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Sarah Stewart
@sarahastewart.bsky.social
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Sociologist of Data DPhil Candidate @OIIOxford Digital collections, data and research infrastructures, scholarly communication, history of science Naturalist. FLS @linneansociety @BSBIBotany Wandering Bookish Type. Likes art and long walks.
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Sep 28
Hello World! I am now here on Bluesky! I am a sociologist of data, research infrastructures and scholarly communication, a data manager and biologist! I also love art, literature and going on long walks!
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 22d
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?
Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?
The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy
www.newstatesman.com
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Sep 21
Many (and belated!) Thanks to the #NorfolkFloraGroup and @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social for a great day in the field! Looking forward to the next field meeting (and more surveying!) 🥰🌱🌿
jo-the-botanist.bsky.social Jo Parmenter @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social · Sep 7
We had a great #NorfolkFloraGroup day out on the Estate with enough people to field 3 survey groups, covering a massive 8 monads between them - was especially lovely to have @sarahastewart.bsky.social join us 🥰
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jul 1
Excited to see the new data portal from @rbgkew.bsky.social launched today! Find out more below!

#biodiversity #naturalhistorycollections #collectionsdata #naturalsciencecollections #botany #researchdata
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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · Jun 30
Digitisation means global access. What was once locked in cabinets is now open to researchers, students, artists, gardeners - anyone, anywhere 🌐
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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · Jun 30
Through the power of digitisation, millions of Kew's plant and fungal specimens have stepped out of the archives and into the hands of the world 🌿

Explore the new Data Portal yourself and uncover centuries of botanical history - now just a click away!

www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · May 16
This is fantastic news! Definitely need to visit again!
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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · May 12
Procumbent Pearlwort (Sagina procumbens) in its very unnatural natural habitat. We need a term for these road-dwellers - tarmacophytes maybe? #UrbanPlants #PavementPlants @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · May 13
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, I'm celebrating pavement plants and a #Hitchin speciality with my friends in Happy...

#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The simple joys of pavement plant-spotting | Nic Wilson
Hitchin, Hertfordshire: We have a local speciality here, the rue-leaved saxifrage, poking up in street cracks and wall crannies. It’s worth lying on the pavement for
www.theguardian.com
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IASSIST @iassistdata.bsky.social · Feb 20
🛟 IASSIST members, along with members from organisations like RDAP and the Data Curation Network, initiated the Data Rescue Project to coordinate efforts in preserving USA federal data at risk. Data have already been rescued from various agencies. #datarescue
iassistdata.org/blog/2025/02...
From risk to rescue: Securing data for the future generations
IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences and beyond.
iassistdata.org
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Feb 3
And the importance of data and citizen science here from @bsbibotany.bsky.social - contributing to the broader understanding of #biodiversity #plantdiversity
moschatel.bsky.social Julia Hanmer BSBI 🍁 @moschatel.bsky.social · Feb 3
Every data point tells a unique story. Every volunteer adds a unique perspective. Together we’re building a more complete picture of biodiversity. #NatureForAll
bsbibotany.bsky.social BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · Feb 3
We're proud to be 1 of 10 UKTEPoP partners who today published a joint statement pledging our commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion in UK species monitoring schemes:
jncc.gov.uk/our-work/ukt...
We need to better understand how biodiversity loss is impacting under-recorded areas & communities.
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Feb 3
In these times, Open Data are more crucial than ever.

Datasets and websites in the US are unfortunately 'going dark' including medical and health datasets and climate change.

#digitalpreservation #opendata

www.axios.com/2025/01/31/h...
HIV, transgender care, climate change and other federal websites go dark
Several CDC pages were taken down by Friday afternoon. Some redirected users to other sections of the site.
www.axios.com
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Archives & Pathology Museum, City St George's, UoL @citystgeorgesarch.bsky.social · Nov 28
The anonymous pamphlet 'Directions for Preserving Animals, and Parts of Animals, for Examination' was probably written by John Hunter in the 18th century, and advises that the bills of birds should be preserved separately in spirits, while the legs can be dried

#Animals
A small plastic toy penguin on a book called 'Directions for Preserving Animals, and parts of animals, for examination', stamped with 'St George's Hospital Medical Library'
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Archives & Pathology Museum, City St George's, UoL @citystgeorgesarch.bsky.social · Nov 28
We know, we know, we're getting ahead of ourselves again, but...

