Irish illustrator and musician, creates beautiful fine line drawings often featuring otherworldly themes from folklore and myths.
Fediverse address:
@adamrobertmartin@mastodon.art
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Centro Linux
Portuguese community group sharing information about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@centrolinux@masto.pt
Ramses Revengeday
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
Haus der Astronomie (Centre for Astronomy Education and Outreach)
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
eu-LISA
To give it its full title, “the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice”. Supports and manages the technology used on the European Union’s external and internal borders, in relation to immigration, visas, security checks etc.
Fediverse address:
@EULISA@social.network.europa.eu
Rizoomes
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
Mailo
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address:
@hellomailo@mastodon.social
Heike Matthiesen
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@mastodon.art
Der Standard
Austrian daily newspaper based in Vienna, published in both print and online.
Fediverse address:
@derStandard@derstandard.at (in German)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
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
Pierre Spaninks
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.social
LiveItLive.show
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
Tobias
Beekeeper in Germany posting pictures of their apiary and beehives
Fediverse address (in German):
@furtherhonig@pixel.tchncs.de
Sciasm
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
Perkamentus antiquarius
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 Dr Heino Falcke
Professor of Astrophysics, author of “Licht im Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternis”, joint winner of the 2011 Spinoza prize. Working on the Event Horizon Telescope project at Radboud University.
Fediverse address:
@hfalcke@mastodon.social
The Comfortable Spot
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
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Co-ordinates the various EU space services including Galileo sat nav, Copernicus climate satellites, asteroid monitoring etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@EUSPA@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@euspa@tube.network.europa.eu
GardeningWell
Family in Ireland documenting their eco-friendly sustainably maintained garden.
Fediverse address:
@gardeningwell@mastodon.ie
Erik Schlicksbier
Photographer based in Germany, runs a podcast about photography, and lectures on photographic law and analogue photography.
Fediverse address (in German):
@erik@photog.social
B.ella
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Evangelia (Lila) Adamou
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
European Alternatives
Website listing digital and technology services based within the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@european_alternatives@mastodon.social
Court of Justice of the EU / Cour de justice de l’UE
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@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@social.network.europa.eu
Dr Peter Däubler
General Practitioner in Nürtingen, Germany. Posts mainly about medicine.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@peterdaeubler@mastodon.green
Bundesministerium der Finanzen
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
MonViolon
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
Roy Meijer
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
Institut Aranés
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
Victor Venema
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
Comunidade Ubuntu Portugal
Portuguese user group supporting Ubuntu and promoting contributions to its ecosystem.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ubuntuportugal@masto.pt
The Conversation España
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
Dr Alexandre Santerne
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
Anam Sona (“Happy Soul”)
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
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHI@social.network.europa.eu
Mailbox.org
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@mailbox_org@mastodon.social
Tuxedo Computers
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
Julia Bausenhardt
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
Nikos K. Kantarakias
Greek photographer who takes beautiful arty images, usually quite close to the subjects and often emphasising abstract shapes.
Fediverse address:
@nikant@toot.community
Wo meine Sonne scheint
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
Xavier B.
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
Gustav’s homebrewing
All about homebrewing beer, usually Belgian ales made in Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@gustav@mastodon.beer
Bees & Wasps of Ireland
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
Bronzebart
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
Jean-Philip Piquemal
Professor of Theoretical Chemistry and head of the Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique at Sorbonne University.
Fediverse address:
@piquemal@mastodon-pa.sorbonne-universite.fr
Rudy Bouma
Reporter on current affairs, extremism, disinformation and conspiracy theories for the Dutch public television organisations NOS and NTR.
Fediverse address:
@RudyBouma@mastodon.social
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Also known as the Fundamental Rights Agency or FRA, this is an EU body which monitors human rights in member states, and in countries that have applied to become EU members.
Fediverse address:
@FRA@social.network.europa.eu
De Witte Haas, Schiermonnikoog
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
Vectoria
German illustrator of children’s books, draws pictures with a whimsical and comedic style.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bocklage@mastodon.art
Mark McCaughrean
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
Carolin Reich
Comic artist and illustrator based in Berlin. Currently working on self-published fantasy comic series “Vom Anfang”.
