BES ALDER Network
@besaldernetwork.bsky.social
A network for the LGBTQIA+ ecologist community to interact, share, and support each other 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌱 More info at https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join-the-alder-network/
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Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
Abstracts – rainbowR conference
conference.rainbowr.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Call for abstracts for the first ever @rainbowr.org conference is still open! We're looking for talks that either
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
🦄 Showcase how our diverse community uses #RStats
🏳️🌈 Use LGBTQ+ data
Get in your abstracts before December 1st.
conference.rainbowr.org/abstracts.html
#queerdata #PrideinSTEMDay
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Hello bluesky! We are an LGBTQ+ Biology Journal Club at Uni of Oxford 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. We are interested in topics relevant to queer ecology and amplifying queer voices in academia 🪲🌱.
For those in Oxford, we meet every 2 weeks - get in touch for more details! 🥳
For those in Oxford, we meet every 2 weeks - get in touch for more details! 🥳
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hello bluesky! We are an LGBTQ+ Biology Journal Club at Uni of Oxford 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. We are interested in topics relevant to queer ecology and amplifying queer voices in academia 🪲🌱.
For those in Oxford, we meet every 2 weeks - get in touch for more details! 🥳
For those in Oxford, we meet every 2 weeks - get in touch for more details! 🥳
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Last year I wrote this for Transgender Awareness Week because of the challenges I've faced in my institution. Sharing it again as this week we celebrate trans identities and remember those who have been targeted for being themselves
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...
Five steps towards being a trans ally - BES
Five steps towards being a trans ally - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last year I wrote this for Transgender Awareness Week because of the challenges I've faced in my institution. Sharing it again as this week we celebrate trans identities and remember those who have been targeted for being themselves
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...
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Happy Polar Pride y’all 🏳️🌈❄️🐧🐻❄️🇦🇶
#PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️🌈❄️
#PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience
#PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️🌈❄️
#PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Happy Polar Pride y’all 🏳️🌈❄️🐧🐻❄️🇦🇶
#PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️🌈❄️
#PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience
#PolarPride is a declaration of commitment to support, unite and uplift LGBTQIA+ people & enhance diversity in #PolarScience 😎🏳️🌈❄️
#PolarPrideDay #PolarPride2026 #PolarPrideDay2026 #LGBTSTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #DiversityInPolarScience #DiversityInUKPolarScience
Happy #LGBTQinSTEMDay everybody! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌱
Check out this great thread of podcasts, newsletters, resources, and more from @prideinstem.bsky.social 😁
And don't forget, if you want to hear what the BES ALDER network are up to - sign up to our newsletter at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...
Check out this great thread of podcasts, newsletters, resources, and more from @prideinstem.bsky.social 😁
And don't forget, if you want to hear what the BES ALDER network are up to - sign up to our newsletter at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy #LGBTQinSTEMDay everybody! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌱
Check out this great thread of podcasts, newsletters, resources, and more from @prideinstem.bsky.social 😁
And don't forget, if you want to hear what the BES ALDER network are up to - sign up to our newsletter at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...
Check out this great thread of podcasts, newsletters, resources, and more from @prideinstem.bsky.social 😁
And don't forget, if you want to hear what the BES ALDER network are up to - sign up to our newsletter at www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! 🧪⚒️
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM! 🧪⚒️
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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
How are you celebrating it?
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️⚧️
We are partnering with the
@rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below!
📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT)
👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
We are partnering with the
@rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below!
📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT)
👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
rainbowR event: Trans Lived Experiences in Data 🏳️⚧️
We are partnering with the
@rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below!
📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT)
👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
We are partnering with the
@rssdiversity.bsky.social Celebrating Diversity SIG to host an online event next week. More info below!
📅 19th Nov 17:30–18:30 (GMT)
👉 bit.ly/rsscdnov
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LGBTQ+ Journal Club is turning 1! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈To celebrate, here's a bit about what we've been up to over the past year: a thread of interesting papers in queer biology (1/n) ⬇️🧵
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
LGBTQ+ Journal Club is turning 1! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈To celebrate, here's a bit about what we've been up to over the past year: a thread of interesting papers in queer biology (1/n) ⬇️🧵
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During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.
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Our LGBTQ+ STEM Day Celebrations are taking place at @zslofficial.bsky.social and then at Zodiac Bar!
Join us!
Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔭🧪
Join us!
Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔭🧪
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our LGBTQ+ STEM Day Celebrations are taking place at @zslofficial.bsky.social and then at Zodiac Bar!
Join us!
Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔭🧪
Join us!
Free tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/... #PrideInSTEM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔭🧪
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We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole.
Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏
Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole.
Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏
Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏
[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org LinkedIn]
The Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) Network committee is looking for passionate people in ecology to join their committee 📣
lnkd.in/ex6n39fQ
🗓️Due Wed 5 Nov
More info about ELM: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/what...
The Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) Network committee is looking for passionate people in ecology to join their committee 📣
lnkd.in/ex6n39fQ
🗓️Due Wed 5 Nov
More info about ELM: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/what...
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org LinkedIn]
The Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) Network committee is looking for passionate people in ecology to join their committee 📣
lnkd.in/ex6n39fQ
🗓️Due Wed 5 Nov
More info about ELM: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/what...
The Emerging Leaders and Managers (ELM) Network committee is looking for passionate people in ecology to join their committee 📣
lnkd.in/ex6n39fQ
🗓️Due Wed 5 Nov
More info about ELM: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/what...
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One month to go to the International Day of LGBTQIA+ in STEM!
We have something exciting in the works (free tickets coming soon) and a lot of announcements for 2026!
We have something exciting in the works (free tickets coming soon) and a lot of announcements for 2026!
October 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
One month to go to the International Day of LGBTQIA+ in STEM!
We have something exciting in the works (free tickets coming soon) and a lot of announcements for 2026!
We have something exciting in the works (free tickets coming soon) and a lot of announcements for 2026!
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Next up in the @britishecologicalsociety.org Endemic webinar series, we'll focus on reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university. Both in the field & in the office, being neurodivergent in ecology can be difficult – but there is help!
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Next up in the @britishecologicalsociety.org Endemic webinar series, we'll focus on reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university. Both in the field & in the office, being neurodivergent in ecology can be difficult – but there is help!
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Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed
Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...
Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...
Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed
Grad student <b>Alyssa T. Paparella</b> talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community
cen.acs.org
October 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed
Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...
Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community.
#DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...
[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org REED Network LinkedIn 🌱]
REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿
Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED
🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF
More info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...
REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿
Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED
🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF
More info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...
REED Ecological Network: Impact & Reflections Survey | Reuben Fakoya-Brooks
REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿🌿
Whether you’ve attended a single event or been with REED from the start, we want to hear from you.
We're gathering insights on the impact of t...
www.linkedin.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org REED Network LinkedIn 🌱]
REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿
Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED
🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF
More info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...
REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿
Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED
🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF
More info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...
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"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that."
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
The tools we build become the questions we ask
Why inclusive design is good for more than access—it expands the boundaries of discovery
cen.acs.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that."
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
#NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪
cen.acs.org/careers/dive...
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Anyone interested in queer ecology, forests or SDMs... roll up! 🌲🌈📈
📣 Two weeks to go! 📣
Don't forget to sign up using the link below.
Don't forget to sign up using the link below.
Join us for our next webinar, with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Anyone interested in queer ecology, forests or SDMs... roll up! 🌲🌈📈
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1 week to go until our next Quantifying Ecology webinar with
@besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Feat. Taiwanese forest SDMs and RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBT+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up here: bit.ly/3HWpEol
@besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Feat. Taiwanese forest SDMs and RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBT+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up here: bit.ly/3HWpEol
Quantifying Ecology - British Ecological Society
The Quantitative Ecology SIG are teaming up with a cohort of BES groups to put on a series of free webinars exploring all facets of quantitative ecology.
bit.ly
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
1 week to go until our next Quantifying Ecology webinar with
@besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Feat. Taiwanese forest SDMs and RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBT+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up here: bit.ly/3HWpEol
@besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Feat. Taiwanese forest SDMs and RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBT+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up here: bit.ly/3HWpEol
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Applications for our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme close TOMORROW! ⏰🌏
If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD
If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Applications for our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme close TOMORROW! ⏰🌏
If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD
If you'd like to learn more about the peer review process then this voluntary two-year role could be the role for you 🌱🧪
Find out more and apply: bit.ly/47uwYlD
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Our latest podcast series 'Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth' explores the barriers to nature inclusion for various communities and the ways in which we can overcome them 🌱
This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚
Listen here 👇
buff.ly/7BpYW1c
This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚
Listen here 👇
buff.ly/7BpYW1c
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our latest podcast series 'Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth' explores the barriers to nature inclusion for various communities and the ways in which we can overcome them 🌱
This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚
Listen here 👇
buff.ly/7BpYW1c
This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚
Listen here 👇
buff.ly/7BpYW1c
Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources
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October 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources
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Join us for our next webinar, with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Join us for our next webinar, with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social!
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol
Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community.
Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST
Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol