Official account for the French government’s ministry of higher education and research.
Fediverse address (in French):
@sup_recherche@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Tagged: Research
Dr Dan Killam
Environmental scientist and “eclamgelist” at San Francisco Estuary Institute. Killam is particularly interested in clams, and often posts about them.
Fediverse address:
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
Maths research institute at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Fediverse address:
@SydMathInst@mathstodon.xyz
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
University of Limerick
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
Borealis Data
Multidisciplinary secure Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@borealisdata@mstdn.ca
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment at CERN
Particle physics detector on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Investigating physics at TeV scale, studying properties of Higgs boson, looking for evidence beyond the standard model, studying heavy ion collisions.
Fediverse address:
@CMSexperiment@sciencemastodon.com
WikiResearch
Newsletter covering the latest academic research about Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia.
Fediverse address:
@wikiresearch@mastodon.social
IRAP / Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Astrophysics laboratory in Toulouse, France. Founded in 2011, operated jointly by CNRS (the French National Centre for Scientific Research) and Paul Sabatier University.
Fediverse address (in French):
@irap@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Arbeitsgruppe Umweltphysik Universität Tübingen
The Environmental Physics Group at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@umphy@bawü.social
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
Nico Fröhberg
Marine science PhD student concentrating on the organic complexation of trace metals as they enter the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@NicoFroehberg@fediscience.org
CNRS / Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Official French goverment account for the National Centre for Scientific Research in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnrs@social.numerique.gouv.fr
IAP / Institut d’astrophysique de Paris
Research institute for astrophysics in Paris, part of the Sorbonne University. Founded in 1936.
Fediverse address (in French):
@astroIAP@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
Sea Ice Remote Sensing at the University of Bremen
Research group using data from satellites to monitor sea ice in the polar regions (the Arctic and Antarctica).
Fediverse address:
@PolarBremen@mas.to
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
Open Science Festival
Annual festival for the open science community held in the Netherlands, open to staff and researchers across all disciplines.
Fediverse address:
@OSFNL@social.edu.nl
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
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
Astronomical research institute in Heidelberg, Germany, specializing in exoplanet atmospheres, planet and star formation, galaxies and cosmology.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@mpi_astro@wisskomm.social
Electronics & Drives Laboratory at Reutlingen University
Applied research on power electronics and microelectronics at Reutlingen University, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@ElectronicsAndDrives@mastodon.social
Unité de Recherche Géoazur
Multidisciplinary research laboratory including geophysicists, geologists, and astronomers, based in the Côte d’Azur, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@umrGeoazur@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
City Observatory
Website and think tank featuring research and commentary on urban policy issues. Based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cityobs@urbanists.social
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
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
Open Access Tracking Project
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
ZBW MediaTalk
Blog about open science and information infrastructure, run by the German National Library of Economics (also known as ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics).
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@ZBW_MediaTalk@openbiblio.social
Open Science Community Twente
Grassroots interdisciplinary open science community based in Twente in the Netherlands, part of the Dutch Network of Open Science Communities. Open to researchers, students and anyone who is interested in open science.
Fediverse address (in Engish & Dutch):
@OpenSciTwente@akademienl.social
Dr Jürgen Knödlseder
Astrophysicist working on gamma-ray astronomy at IRAP (CNRS) in Toulouse, France. Also interested in the impact of scientific research on the environment.
Fediverse address (in English, French, German):
@jknodlseder@astrodon.social
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
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
Dr Esther Plomp
Open science enthusiast, researcher, EU regional co-ordinator of Open Knowledge Foundation, Data Steward at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Research interests in human osteology and bioarchaeology / isotope archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@toothFAIRy@scholar.social
University of Tübingen
One of Germany’s oldest universities, established in 1477, and its alumni include eleven Nobel winners.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unituebingen@bawü.social
Helmholtz Open Science Office
Supporting open science at the Helmholtz Association, a union of scientific, technical and medical research centres and Germany’s largest scientific organisation.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@HelmholtzOpenScienceOffice@helmholtz.social
Laboratoire d’Informatique de Paris-Nord (LIPN)
French computing research laboratory founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@LipnLab@lipn.info
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
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
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
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
Open Science NL
Dutch national prorgamme to promote and accelerate transition to open science in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@OpenScienceNL@akademienl.social
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
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
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
University of California, Santa Cruz
Official account for UC Santa Cruz, a public university in California USA founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@ucsc@mstdn.social
EU Research Executive Agency
European Commission funding body supporting European Union research and innovation.
Fediverse address:
@REA@ec.social-network.europa.eu
CNRS Ingénierie
Engineering-focused branch of the French research institute CNRS.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CNRSingenierie@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Centre
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
EngrXiv.org
Website that moderates and publishes scientific papers related to Engineering, run by the non-profit Open Engineering.
Fediverse address:
@engrxiv@scicomm.xyz
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
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
Greg Cocks
Spatial data scientist and researcher, interested in GIS, water, hydrology.
Fediverse address:
@GregCocks@techhub.social
Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI)
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
Particles, Universe, NuClei and Hadrons for the NFDI (PUNCH4NFDI)
Organisation representing nine thousand scientists in Germany, covering particle, astro, astroparticle, hadron and nuclear physics. Aims to set up a FAIR federated science data platform.
Fediverse address:
@punch4nfdi@nfdi.social
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
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 & English):
@plasmaphysik@wisskomm.social
JASP
Free open source statistics software for Linux, Mac and Windows. Allows both classical and Bayesian analyses.
Fediverse address:
@JASPStats@fosstodon.org
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHIEurope@mastodon.social
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
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
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
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
SETI Institute
Non-profit research organisation founded in 1984, looking for life elsewhere in the universe, studying the origin of known life, and informing the general public about these topics. Based in California USA.
