Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
Join my sci-fi book club:
http://patreon.com/ellecordova
nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
Ian Robson @ianrobsons.bsky.social PhD | Associate Professor | Northumbria University, UK / Methodology | Creative & participatory inquiry in communities / artist / adoptive parent / game-player.
MORPHSS @morphss.bsky.social Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences.
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
Mandela F-G @mandelafg.bsky.social Designs board games.
Published: Glasgow (Lookout Spiele), Overstocked (Play for Keeps), The Shakespeare Game (Laurence King), The Jane Austen Game (LK), Sankoré (Osprey Games), Ayar (Osprey Games)
He/Him
Kevin Wilson @kevinwilson42.bsky.social Boardgame designer best known for Arkham Horror, Descent: Journeys in the Dark, A Gentle Rain, and the Kinfire series of games. Was Director of Game Design at Incredible Dream Studios, now returned to being a freelance game designer. He/him.
Let's Play Games! @letsplaygames.bsky.social Gaming is for Everyone! - A Community for all things Gaming & Gaming adjacent. #TableTopGames, #BoardGames, #CardGames #RPGs, Video Games all are welcome here #GamingIsGaming, just don't be a D**k
https://letsplaygames.uk
The Copper Compendium @thecoppercompendium.co.uk UK-based independent TTRPG designer: Summit, 3 Shining Motes, The Curse Lingers & more.
Website: https://thecoppercompendium.co.uk/
Games: https://thecoppercompendium.itch.io/
Host of Five Minutes, Not 5e: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveMinutesNot5e
Dan Hammett @hamstertowers.bsky.social Political geographer, co-editor of International Development Planning Review, author of Global Development: The Basics, and Humour and Politics in Africa: Beyond Resistance | citizenship, geopolitics, humour |
@mharry03.bsky.social @mharry03.bsky.social 
Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com weekly board game reviews and thought pieces | German/English-English/German translations at makemygametravel.com
Blog: tabletopgamesblog.com/
Cast: tabletopgamesblog.com/podcast
Support: tabletopgamesblog.com/support
they/them
Jos Yuen @josyuen.bsky.social Husband, father, son, engineer, cyclist, guitarist, and board gamer.
Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social Historian of play | PhD | @ihr.bsky.social Fellowship | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer - Thousand Hells, Amberspire, Neurocracy & more | Currently working on a secret thing
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
Chronic Insanity @chronicinsanity.bsky.social Award winning UK theatre company // everything theatrical, digital, gig, immersive, and interactive // Staging 12 shows in 12 months
Craig 'VI' Slee: Pro Hatman @mrvi.cold-albion.net Cripple. Writer of Stuff and Things. A dream of Cold Albion. I write and talk about disability, ableism, magic, myth and story. 🥟 Some sort of wizard. Words in NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY #8 (forthcoming)
Website: http://cold-albion.net/fyi/
Poetry Pharmacy @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social Poetry place-the World's 1st Poetry Pharmacy prescribing poetry & more in Bishop's Castle & Oxford Street, London. Poetry on Prescription since 2012
Www.poetrypharmacy.co.uk 
horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social Massive human raccoon, broad spectrum nerd, 6ft 1 of ADHD chaos, a cishet she/her of mayhem, used to be a SFF bookseller.
'Ever'.
carcosa-based lifeform. UK.
@EwaSR on twitter
DID NOT INTENTIONALLY KILL OPTIMUS PRIME
Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social Professor at the University of York researching pubs and pub consumers! Some travelling (pubs/beer included) and the odd Border Terrier picture!
Joe Abercrombie @joeabercrombie.com Lord Grimdark (self-appointed). Writer of the First Law and Shattered Sea books and the Devils. Part-time Witch King of Nihilism, deep in a jaded literary sewer etc. etc.
SAINTS CDT, University of York @saints-cdt.bsky.social Bolstering our research capability is our UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Lifelong Safety Assurance of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems (SAINTS CDT). It’s the UK’s first PhD programme wholly dedicated to the safety of AI at the University of York.
