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Aberdeen Trans Action @abztranaction.bsky.social · Jun 5

Join us this Saturday at Aberdeen DIY Pride.

7 JUNE 2025
1pm-4pm
UNION TERRACE GARDENS

Please share 🩷🩷🩷

Poster for Aberdeen DIY Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Pride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · Apr 25

We are sharing this networking event for Black researchers in the UK that is being organised by one of our trustees. It’s an excellent opportunity

shorturl.at/MnP82

A poster of the initiative taking place at Imperial on May 29 in the afternoon. It's called empower connecting Black researchers in the UK

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Charlie T @agentlaughingperch.bsky.social · Apr 23

This is the result of months of work from lots of different people. We are tired of the silence and complicitness from UoA and are calling on our colleagues to sign in solidarity to hold the @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social to account! #transphobia #STEM #Aberdeen
tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia

Sign Our Open Letter - Action on Transphobia at the University of Aberdeen

Action on Transphobia at the University of Aberdeen | SIGN HERE On the 17th of May 2024, we wrote the below letter to senior management within our department and university. Our aim was to escalate c...

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georgia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @blahttodea.bsky.social · Apr 24

as some of you may be aware, we have been dealing with considerable transphobia (among other issues) in our department at the uni of aberdeen.

we are sharing this letter publicly to raise awareness and ask for your support. please sign and share 💕🏳️‍⚧️

tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia

#LGBTQinSTEM

First page of our letter - full text can be found on the linked google docs (sorry I can't include here because of the character limit)

Second page of our letter - full text can be found on the linked google docs (sorry I can't include here because of the character limit)

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Jack 🦠 @jack-d-barber.bsky.social · Apr 23

tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia
☝️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department

myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management

please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️

screenshot of open letter page 1 - full google doc available via link in post

screenshot of open letter page 2 - full google doc available via link in post

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Sebastian R.vH @sebastianrvh.bsky.social · Apr 23

After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change

With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever

If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Feb 28

New LGBTQ+ science resources! Today, we’re excited to share our PRIDE Guidelines for LGBTQ+ inclusive field work at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/pride. Please share widely and see the thread below for more details 🧪🌍🌐

The progress flag in the shape of a shield against an outdoorsy background, titled "Pride guidelines: pointers for research that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable for LGBTQ+ fieldworkers"

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Feb 16

Find out more here 👇

Developing collaborative solutions to the intersectional barriers faced by minoritized ecologists - British Ecological Society

Join the BES Networks to discuss how we build a more equitable community for all ecologists.

s.mtrbio.com

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Feb 16

Funded by #PrideinSTEM, the BES and BES Networks are delighted to launch a series of webinars on developing collaborative solutions to the intersectional barriers faced by minorities in ecology.

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over.

Please keep signing & sharing.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

docs.google.com

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Just Em 🏳️‍⚧️ [illegal lesbian] @agirlcalleddave.bsky.social · Dec 9

Great advice here on how to complain to your MP regarding the puberty blocker ban for trans children. This was from a workshop @tacc.org.uk put on this evening which was excellent. The advice also comes with citations for the evidence presented. docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Puberty Blocker Ban letter to MPs

How to write to your MP Check out https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP to see who your MP is and to get their email address. You can also use https://www.writetothem.com/ if you’re not including ...

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Dee Sidhu @karendeepsidhu.bsky.social · Dec 13

It was amazing to get to give a talk on colonial legacies in Animal Behaviour, work has been ongoing for a long time behind the scenes, hopefully there will be more to come! #ASABWinter2024 #DecolonisingSBS

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Dee Sidhu @karendeepsidhu.bsky.social · Dec 13

Amazing to hear more in depth about helicopter research/parachute science with some colonial context! #ASABWinter2024

Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · Dec 13

@nicolakoyama.bsky.social talking about the “who, what, where” of animal behaviour research @asab.org #ASABWinter2024

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Decolonising SBS @decolonisingsbs.bsky.social · Dec 13

decolonising sbs member dee gave a wonderful talk today on addressing colonial bias in animal behaviour

georgia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @blahttodea.bsky.social · Dec 13

a fascinating and really important talk from my colleague @karendeepsidhu.bsky.social on how we can address colonial biases in animal behaviour research at #ASABWinter2024

a large lecture theatre screen with the title slide of a presentation on "addressing colonial bias in animal behaviour research". the speaker stands in front of the screen behind a podium

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Dec 4

"Anyone who considers themselves a member of the STEMM community is welcome to sign.

Please go to: forms.gle/oHqgSPGpiYte..., and provide your name, affiliation, and field of study."

Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · Dec 4

Around this time last year @boyswillbebugs.bsky.social, @allomygale.bsky.social, @spissatella.bsky.social, @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social and I published an open letter on supporting transgender persons in STEMM.

We have decided to open to additional signatures 🧪⚒️🦑

medium.com/@transrights...

An open letter to the scientific community in the US and UK on the crisis impacting transgender…

Downloadable file

medium.com

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Charlie T @agentlaughingperch.bsky.social · Dec 3

Very proud to be a part of this group at UoA, we will be sharing our activities here and you can also find us on Instagram! Would be great to connect with other #decolonising groups working in the biological sciences as well 🧪

Decolonising SBS @decolonisingsbs.bsky.social · Dec 3

hello everyone! 👋 we thought we'd post a brief introduction here. we are decolonising SBS - a PhD/postdoc-led group at the university of aberdeen school of biological sciences, working to dismantle coloniality and how it manifests in our research fields, department, and the wider university 🌎🍃🔬

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Sebastian R.vH @sebastianrvh.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thank you to the members of @decolonisingsbs.bsky.social for organising a screening of the short documentary by @blackforager.bsky.social & Yara Elmjouie about wild foraging and the racist history of No Trespassing Laws

Throughly enjoyed it, and learned something new!

#DecolonisingSBS #UoA

The awful TRUTH about “No Trespassing” laws

YouTube video by AJ+

youtu.be

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Decolonising SBS @decolonisingsbs.bsky.social · Dec 3

hello everyone! 👋 we thought we'd post a brief introduction here. we are decolonising SBS - a PhD/postdoc-led group at the university of aberdeen school of biological sciences, working to dismantle coloniality and how it manifests in our research fields, department, and the wider university 🌎🍃🔬

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