These little penguins have been exploring the archives. Look at all the other penguins! Things took a sinister turn however when they came across a book instructing on the preservation of birds 🤯

#EYAAnimals #ExploreYourArchive
Two small plastic toy penguins on a framed painting depicting penguins on an ice float, by Edward Wilson Two small plastic toy penguins on some old-looking books on a shelf Two small plastic toy penguins on a book open on instructions on preserving birds: 'Some birds are too large to be preserved whole, therefore it becomes necessary to observe their external appearances before the parts are separated' Two small plastic toy penguins on a picture frame looking at a photograph of a penguin
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Archives & Pathology Museum, City St George's, UoL @citystgeorgesarch.bsky.social · Nov 28
Our archive is #YourArchive. We have digital records, manuscripts, ephemera, rare books, artworks, and artefacts on the history and heritage of the university. Everyone is welcome to visit: you don't need to be a 'serious researcher' to come to the archives ☺️
#EYAYourArchive #ExploreYourArchive
A composite picture including a photograph of a metal chest with the title 'Archives St George's Hospital Medical School', a photograph of medical students and nurses, floppy disks and hard disks, a painting of a magician with a rabbit, a cow hide mounted on a wooden stand, manuscript with chemical formulae, guidance for Covid-19, handwritten letters and a shelf with old books
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jan 29
蛇年快乐 Happy New Year of the Snake 2025
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BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · Jan 26
Thanks to @pocketwildingie.bsky.social for promoting the fabulous Basal Project: basalproject.org.uk
It's a great resource for anyone looking to identify wild plants from their juvenile leaves/ basal rosettes.
The site was set up by @richardmabbutt.bsky.social, one of our amazing #BSBImembers.
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BSBI Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social · Jan 27
Only 4 days left if you want to apply for a BSBI grant!
We have Training Grants (<£250) so you can take a short #WildFlowerID course;
Plant Study Grants (<£1K) for undergrads;
Science & Research Grants (<£1K) aimed at PhD students or amateur researchers.
bsbi.org/grants
Don't miss out, apply ASAP!
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Dr Joby Hollis @jobium.bsky.social · Jan 29
All this time and money wasted on AI development when it could be spent making a thermos that doesn’t give tea a metallic taste
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jan 29
Looking forward to the upcoming Symposium @linneansociety.bsky.social
#naturalhistory #historyofscience
members.linnean.org/events/67605...
VeryConnect
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jan 27
We need to become 'quantum'!
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jan 25
Edward Joseph Lowe's illustrations of ferns, from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856-1860) -

#biologicalillustration #naturalhistory #ferns #botany

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Ferns: British and Exotic by Edward Lowe
Beautifuly detailed fern leaf illustrations from Ferns: British and Exotic (1856–1860) by the renowned botanist Edward Joseph Lowe (1825–1900). From a young age, Lowe was fascinated by meteorology and...
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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Jan 24
📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."

More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...

#WomensHistory #GLAM
WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers
First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference  Online via Zoom    Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jan 20
This #BlueMonday, a few 'blue' pages from one of our most popular books 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions' (1843) by pioneering photographer Anna Atkins.

Also watch our librarian, Will Beharrell's @willbeharrell.bsky.social, talk on the Society’s copy
youtu.be/bTK_YU75Wbc
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Sarah Stewart @sarahastewart.bsky.social · Jan 21
Pleased to have finally joined @historyscience.bsky.social as a member! Looking forward to participating in the Society!
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jan 14
Thrilled to have Prof Sachiko Kusukawa talking us through Leonhard Fuchs's History of Plants - our first 2025 presentation of Linnean Lens. A recording will be available if you miss it. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to be alerted to the upload here: www.youtube.com/linneansociety
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