Sandra Abegglen @sandra-abegglen.bsky.social Researcher | University of Calgary, Canada
Online Education | Hybrid Pedagogy | Academic Literacies | Creative Learning and Teaching Methods | Collaboration | Inclusion | Identity
She | Her
@womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social The original & only WomensArt created/ curated by art historian/author PL Henderson to celebrate/promote women in the arts.
Real art...real artists...No AI
Images © to respective owners
MNG Social Sciences @mngssbooks.bsky.social Featuring the latest social science titles from a range of international publishers. Part of the Mare Nostrum Group. Based in Harrogate, UK.
Analog Game Studies @analoggamestudies.bsky.social Analog Game Studies is a quarterly journal dedicated to the study of games containing a substantial analog component. Hosts of #GenerationAnalog
https://analoggamestudies.org
Tarô Mágico @taromagico.bsky.social Aplicativo oracular quântico raro que publica tarô e que IAs treinadas ajudam a interpretar. Comente "dica" ou acesse o site. Mais informações na postagem fixada https://terraprotege.com/apps/taro-magico @terraprotege.bsky.social
Alex Green (文浩航) @glexareen.bsky.social Associate Professor (Law), CUHK (Hong Kong SAR, PRC); Academic Associate, 23ES Chambers (UK); (international law, statehood, philosophy, culture, climate change & sea-level rise).
Book 1: https://tinyurl.com/bdfa86ve
Book 2: https://tinyurl.com/yc4nmrnm
Ed Chester @chwarae.bsky.social Chartered engineer (space systems are my jam); team/ process/comms facilitator (Lego SeriousPlay is my other jam); chair of school governors (education is my other other jam). Tri-jammed. Erdös number is 5, Dijkstra also 5. Does not suffer fools gladly.
Josh Thorpe @joshthorpe.bsky.social Author of AI for Students (see https://promptlybooks.com) + academic advisor and learning developer at U of Stirling, UK- G Geraldine Foley @geraldinef.bsky.social
Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social Professor of Law at Warwick Law School | SFHEA | Child Rights | Public Legal Education | Widening Participation | Creator of @schooltasking.bsky.social | Munro-bagging Scot (167) 🏴
“Surprisingly socially functional for an academic"
@clairejr.bsky.social @clairejr.bsky.social 
Blayn Parkinson @blayn.bsky.social Educator and Educationalist - Interests: Professional identity, Digital Capabilities + Practice, Pedagogy, TEL, AI in Ed, Personal Learning/Knowledge Management. Games, Gaming, Game-based/Playful Learning, TTRPG, Storytelling, Motorbikes, good Whisk(e)y.
Jim Thompson @jimt77.bsky.social Designer of objects & games, maker, lecturer, larper.
(The) nearly Dr Puiyin Wong 👑 @puiyin.bsky.social Experienced Digital Education professional in UK HE | ALT Trustee | PhD researcher at Lancaster University | Jisc Community Champion 2024 | ALT Community Choice Award 2024 | Patch the cat’s hooman 😸
Rebecca Ferguson @r3beccaf.bsky.social Open University professor emerita, making the shift over to podcasting, audio drama and fiction.
Rachelle Emily Rawlinson (O'Brien) @rachelleeobrien.bsky.social Senior Learning Designer at DCAD and PhD student in Computer Science at Northumbria University. Researching: Digital escape rooms and education | #MSc | #SFHEA | #CMALT | #CATE | #NTF | #MIEE AVMO.
Katie Piatt @katiepiatt.bsky.social Tech, Learning & Games
Head of Educational Enhancement
CoChair Playful Learning Association
LGBT+ Ally 🏳🌈
she/her
https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p541621-katie-piatt
Mark Childs @markchilds.bsky.social Durham University Senior Learning Designer. Co-host of Pedagodzilla. DJ on The Thursday Night Show. Posts mainly about comics, cats and kaiju. Chaotic neutral apparently.