Fediverse address:
@setiinstitute@mastodon.social
Dr Miguel Montargès
Astrophysicist at LESIA, a department of the Paris Observatory in France. Studies cool evolved stars at high angular resolution using adaptive optics and interferometry.
Fediverse address:
@mmontarges@mastodon.obspm.fr
Douglas Natelson
Condensed matter physicist and science blogger, physics professor at Rice University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Nanoscale@sciencemastodon.com
INRAE ACT
Research division for transformative action at the French government’s research institute for food, agriculture and the environment.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@INRAE_ACT@social.numerique.gouv.fr
ASTRON
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
Royal Observatory of Belgium
Belgian federal scientific institute researching astronomy, solar physics, planetary sciences and earth sciences.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch & French):
@ORB_KSB@mastodon.social
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 Farhana Sultana
Professor of Geography and the Environment at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York USA. Interested in climate change, climate coloniality, sustainability, water justice, international development and political ecology.
Fediverse address:
@farhanasultana@mastodon.social
DIAS Astronomy & Astrophysics
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
Radboud University
Public research university in the Netherlands, established in 1923.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Radboud_uni@mastodon.social
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
OERSI / Open Educational Resources Search Index
OERSI is a search index for open educational resources, based at the website oersi.org
Fediverse address:
@oersi@openbiblio.social
Digital Scholarship at the British Library
Department of the British Library dealing with its digital collections, including digitising material and offering support to those researching the collections.
Fediverse address:
@BL_DigiSchol@techhub.social
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
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
ReDATA at the University of Arizona
Research data repository at the University of Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address:
@redata@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
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@astrodon.social
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
FluidDyn
Free open source Python framework for research and teaching in fluid dynamics.
Fediverse address:
@fluiddyn@hachyderm.io
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
HAL
French national open archive of multidisciplinary published and unpublished research. Also available to researchers from foreign academic institutions, whether public or private.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hal_fr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
Climate Change Centre Austria
Climate research network in Austria, aiming to be a contact point for Austrian researchers, politicians, media and public. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ccca@fediscience.org
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. / Max Planck Society
Non-profit interdisciplinary association of research institutes in Germany, founded in 1911.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social
ISLab UniMi
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 (in English & Italian):
@IslabUnimi@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
PsychoPy
Free open source software tools to help researchers create experiments in behavioural sciences including psychology, neuroscience, psychophysics, linguistics, behavioural economics etc.
Fediverse address:
@psychopy@mastodon.social
Open Science Pasteur
Blog about open science run by the CeRIS Library of the Pasteur Institute in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OpenSci_Pasteur@sciences.re
Platformie Otwartej Nauki / Open Science Platform
Polish organisation supporting open science in scientific institutions, providing software tools and legal solutions.
Fediverse address:
@OpenSciPlatform@mastodon.social
Dr Donna Lanclos
Anthropologist researching academia, currently working in the US, UK and Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@DonnaLanclos@scholar.social
Vincent Traag
Senior researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in mathematical models in social sciences, social networks, complex networks, social influence and conflict.
Fediverse address:
@vtraag@social.cwts.nl
Research Organization Registry
US-based community initiative to create an open persistent identifier for every research organisation in the world.
Fediverse address:
@ResearchOrgs@mastodon.social
Leibniz Strategy Forum on Open Science
Supporting open science in the Leibniz Association, a union of non-university research institutes in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@leibnizopenscience@mastodon.social
Florian Ledermann
Critical engineer, cartographer and programmer researching and teaching interactive maps at the Vienna University of Technology.
Fediverse address:
@floledermann@mapstodon.space
Research Ideas & Outcomes (RIO Journal)
Multi-disciplinary outputs across the research process, emphasising societal impact and sustainable development goals.
Fediverse address:
@RIOjournal@mstdn.social
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
French astrophysics research institute looking at space plasmas, planetology, the high energy universe and the cold universe.
Fediverse address (in French):
@IRAP@astrodon.social
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
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
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
Dr James Cuff
Executive director at MIT Office of Research Computing & Data, high performance computing expert.
Fediverse address:
@jcuff@mastodon.mit.edu
Open Science Community Mainz
Community for researchers, students or anyone interested in open science in Mainz, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@OSCMainz@fediscience.org
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
INIST / Institut de l’information scientifique et technique
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, part of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Collects, processes and distributes scientific and technical research results.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InistCNRS@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
Interdisciplinary research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Conducts research on immunobiology, developmental biology and epigenetics.
Fediverse address:
@mpi_ie@social.mpdl.mpg.de
DW Innovation
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
CNRS Terre & Univers
Branch of the French National Centre for Scientific Research specifically looking at planetary science, astronomy, climate change, geology and related fields.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CNRS_INSU@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
INRIA / Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique
Official account of the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, founded in 1967. The institute does theoretical and applied research in computer science.
Fediverse address (in French):
@inria@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Suomen pelitutkimuksen seura ry / The Finnish Society for Game Research
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
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
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics / Albert Einstein Institute
Research institute in Germany looking at general relativity, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity and gravitational-wave astronomy.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mpi_grav@astrodon.social
Society of Research Software Engineering
UK charity promoting software skills in research as well as collaboration between researchers and software experts. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@ResearchSoftEng@mastodon.social
eLife
Non-profit open-access journal for research in the life and biomedical sciences.
Fediverse address:
@eLife@fediscience.org
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
Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie / Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Climate research institute based in Hamburg, Germany. Affiliated with the Max Planck Society and the University of Hamburg. Founded in 1975.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@MPI_Meteo@wisskomm.social