German federal government agency supervising the integrity of banks, financial services, payment systems and similar organisations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BaFin@social.bund.de
German federal government agency supervising the integrity of banks, financial services, payment systems and similar organisations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BaFin@social.bund.de
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
International TV and online news service, founded in 1993 by a consortium of European public broadcasters.
Fediverse address:
@euronews@flipboard.com
Small independent coffee roasters in Dublin, Ireland. A percentage of all sales are automatically donated to Women’s Aid, to projects in the places that grow the coffee, and to Imbibe’s staff.
Fediverse address:
@ImbibeCoffeeRoasters@mastodon.ie
Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, a peer-reviewed open access English language anthropology journal.
Fediverse address:
@suomenantropologi@fediscience.org
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
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHIEurope@mastodon.social
Wildlife photographer based in Germany, mainly focusing on birds.
Fediverse address:
@mjohanning@birds.town
Public research university in Innsbruck, Austria, founded in 1669. Its alumni include five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniinnsbruck@social.uibk.ac.at
Biology research institute in Dresden, Germany. Areas of study include molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics and systems biology.
Fediverse address:
@mpicbg@wisskomm.social
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
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
Reporter on current affairs, extremism, disinformation and conspiracy theories for the Dutch public television organisations NOS and NTR.
Fediverse address:
@RudyBouma@mastodon.social
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
DJ and electronic music producer interested in techno, based in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@consint@mstdn.social
Trade union for workers in the video game industry in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@STJV@mastodon.gamedev.place
Website listing digital and technology services based within the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@european_alternatives@mastodon.social
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
Official account for the Minister for Digital Strategy and Development in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DigitalesHessen@social.hessen.de
Photographer from the Netherlands specialising in urban exploration of abandoned buildings and structures. Also takes pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@lostintimeNL@mastodon.nl
Official account for the German government department of vocational education.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bibb@social.bund.de
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
Programmer, hacker, solarpunk enthusiast, educator, activist and writer. Co-author of the Solarpunk Prompts podcast.
Fediverse address (in Polish and English):
@alxd@writing.exchange
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BayerischerLandtag@social.bund.de
German Federal Government’s 24-hour team for computer security incidents, handling crises in real time and issuing preventative measures.
Fediverse address (in German):
@certbund@social.bund.de
Climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, studying ice and the atmosphere in the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic.
Fediverse address:
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
Official account of the German State of Hesse and the state’s government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@landesregierung@social.hessen.de
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
De Witte Haas (“The White Hare”) is a photographer and guide on Schiermonnikoog, a small Dutch island in the North Sea which is also a national park of the Netherlands. They post wonderful photos and news about the plants and wildlife on the island.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dewittehaas@mastodon.social
The European Union’s diplomatic service representing the EU around the world, including in areas of foreign and security policy.
Fediverse address:
@EEAS@social.network.europa.eu
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
German organisation including all statutory pension providers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@die_rente@social.bund.de
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
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
Network of local LGBTQIA+ groups across Ireland, providing support, services and information related to sexuality and gender identity.
Fediverse address:
@LGBT_ie@mastodon.ie
OpenStreetMap enthusiast based in Brussels, Belgium. Mainly posting in English about OSM and mapping.
Fediverse address:
@bxl_forever@mastodon.multimob.be
Public university in Germany founded in 1971, with twelve faculties covering a wide range of topics.
Fediverse address:
@unibremen@wisskomm.social
German illustrator of children’s books, draws pictures with a whimsical and comedic style.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bocklage@mastodon.art
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
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
Bird and wildlife photographer based in Vienna, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@ferdinand@wien.rocks
Journalist on the Leinster Leader newspaper in County Kildare, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@cmatherofficial@mastodon.ie
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
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
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Horizon Europe-funded project aiming at supporting emerging policy reforms and paving the way towards an Open Science-aware Responsible Research Assessment system.
Fediverse address:
@graspos@scicomm.xyz
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
Photographer based in Kiel in Northern Germany, taking pictures of the surrounding area, especially buildings and architecture.
Fediverse address:
@viereck@norden.social
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
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
Official account for the handball teams of the German Deaf Sports Association (DGSV).
