Population Data Science at Swansea University @popdatascisu.bsky.social The science of data about people. We are proud to be pioneering this science across a range of data-intensive initiatives. Find out more about us on our website https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk
International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS) @ijpds.bsky.social 'The Science of Data About People'
Open access - Peer Reviewed - Large Scale Population Data
Publishing research, development and evaluation connected with data about people and populations.
Access for Free Here: www.ijpds.org
Rochelle Gold @rochellegold.bsky.social Head of User Research @NHSEngland
(formerly @NHSDigital) and Head of UCD for Digital Primary Care. Cancer and genetics awareness advocate and patient representative..
Views my own.
She/her.
Dan Barrett @dasbarrett.bsky.social Hello friend it’s sandwiches alright 🥪 Also baking, learning to make guitar effects pedals, shrine to The Incredible Hulk like a normal person, houseplants, and data and AI at Citizens Advice 📊 🤖
He / Him
Ben #ActNow 🔥🌳🌊 @benaldo.bsky.social People+planet-centred Service Designer / Product Manager
Service Manual & Service Standard, GDS, DSIT
Woke
he/him
Chris Coleman @chriscoleman.name Mostly circus animals, some filler.
Eddie Rich @eddierich.bsky.social Product / Strategy / UX
Katy Arnold @katyarnie.bsky.social Previously building and leading #UCD at Home Office Digital, now helping organisations with user research and digital transformation. Musician, feminist, wild swimmer, camper van owner. She/her.
steve @visitmy.website workplace bez. doing product & strategy bits thru https://boringmagi.cc. more about me at https://visitmy.website/about
Lisa Riemers @lisariemers.bsky.social User-centred accessible content design, communications, community, intranet and digital workplace shenanigans. Bringing people together in pubs in SE London #ItsPubOClock. Artist who frequents the London Colour Walk.
Wor Flags @worflags.org.uk Newcastle United 🏴🏳 St James’ Park fan funded flag displays 🏴🏳 Donate if you can. #BeAGameChanger
ADR Scotland @adr-scotland.bsky.social ADR Scotland is enabling access to administrative datasets for data linkage to support research on key issues in Scotland, including children's lives, education, health, social care, poverty, the environment, justice and fair work.
www.adrscotland.org
Emily Macaulay @emilyjmacaulay.bsky.social Head of Delivery & Operations for Connected by Data.
#RunningIsFunning, fundraiser for Jane Tomlinson Appeal.
Trustee: Honeyscribe, Reading List Foundation and Open Door Taunton. 🏳️🌈 She/Her.
https://linktr.ee/emilyjmacaulay
Stamanfar @stamanfar.bsky.social Service designer, DHSC. It's more than what you bargained for but it's a little less than what you paid for.
Andy Callow @andycallow.bsky.social Husband, Dad to 3 lovely lads. CDTO for Nottingham University Hospitals. Into digital stuff, Boston United, books, cycling, learning. Personal account. Views own
Blog at: https://andy-callow.medium.com/
Rob Whiting 📓 @whitingx.bsky.social #Research & #Design at @merlan.bsky.social ⟹ Narrow of purpose, wide of vision. ツ
smh @smarmy.space teaching creative code @ NYU, New School, CUNY Hunter
thinking about soft software, http poetics, and the nice internet. making stuff sometimes too.
samheckle.com
blog.smarmy.space
l5lua.org
cal.red
destructionjunket.com
tldr.nettime.org/@L5
Nick Drage @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social Co-author of Random The Book: https://randomthebook.com/2026/05/29/its-here/
I'm abstractly interested in many things: https://blog.sonofsuntzu.org.uk/about
Nyctophile.
Antony Poveda @tonytoners.bsky.social Some sort of designer/Head of Morale, mainly content. Working for users of government. Stealing all your best ideas since 2014 (reading stuff, not much posting). antonypoveda.design Sheffield.
