One of Germany’s oldest universities, established in 1477, and its alumni include eleven Nobel winners.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unituebingen@bawü.social
Tagged: Research
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
Kai-Christian Bruhn
Computing archaeologist, Professor for Interdisciplinary Applications of Spatial Surveying- and Information-Technology at Mainz University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@kacebe@scholar.social
LeonardiBot
Immunology researcher Anthony J. Leonardi was one of the first to warn about the damage COVID-19 causes to the immune system, but his posts use very obscure terms. LeonardiBot is trying to remedy the situation by translating them into plain English.
(This is not an actual bot, the name is just humorous. The translations are done manually by a human being who understands the source material.)
Fediverse address:
@LeonardiBot@mstdn.science
John F. Wu
Assistant Astronomer the Space Telescope Science Institute, Associate Research Scientist at John Hopkins University, based in the United States. Posts mainly about astronomy, science and machine learning.
Fediverse address:
@jwuphysics@mstdn.social
GraspOS
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
Grassroots Review Journals
Initiative to support specialised and open review journals, which review articles from traditional journals.
Fediverse address:
@GrassrootsReview@fediscience.org
Interpeer Project
Research and development project to develop next generation technologies that put users first, to protect them from exploitation and privacy invasion by online service providers. Partly funded by the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@interpeer@chaos.social
Dr Lucia Cervi
Academic researching “big tech” corporate responsibility, sustainability and ethics at Edinburgh University.
Fediverse address:
@louce@scholar.social
Zack Labe
Climate scientist at NOAA and Princeton University, working on disentangling patterns of climate change from climate variability using data-driven methods. Especially interested in the Arctic.
Fediverse address:
@ZLabe@fediscience.org
Universität Hohenheim / University of Hohenheim
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
LMU Open Science Center
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
University of Limerick
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
Dissemin
Helping researchers get their papers out from behind paywalls and into free open repositories.
Fediverse address:
@disseminOA@scicomm.xyz
Greg Cocks
Spatial data scientist and researcher, interested in GIS, water, hydrology.
Fediverse address:
@GregCocks@techhub.social
Canine Brains Project
Scientists at the Harvard Hecht Lab researching how genes and experiences affect the development of dogs’ minds and brains, using methods such as neuroimaging, behavioural studies and surveys.
Fediverse address:
@caninebrainsproject@ecoevo.social
Dr Alan Sill
Managing director of the High Performance Computing Center at Texas Tech University, and adjunct professor of physics.
Fediverse address:
@AlanSill@mast.hpc.social
Andrew Porter
Research Integrity and Training Adviser at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute. Interested in open science, open access, reproducibility and improving research culture.
Fediverse address:
@Retropz@mastodon.social
Viking Dublin Dogs
Grassroots collaborative research project investigating the role of dogs, wolves and horses in the Viking and Medieval societies of Ireland and Britain, covering c. 700 – 1400 AD.
Fediverse address:
@VikingDublinDogs@mastodon.ie
Janelle Shane
Research scientist who writes books, articles and blogs about artificial intelligence, as seen in major publications like Wired, Popular Science and Physics World.
Fediverse address:
@janellecshane@wandering.shop
Dr Donna Lanclos
Anthropologist researching academia, currently working in the US, UK and Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@DonnaLanclos@scholar.social
University of Aberdeen
Scottish university founded in 1495, covering a diverse range of fields and associated with five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniofaberdeen@mastodon.scot
Dr Guillaume Souchay
Wildlife biologist at the Office Français de la Biodiversité. Interested in population dynamics, species interaction, effects of hunting, and the agricultural landscape.
Fediverse address (in English and French):
@GSouchay@ecoevo.social
Antonio Lieto
AI and cognitive science researcher. Particularly interested in knowledge representation and reasoning in humans and machines, semantic/language technologies, cognitive systems, persuasive technology.
Fediverse address:
@antoniolieto@fediscience.org
Timnit Gebru
Founder and Executive Director at the DAIR Institute, researching AI from an ethical starting point, encouraging safety processes to be built into AI from beginning to end, and bringing more diverse participation into AI research.
Fediverse address:
@timnitGebru@dair-community.social
Art History Animalia
Transdisciplinary zoologist exploring animal iconography from around the world via intersections of natural history with art and visual culture history.
Fediverse address:
@art_history_animalia@historians.social
Institut Coop
Institute promoting research, discussion and development of co-operatives and related fields. Founded in 1975 as part of the HEC Montréal public business school in Canada.
Fediverse address (in English and French):
@institutcoop@mstdn.ca
ORCID Organization
ORCID is a free open identifier system which assigns a unique code for authors and researchers on academic publications, to help track the contributions made by individuals.
Fediverse address:
@ORCID_Org@scicomm.xyz
Douglas Natelson
Condensed matter physicist and science blogger, physics professor at Rice University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Nanoscale@sciencemastodon.com
Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (German Federal Ministry of Education & Research)
Official account of the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmbf_bund@social.bund.de
Florian Ledermann
Critical engineer, cartographer and programmer researching and teaching interactive maps at the Vienna University of Technology.