Fediverse address:
@Ensyis@mastodon.art
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
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:
@EDPS@social.network.europa.eu
Irish Polling Indicator
Irish political opinion poll aggregation, combines all polls to estimate support for parties in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@IrishPollingIndicator@mastodon.ie
Tim Lichtenberg
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
Ólavur Ellefsen
Spectacular photos of landscapes on the Faroe islands, often taken while hiking.
Fediverse address:
@olavur@pixelfed.fo
MPS Göttingen (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)
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
Pyngu Digital
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
Fritz Bauer Institute
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
Arjen Lubach
Dutch comedian, author, TV presenter and record producer. Amongst other things he hosted the famous satirical series “Zondag met Lubach”.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@arjenlubach@mastodon.social
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
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
Insa van den Berg
Freelance journalist and writer based in Leipzig, Germany. Particularly interested in social policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@insavandenberg@mstdn.social
Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer
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
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)
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
Dr A. Capolongo
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
The Prototype Fund
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
Greta Thunberg
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
Dr Mike Galsworthy
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
Lastscater
Photographer in Germany, takes pictures of landscapes, architecture, plants and wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@lastscater@pixelfed.de
Dr Denis Meuthen
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
LGBT Ireland
Network of local LGBTQIA+ groups across Ireland, providing support, services and information related to sexuality and gender identity.
Fediverse address:
@LGBT_ie@mastodon.ie
Jascha
Photographer from the Netherlands specialising in urban exploration of abandoned buildings and structures. Also takes pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@lostintimeNL@mastodon.nl
Bob Fisher
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
AAERS – Association for Adenomyosis and Endometriosis Research and Science
Non-profit health advocacy organisation promoting evidence-based research into adenomyosis and endometriosis.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@aaers@mastodon.online
The European Labour Authority
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
The European Union’s Directorate-General for Infomatics (DG DIGIT)
Handles IT and digital services within the European Commission.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_DIGIT@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_digit@tube.network.europa.eu
Oberflächenspannung
Posts lots of photos of birds (and occasionally other subjects too).
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hoernchen72@chaos.social
Not Just Bikes
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
Danny Habets / Libri
Posts about books, book collecting, rare titles, private libraries and other bibliophile topics.
Fediverse address (in English):
@libri@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dannyhabets@mastodon.social
The European Commission
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:
@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
Le Alternative
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address:
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Service (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
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:
@EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu
Best for Britain
UK cross-party campaign group promoting internationalist values, founded in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Fediverse address:
@bestforbritain@mas.to
Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag (TAB)
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
European External Action Service (EEAS)
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
Ruth Mottram
Climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, studying ice and the atmosphere in the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic.
Fediverse address:
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Florent Louis
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
Jessica Elena
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
Otwarte Źródło
Organic farm in eastern Poland, posts about agriculture, food and the countryside.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@otwartezrodlo@101010.pl
The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO)
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@social.network.europa.eu
Prof. Dr Juliette de Meaux
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
Greenpeace EU
European branch of the NGO campaigning aganst climate change, pollution and environmental damage.
Fediverse address:
@GreenpeaceEU@eupolicy.social
Leo Burtscher
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
Dublin Inquirer
Independent local newspaper for Dublin, Ireland. Funded by reader subscriptions.
Fediverse address:
@dublininquirer@mastodon.ie
Ciarán Mather
Journalist on the Leinster Leader newspaper in County Kildare, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@cmatherofficial@mastodon.ie
Rastapuls Reggae Music
French language reggae music show on the community station Radio Pulsar.
Fediverse address: @rastapuls@diaspodon.fr
Scientists for Future Deutschland
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 Embassy London
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.de
CCC Sticker Operation Center
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
Erkki Mervaala
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
SjöminenJaPyöräily
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
Dr Rena Maguire
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
Heute im Bundestag
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Misery Path
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
Glasgow Women’s Library
Lending library, archive of important materials related to women, and provider of support services to women. The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history.
Fediverse address:
@womenslibrary@mastodon.scot
Anna
Photographer who posts lovely pictures of landscapes, wildlife and nature in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@betazoid@pixelfed.social
Mikko Tuomi
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
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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