Bryn Morgan @brynmrgn.com Data stuff at UK Parliament 
Matthias Weber @itstheglue.bsky.social Strategic Designer, Hamburg DE, f/k/a @checkdisout on twitter * founder of http://itstheglue.com, http://www.040x040.com * Co-Founder of http://watchlaterclub.com
Heidi @heidi2o.bsky.social data, policy, and feelings
hobby collector
Phil Spray @philspray.uk Husband and dad ❤️
Design in public services🧑💻
He/him/his 👦
philspray.uk 🔗
Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social Men in Blazers Media Network
Independent Global Football Coverage 🌎
Football, Passion, Empathy, Courage 💙
🎧 Podcasts
📺 TV Show
💻 YouTube
📰 Newsletters
🔗 All things MiB: linktr.ee/meninblazers
James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social Political Reporter at The National | Other words and work with The Economist, France TV and Vice among others | Columbia Journalism alum
DataCite @datacite.org We are a global community that shares a common interest: to ensure that research outputs and resources are openly available and connected so that their reuse can advance knowledge across and between disciplines, now and in the future.
Weeknotes bot @weeknotes-bot.bsky.social Hello! I'm a bot by @jonodrew. I retweet weeknotes
Laura Yarrow @laurayarrow.bsky.social Head of Design for GOV.UK at GDS. Ex HM Land Registry. Public speaker. Observer of humans. Crisp connoisseur. Yarn hoarder. Northerner.
Jamie Arnold @jamiearnold.com Humanist, agilist, ale-ist. DOGS. Sometimes, I write things down at jamiearnold.com.
Benefits @benefitstheband.bsky.social Noisy little band from the north east of England.
https://linktr.ee/benefitstheband
Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology.bsky.social The home of #ScottishGeology. A charity that inspires people everywhere to understand, love and care for Scotland’s incredible geological heritage, and its role in creating a sustainable future. #GeologyDoes www.scottishgeologytrust.org
Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social 100% health data nerd & OG swiftie. PhD Oxford Internet Institute. Previously Director of Policy Oxford Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. Currently Associate Research Scientist, Yale Digital Ethics Center.
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Population Research UK (PRUK) @popres-uk.bsky.social We are an initiative dedicated to unlocking the potential of the UK’s longitudinal population studies across social, economic, and biomedical research.
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Transform Wales @transform.wales Trawsnewid gwasanaethau cyhoeddus ar gyfer Cymru fodern. Cynllun ar gyfer cyflawni cyn #Senedd2026.
Transforming public services for a modern Wales. A blueprint for delivery ahead of #Senedd2026.
https://transform.wales
Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com The official Bluesky account of Newcastle United Football Club
Mike Gallagher @mikegallagher.bsky.social I dunno. Also: Lead designer for the NHS App.
Humanists UK @humanists.uk We advance free thinking and promote humanism to create a tolerant society where rational thinking and kindness prevail.
Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social Multi-media tub-thumping tabloid rabble-rouser & ex-Gazette Boro writer. "The bitter and twisted rantings of a so-called journalist." Now does books. Opinions etc.
Andreas Amsler @andreasamsler.bsky.social Catalyst Leadership. fogdt.ch | #OpenData Steward, Data & Tech Lead. MeteoSwiss | Community Member. #GovDesign, #DataGov | Board Member. Veloblitz.ch, staatmalanders.ch | Advisory Board Member. CHplusplus.ch, OpenData.ch | Dad of two | On a bicycle
smcdoyle.bsky.social @smcdoyle.bsky.social Digital strategist and service designer ✨ Leyton lowlife 🤷♀️
Nicola Cooper @nicolacooper.bsky.social Technology and Digital Innovation Lead @scottishcare.org, FRSA.
Design & Digital Innovation, thinking and doing. Passion for social care, happiness and humans.
hilaryonline.bsky.social @hilaryonline.bsky.social Interests veer wildly from pop culture and TV/film nostalgia, to LGBTQ+, Eurovision and digital inclusion. Cumbrian, in Stockport, working in human centered design for Sweden via Macclesfield. Wife, kids, whippet 🌈
Clara Greo @claragt.bsky.social Community, capability & equity in design and UCD. Not white. she/her. Grieving. Resting.✊🏿🏳️⚧️🍉🌏
Dave Burton @ideasintheround.bsky.social Product person in central government, and part of OneTeamGov.