Fediverse address (in German):
@dgsv_handball@norden.social
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
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
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
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
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
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
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
Photographer in Germany, takes pictures of landscapes, architecture, plants and wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@lastscater@pixelfed.de
Posting photos and stories from dining cars on trains around the world, especially in Europe and Austria.
Fediverse address:
@diningcar@rail.chat
Bird and wildlife photographer based in southwest Germany, also interested in generative art and computing.
Fediverse address:
@doersino@mastodon.social
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
Photographer who posts lovely pictures of landscapes, wildlife and nature in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@betazoid@pixelfed.social
UK cross-party campaign group promoting internationalist values, founded in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Fediverse address:
@bestforbritain@mas.to
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
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
German foundation and think tank, with a focus on contemporary German history, European and international politics, global markets and social justice, democracy and society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKHS_Stiftung@social.bund.de
Metal musician and artist who posts in German and English.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@video-cave-v2.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
The official account of the German government
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesregierung@social.bund.de
European Union body co-ordinating fisheries control, fighting illegal fishing, part of the EU coast guard.
Fediverse address (videos):
@efca@tube.network.europa.eu
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
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.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
Podcast interview series by Ken Sweeney, an award-winning Irish podcast producer. The interviews are with people from many different places and backgrounds. Some of them are celebrities, some academics, some simply in interesting situations.
Fediverse address:
@TheComfortableSpotPodcast@mastodon.social
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Office (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
Professor in the Social Sciences Institute and the Department of Geography at the Maynooth University in Ireland. Recipient of the 2013 Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.
Fediverse address:
@robkitchin@mastodon.social
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
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
Writing about railways, cycling and other topics. Advocates for cross border rail in the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@jon@gruene.social
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
Regular meetings of people enthusiastic about the Godot FOSS game engine, based in hacker spaces in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@GodotUserGroupBerlin@mastodon.gamedev.place
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.
Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org
Official account of the German Youth Chess Federation
Fediverse address (in German):
@schachjugend@schach.social
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Volunteers mapping the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France through the free open mapping platform OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_BFC@mstdn.social
Germany’s main Federal agency for protection of the environment.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Umweltbundesamt@social.bund.de
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
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
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ltrlp@social.bund.de
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address:
@BayLfD@social.bund.de
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 (main):
@anamsona@fimidi.com
Fediverse address (photos):
@Anja@pixelfed.social
EU body providing translations and language services to European Union agencies and institutions.
Fediverse address (videos):
@cdt@tube.network.europa.eu
French language reggae music show on the community station Radio Pulsar.
Fediverse address:
@rastapuls@diaspodon.fr
Professional drum & bass, techno and electronic musician and composer from Germany, featuring a cyberpunk dystopian aesthetic. Incredibly, their latest track is also available on MiniDisc! 💽
Fediverse address:
@revengeday@corteximplant.com
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
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Photographer based in Germany, runs a podcast about photography, and lectures on photographic law and analogue photography.
Fediverse address (in German):
@erik@photog.social
Interdisciplinary research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Conducts research on immunobiology, developmental biology and epigenetics.
Fediverse address:
@mpi_ie@social.mpdl.mpg.de
Freelance journalist and writer based in Leipzig, Germany. Particularly interested in social policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@insavandenberg@mstdn.social
English-language account highlighting interesting art, culture and history from Portugal and listing museums where exhibits may be found.
Fediverse address:
@lusoteca@mastodon.world
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
German federal agency for civil protection and assistance during natural disasters.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thw@social.bund.de
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
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Community of volunteers mapping Pontarlier in France through OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_Pontarlier@mstdn.social
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@social.bund.de
All about homebrewing beer, usually Belgian ales made in Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@gustav@mastodon.beer
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
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address:
@hellomailo@mastodon.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
Austrian daily newspaper based in Vienna, published in both print and online.
Fediverse address:
@derStandard@derstandard.at (in German)
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
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
Official account of the Netherlands Secretary of State for Kingdom Relations & Digitisation.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@avhuffelen@social.overheid.nl
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address:
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Official account of the parliament of the German State of Thuringia.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thueringerlandtag@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
Community for mapping the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OpenStreetMap66@en.osm.town
Handles IT and digital services within the European Commission.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_DIGIT@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_digit@tube.network.europa.eu
Public research university in the Netherlands, established in 1923.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Radboud_uni@mastodon.social
Illustrator and naturalist from Germany who draws and paints in a traditional manner, especially birds, other animals, plants and nature.
