board games to modern video games.
Fediverse address (in English and Finnish):
@blogi@www.pelitutkimus.fi
Business, science and technology news from the European news service Euronews.
Fediverse address:
@EuronewsNext@flipboard.com
Official account of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance, in charge of the German Federal Republic’s fiscal policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmf@social.bund.de
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Linguist at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache in Germany. Interested in quantitative linguistics, corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, text comprehension & comprehensibility, data visualisation, Rstats.
Fediverse address:
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org
Researching climate communications at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, PhD student on how the media frames discussion of the climate crisis and economic growth. Also researching transitioning towards an ecowelfare state.
Fediverse address:
@mervaala@mastodon.social
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
Official account of the press office of the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBDI@social.hessen.de
Oldest university in Stuttgart, founded in 1818. Originally focused on agriculture and natural sciences, nowadays also covers business, economics and social sciences.
Fediverse address:
@unihohenheim@bawü.social
Organisation encouraging pubs in Ireland to support local and independent Irish drinks producers. Runs website listing pubs serving indie/local drinks.
Fediverse address:
@DrinkIrish@mastodon.ie
Irish political opinion poll aggregation, combines all polls to estimate support for parties in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@IrishPollingIndicator@mastodon.ie
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hamburg.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BuergerschaftHH@social.bund.de
Senior Advisor for Science and Exploration at the European Space Agency, member of the JWST Science Working Group and co-founder of Space Rocks (events that mix together people from entertainment and space exploration).
Fediverse address:
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit organisation based in Germany, monitoring human rights at home and abroad. Funded by the German Federal Parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIMR_Berlin@social.bund.de
Official account for the Minister for Digital Strategy and Development in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DigitalesHessen@social.hessen.de
Co-operative supplying environmentally friendlier phones, devices and services in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@commownfr@mamot.fr
German edition of the international men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GQ_Germany@flipboard.com
Photographer from the Netherlands specialising in urban exploration of abandoned buildings and structures. Also takes pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@lostintimeNL@mastodon.nl
German Federal Government’s food safety authority, also monitoring plants, veterinary medicines and genetically modified organisms.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVL_Bund@social.bund.de
Sells laptops and desktops with Linux preinstalled, based in Germany but they ship internationally. You can customise the hardware (including custom keyboards) and they offer a variety of different Linux distros. They can also provide Windows/Linux dual boot systems if needed.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
German daily newspaper covering national and international news. Based in Berlin, founded in September 1945.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Tagesspiegel@flipboard.com
Family in Ireland documenting their eco-friendly sustainably maintained garden.
Fediverse address:
@gardeningwell@mastodon.ie
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
Professor of digital forensic linguistics at Ruhr-Uni Bochum in Germany. Working on social media data using corpus and computational methods.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@tschfflr@fediscience.org
Helps to distribute stickers from the hacker festival Chaos Communication Congress (C3) in Leipzig, Germany, and its online counterpart the Remote Chaos Experience (rC3).
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@c3stoc@chaos.social
The German government’s cybersecurity authority, providing IT security standards, support and advice for the government, businesses and consumers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bsi@social.bund.de
A joint initiative by various German government departments to promote responsible and sustainable use of AI / Large Language Model technologies.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CivicCoding@social.bund.de
English-language account covering the metal music scene in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lots of photos and videos.
Fediverse address:
@AmsterdamMetalScene@metalhead.club
Community of volunteers mapping Pontarlier in France through OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_Pontarlier@mstdn.social
French investigative journalism news site, covering corruption, pollution, violence etc. Founded in 2008 by the former editor of Le Monde.
Fediverse address (in French):
@mediapart@mediapart.social
Evolutionary ecologist and Junior Research Group Leader at Bielefeld University in Germany. Interested in phenotypic plasticity, transgenerational plasticity and the role of plasticity in evolution.
Fediverse address:
@DenisMeuthen@fediscience.org
Spanish edition of the news site where all coverage is written by qualified experts in the topics being discussed. Run by a non-profit, there are no ads and no paywalls.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@theconversationes@newsie.social
Education centre in Germany which holds workshops, summer schools and conferences all about astronomy and related topics. Operated by the Max Planck Society, and created in partnership with the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the University of Heidelberg and the City of Heidelberg.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hausderastronomie@astrodon.social
Cultural and entertainment news from the European news service Euronews.
Fediverse address:
@EuronewsCulture@flipboard.com
German privacy-oriented digital agency providing advice on privacy-friendly technology, creating digital content and publishing Pyngu Magazine with articles about privacy, design and technology. They also run their own Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in German):
@pyngudigital@social.pyngu.com
Posting photos and stories from dining cars on trains around the world, especially in Europe and Austria.
Fediverse address:
@diningcar@rail.chat
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Volunteers mapping the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France through the free open mapping platform OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_BFC@mstdn.social
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
A Fediverse discussion group about politics on the island of Ireland. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@irelandpolitics@a.gup.pe
Germany’s oldest independent mobile opera, based in Nuremberg. They put on productions in unusual locations such as Verdi on a lake or Wagner in a launderette.
Fediverse address (in German):
@PocketOperaCompany@artsandculture.social
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Staff astronomer at the observatory in Leiden University in the Netherlands, studying the nuclear regions of active galaxies. Also co-founder of Astronomers For Planet Earth, a grassroots pressure group which campaigns to stop global warming.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@leo@mastodon.green
Public research university in the Netherlands, established in 1923.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Radboud_uni@mastodon.social
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BlnBDI@social.bund.de