Co-founded Glean, a design agency for international development.
Manchester now, previously Birmingham, Dhaka and Phnom Penh. Good people doing good work together is my jam.
Per Axbom @axbom.com Old-school computer geek with a close eye on human rights, compassion and ethics in a networked world. I publish essays, guides, and graphics to help recognize, minimize and prevent harms… read more: hey.axbom.com
Alex @blangry.bsky.social Final year DPhil anthropology of civic tech. Principal consultant. Norwich with a cargo bike. Greyhound pictures extra.
Jonathan @digitaljonathan.bsky.social Business Owner | Parent | Digital Workplace Expert | Bristol UK | Charity Chair
Co-Founder Lithos Partners
Katherine Wastell @kwastell.bsky.social Helping organisations create better customer and colleague experiences through service design and digital transformation.
Senior Design Director at public.digital. Ex Co-op Digital, BBC.
katherinewastell.com
Sarah K @dr-know.bsky.social Researcher in digital, recovering academic. Data feminist.
On about games, books, cats, telly.
Always #LWithTheT
She/her
Sharon Dale (she/they) @pixlz.com Empowering Neurodivergent professionals to thrive at work
Coach, Facilitator & public speaker. ADHDer, rescue dog servant, carer, #vanlife, South West is best. http://21cmindset.com
Hera Hussain @herahussain.bsky.social Founder of Chayn - fight gender-based violence with tech. Feminist technologist. Living trauma-informed design. Forbes & MIT U35. EYL40. Ashoka Fellow.🇵🇰🇬🇧
Becky Colley, UX Designer @beckycolley.bsky.social Lead UX Consultant. Woman in STEM. Adobe UX Designer to Watch. I like exploring places, befriending dogs, and solving problems. Here to chat about work stuff but views all mine. Manchester, UK 📍
Emmaus SLC | Homeless Charity @emmausslc.bsky.social Emmaus SLC enables people to move on from homelessness in a supportive environment.
Edinburgh Images 📷 @colognuh.bsky.social Trying to post a daily picture from around Edinburgh, things the tourists don’t see or arty stuff or things I just like.
All the images are my own.
John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
Promoted by John Swinney, 17-19 Leslie St, Blairgowrie, PH10 6AH
Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com writes/codes/talks about things no-one else would bother to. e dot jefferson at gmail. he/him. was @edjeff.
internet weblog: https://edjefferson.com/blog
Rob Bowley @robbowley.net Product & Tech Leadership Advisor, Consultant, Coach & Mentor
Tech, Software Development, Science, History, Economics, Politics
https://blog.robbowley.net
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbowley
https://pragmaticpartners.co.uk
Manchester, UK
Benjy Stanton @benjystanton.co.uk Contract interaction and service designer. User-centred design in gov. Accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
Amy Mitchell @amycmitchell.bsky.social Product manager and author of Product Management IRL
https://amycmitchell.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycmitchell/
Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social Part of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, our work aims to unify technical and moral knowledge to serve the goals of sustainable, just & ethical innovation.
Find us here: https://www.technomoralfutures.uk/
Bryan’s Gunn @bryansgunn.bsky.social A football man
UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social The UK’s largest collection of UK and international social, economic and population data. Funded by UKRI through the ESRC. https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social Director - North East Museums.
Trustee - Virgin Money Foundation.
Blooloop50 Museum Influencer 2024.
Museums, arts, music, heritage, football and stuff.
Views and opinions all my own.
Matt Webb 🌸🌼🌸 @genmon.fyi building inanimate.tech / blogger at interconnected.org
Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org The campaign for communities to have a powerful say on data and AI, to help create an equitable and sustainable world.
connectedbydata.org
Scottish Islands Peaks Race @scottishpeaks.bsky.social A sailing and hill running race around the beautiful west coast of Scotland; run annually in May since 1983.
https://www.scottishislandspeaksrace.com
Christy Coysh @christycoysh.bsky.social Lad from Wakey who does funny singing videos
Ruth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social If you like tweets you’re in for a treat 🤫
https://linktr.ee/Ruth_Husko
TheBlindboyPodcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social Author and podcaster #ActuallyAutistic
Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn.bsky.social Amnesty International. Sport, human rights, workers rights, inequality. NUFC.
Taylor Payne @taylorpayne.bsky.social Podcast host, musician, daft lad. 
Debbie Blanchard @debblanch44.bsky.social Dreamer of dreams, lover of theatre, drinker of gin...
Government Product Person and community builder
Volunteer @guidedogs.
Tailender.
School governor, Enterprise Advisor
She/her
Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social Tech journalist and author, who increasingly also talks on TV and radio. Interested in the sparks that happen when the online and offline worlds collide
@stokel on the other place. Buy my book: How AI Ate the World!
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1, 2025. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
Lindsay @not-young.bsky.social Director 18F, formerly Sunlight Foundation
David Bol @davidbol.bsky.social ✍️Journalist - Deputy Political Editor
📰The Scotsman @scotsman.com
🌍Climate & energy nerd
🔵Falkirk FC fan
📍Scotland 🏴
Ettie Bailey-King (she/her) @ettiebaileyking.bsky.social Inclusive and accessible communication educator
Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com designer, writer, roommate to two kittens. here’s my website: https://ethanmarcotte.com/
I think you deserve a union, and I wrote a book about that: https://youdeserveatechunion.com/
hi friend
(headshot by @elaina.bsky.social)
@holyroodconnect.bsky.social @holyroodconnect.bsky.social Leading public sector ICT news in Scotland via
@holyroodmag.bsky.social | Renowned Public Sector Tech Events & Conferences
Michelle O'Connor @mocogam.bsky.social Used to be Specky Scribbler.
Copywriter, content designer, co-founder of @Access:Given
www.ogamconsulting.com
North Dubliner in Edinburgh | she/her
Community of Arran Seabed Trust @arrancoast.bsky.social A charity that works to ensure shared responsibility for the protection and restoration of our seas.
Check out our website https://www.arrancoast.com/ for Community action, education, research and lots more 
Ariel Kennan @arielmai.bsky.social Building @axiom.org
Ask me about service design, public benefits, product, digital identity, Rules as Code, and civic tech / gov tech.
📍NYC
Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it. 
Roger Swannell @rogerswannell.com Usually wrong. Never done.
rogerswannell.com
Lara Edwards @laraedw001.bsky.social Programme Director at Health Data Research UK (HDR UK). Music, coffee, decent snacks, and a good book make me happy. Views expressed my own
Ashley Davies @msashleydavies.bsky.social Arts journalist (comedy specialist), Times Scotland (Alba) and Metro mainly. Scotsman comedy reviews during Edinburgh Fringe. Wanging on about birds all year round.
North Berwick, near Edinburgh. She/her
Pod on the Tyne @podonthetyne.bsky.social Podcast covering Newcastle United FC (FC). Childish humour, sometimes adult language. Posts by producer unless signed.
Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com Consulting, writing and speaking on comms, collaboration & future of work. Cofounder, Lithos Partners. Author, Digital Communications at Work. Gym bore. Gets about a bit.
James Arthur Cattell @jacattell.bsky.social Bring us together,
make things better.
@janethughes.bsky.social's husband (-:
Senior delivery manager at @tpximpact.com
https://www.cattell.com
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk Head of Creative and Design at The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI), GDS. He/him. Views his own, not his employers.
Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Glasgow. Lead for UK Opioids in Pregnancy Study: https://opioidsinpregnancy.gla.ac.uk/ . Interested in child development, parenting, mental health and substance use. Chair of Board @parentingscotland.bsky.social
DataLoch @dataloch.bsky.social A data service supporting the responsible and secure use of health data to improve care. A partnership of The University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. For more, visit: https://dataloch.org
Layla Robinson @laylarobinson.bsky.social Chief Operating Officer @rds-scotland.bsky.social Views - all my own, or borrowed.