Fediverse address:
@naturesketchbook@mastodon.art
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
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
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
Research institute based in Germany, investigating the physical foundations of fusion power. The institute is part of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@plasmaphysik@wisskomm.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:
@Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu
Beekeeper in Germany posting pictures of their apiary and beehives
Fediverse address (in German):
@furtherhonig@pixel.tchncs.de
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
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.de
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
Official account for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation & Development.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmz@social.bund.de
Critical engineer, cartographer and programmer researching and teaching interactive maps at the Vienna University of Technology.
Fediverse address:
@floledermann@mapstodon.space
German public body for issues related to volunteering.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsee@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
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
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
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@social.bund.de
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Portuguese user group supporting Ubuntu and promoting contributions to its ecosystem.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ubuntuportugal@masto.pt
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
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BlnBDI@social.bund.de
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
Non-profit health advocacy organisation promoting evidence-based research into adenomyosis and endometriosis.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@aaers@mastodon.online
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
Independent supervisory authority which tries to ensure that EU institutions respect the right to privacy and data protection when processing personal data and developing new policies.
Fediverse address (main):
@EDPS@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@edps@tube.network.europa.eu
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
English-language account covering the metal music scene in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lots of photos and videos.
Fediverse address:
@AmsterdamMetalScene@metalhead.club
Academic library at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bibliothecaris@social.edu.nl
Official account for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWK@social.bund.de
Sharing photos, links and news about archaeology and historical discoveries in Rome and Italy.
Fediverse address:
@Rome_and_stuff@mastodon.social
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
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
German branch of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unoflucht@bonn.social
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mailbox_org@social.mailbox.org
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
European Union agency which helps co-ordinate enforcement of labour laws, and informs people of their rights as workers under EU law.
Fediverse address:
@ELA@social.network.europa.eu
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
Irish political opinion poll aggregation, combines all polls to estimate support for parties in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@IrishPollingIndicator@mastodon.ie
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
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
Official account of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wirtschafthessen@social.hessen.de
Maintains a catalogue of free / libre sheet music and recordings, mainly folk and traditional pieces in a classical style.
Fediverse address (in English and Italian):
@monviolon@stereodon.social
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@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_ngi@tube.network.europa.eu
Official account of the Minister-President of the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BorisRhein@social.hessen.de
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
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
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
Watercolour artist from Spain, often painting landscapes and cityscapes with a slightly abstract feel and restricted range of colours.
Fediverse address (in English & Spanish):
@jcwatercolor@tkz.one
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
General Practitioner in Nürtingen, Germany. Posts mainly about medicine.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@peterdaeubler@mastodon.green
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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@AMPEL@med-mastodon.com
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
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
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hamburg.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BuergerschaftHH@social.bund.de
European Union fund which provides loans and guarantees to projects involved with development, climate change and the environment, infrastructure and small and medium businesses. Its aim is to promote the policy goals of the EU, and operates both within the EU and elsewhere. It focuses on projects that have difficulty getting loans within their own country.
(Note: Despite the similar names, this is not the European Central Bank which manages the Euro currency.)
Fediverse address:
@eib@social.network.europa.eu
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
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
Posts lots of photos of birds (and occasionally other subjects too).
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hoernchen72@chaos.social
Railway enthusiast based in Europe, posting pictures from their train travels in many different countries.
Fediverse address:
@andreaswiedenhoff@rail.chat
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
Italian paediatrician, formerly in Public Health and now freelance. Particularly interested in diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.
Fediverse address (in English and Italian):
@DrACapolongo@med-mastodon.com
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
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 of the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmbf_bund@social.bund.de
Two people driving round Germany in a camper van, posting about all the sights and experiences they have on their epic road trip. (Previously travelled around New Zealand / Aotearoa.)
Fediverse address:
@oCDo@mastodon.nz
German federal government department providing health education and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bzga@social.bund.de
Promoting classical music events in the Val de Loire region in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ALCL@framapiaf.org