Fediverse address:
@floledermann@mapstodon.space
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
Knowable Magazine
Non-profit online science magazine explaining the latest developments in scientific research and scholarship to a broader audience. All content is available under Creative Commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@KnowableMag@mstdn.science
Nico Fröhberg
Marine science PhD student concentrating on the organic complexation of trace metals as they enter the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@NicoFroehberg@fediscience.org
AMPEL-CDSS
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
Wolfgang Lucht
Works at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, is a professor of Sustainability Science at Humbolt University, and also advises the German government on environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@W_Lucht@mstdn.social
Tatjana Scheffler
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
Open Access Tracking Project
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
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
Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
The official account of Switzerland’s federal government’s ministry of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Fediverse address (in French, German, Italian):
@WBF_DEFR@social.admin.ch
Fediverse address of current head of department (in French, German, Italian):
@GuyParmelin@social.admin.ch
Robert Koch-Institut
German government agency and research institute responsible for detecting, preventing and fighting disease outbreaks.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RKI@social.bund.de
Quantum Journal
Open access peer-reviewed journal for quantum science and related fields. Non-profit and run by the research community.
Fediverse address:
@quantumjournal@mathstodon.xyz
Dr Joshuah Heath
Theoretical physicist and postdoc at Dartmouth College in the United States. Interested in condensed matter and many-body physics, especially Fermi liquids, unconventional superconductors and superfluids, topological bosons, Kitaev magnets, and analog materials.
Fediverse address:
@JoshuahHeath@mathstodon.xyz
Film Fashion Forum
Multidisciplinary roundtable discussions about art, law, and the film and fashion industries. Organised at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@FilmFashionForum@mastodon.social
Dr Esther Plomp
Open science enthusiast, Data Steward at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Research interests in human osteology and bioarchaeology / isotope archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@toothFAIRy@scholar.social
Dr Phil Plait / The Bad Astronomer
Astronomer, science outreach enthusiast, blogger and writer. Perhaps best known online as creator of the Bad Astronomy blog which highlights popular misconceptions about astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@badastro@mastodon.social
EngrXiv.org
Website that moderates and publishes scientific papers related to Engineering, run by the non-profit Open Engineering.
Fediverse address:
@engrxiv@scicomm.xyz
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
Professor Freya Blekman
Particle physicist at CERN, Switzerland. Lead scientist at the DESY research centre in Germany. Helmholtz Professor at University of Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@freyablekman@sciencemastodon.com
Ian Forrester
Works at the BBC’s research and development section, with an interest in emerging technologies like the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@cubicgarden@mas.to
WikiResearch
Newsletter covering the latest academic research about Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia.
Fediverse address:
@wikiresearch@mastodon.social
Dr Dan Killam
Paleobiologist at Biosphere 2, a giant sealed structure in the middle of the Arizona desert designed to research ecosystems. Killam is particularly interested in clams, and often posts about them.
Fediverse address:
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
UKSETI
British multidisciplinary academic research network studying and promoting the search for extraterrestrial intelligent life.
Fediverse address:
@ukseti@astrodon.social
Georgia Watson
Researcher and ecologist, working with the University of Wollongong node of the Australian Research Council’s special research initiative “Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future”, studying moss and biodiversity monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@Ecologee_@ecoevo.social
GIGA Institute
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@social.bund.de
Landscape Research Group
Multidisciplinary academic organisation founded in 1967, combining social and scientific approaches to environmental issues. Publishes the Landscape Research journal and runs the Landscape EXchange online resource.
Fediverse address:
@aboutlandscape@mas.to
Dr Sascha Wolfer
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
BBC Research & Development
Official account for the BBC’s research & development department, exploring and creating new technologies for use in public service broadcasting and online services.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRD@social.bbc
Radboud University
Public research university in the Netherlands, established in 1923.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Radboud_uni@mastodon.social
Dr James Cuff
Executive director at MIT Office of Research Computing & Data, high performance computing expert.
Fediverse address:
@jcuff@mastodon.mit.edu
Fossil Bonanza
Account focusing on discoveries in Lagerstätte, sedimentary deposits that contain particularly well-preserved fossils. Run by a science communications specialist at the Kansas Geological Survey in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@Fossilbonanza@sciencemastodon.com
University of Bremen / Universität Bremen
Public university in Germany founded in 1971, with twelve faculties covering a wide range of topics.
Fediverse address:
@unibremen@wisskomm.social
Cluster ROOTS
Cluster of excellence at Kiel University in Germany, exploring the social, environmental and cultural processes that have substantially marked human development.
Fediverse address:
@clusterroots@fediscience.org
Ed Hill
Researcher in mathematical epidemiology and modelling of infectious disease dynamics at the University of Warwick in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@EdMHill@fediscience.org
OERSI
OERSI is a search index for open educational resources, based at the website oersi.org
Fediverse address:
@oersi@openbiblio.social
Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck
Public research university in Innsbruck, Austria, founded in 1669. Its alumni include five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniinnsbruck@social.uibk.ac.at
Dr Eric Topol
American cardiologist, author, professor of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research and editor-in-chief of Medscape and theheart.org.
Fediverse address:
@erictopol@mstdn.social