Dr Jane Secker @jsecker.bsky.social Associate Professor in Ed Develop. SFHEA. Online learning, info, digital & copyright literacy. Trustee of Media and Information Literacy Alliance. Head of MA Academic Practice 🐱
Kiu Sum @kiusum.bsky.social Lecturer in Nutrition| RNutr🍏| The Education Burrito Podcast Host🎙️| Student Engagement & pedagogy stuff on the side🗣 |Own Views 🔍| IG: @kiu_sum_
jj lean @jjlean.bsky.social single dad. academic. manchester. live music, videogames and overthinking. FOT. he/him.
Claire Timmins @clairetimmins.bsky.social Phonetician @StrathSLT | Interested in creative teaching and learning and a bit of music | Senior Teaching Fellow #SFHEA | HASS Associate Dean UG - University of Strathclyde
Dr Malcolm Murray @malcolmmurray.bsky.social Head of Digital Education (Pedagogy & Innovation) at Durham University in the UK.
Alex Moseley @alexm11.bsky.social Professor of Playful Learning, Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching, Archaeologist, and fan of dinosaurs, Lego, craft beer and live music
Beth Picton @drbethp.bsky.social 
@rogerjsaunders.bsky.social @rogerjsaunders.bsky.social 
Andrew Walsh @playbrarian.uk Run workshops on Neurodiversity, play(fullness), creative teaching and more. National Teaching Fellow. Journal of Play in Adulthood Editor.
Neurodivergent. https://playbrarian.uk
Professors at Play @professors-at-play.bsky.social Professors at Play is an international community of like-minded teachers interested in transforming higher education through the power of play! Join in the fun: professorsatplay.org
Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com The world’s most trusted flight tracker.
Dr. Young-Leslie {use alt-text, humans} ElbowsUp! 🇨🇦🚲 @ethnographer.bsky.social Anthropologist, feminist, fietsster, research whisperer; settler in Amiskwaciwâskahikan aka Yeg🇨🇦
My research focussed on cultural responses to public health messages (MCH, HIV, COVID)
Mostly skeet on bikes, climate∆, #FeministSky, just transition, urbanism
Journal of Co-operative Studies @coopstudiesjournal.bsky.social Non-profit international journal linking theory and practice across co-operative sectors. Part of UK Society for Co-operative Studies
@profalisonpullen.bsky.social @profalisonpullen.bsky.social 
johncstringer.bsky.social @johncstringer.bsky.social Conductor and composer based in York UK
The Witches Whispering Circle @smokeybear420x.bsky.social Also Check out my FB https://www.facebook.com/donaldwalters420/
Matt Matravers @mattmatravers.bsky.social Legal/political philosopher: punishment, criminal law theory, responsibility. Professor of Law & Director of the Morrell Centre, University of York. 
Teddy @dogdaydreaming.bsky.social On the cusp of coherence.
Medievalist, artist, many other functions. UK.
He/him 🏳️⚧️, 18+
Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dogdaydreaming/shop?artistUserName=dogdaydreaming&asc=u#profile
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/dogdaydreaming
Dee Fields @deefields.bsky.social Researcher, Chartered psychologist, former EYFS teacher and SENDCo. Interested in individual differences, SEND, inclusion, children’s voices, attitudes about differences and screening for them
Jim Leary @jimleary.bsky.social Archaeologist & writer. Senior lecturer at Uni of York. Books: The Story of Silbury Hill; The Remembered Land; Footmarks, a journey into our restless past. Agent: JP Marshall.
Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social University of York Department of Sociology official BlueSky social page.
A leading Sociology department based at the University of York. Ranked 11th for Sociology in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025).
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/sociology_uoy
Amy @wonder-punk.bsky.social Illustrator, comic artist, animator. Aims: work in the animation industry, help folks get their ideas made, and more. <3 Based in the UK.
Living with brain tumour. Please be patient <3
#animation | #illustration | #ConceptArt | #BackgroundArt | 
British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social 
Emma Gillaspy @egillaspy.bsky.social Rebel with a cause to transform education through heutagogy. Playful, creative, collaborative learning & education research are my thing. Reader @UCLan School of Nursing & Midwifery, NTF, CATE, Playful Learning Association Committee Impact Lead
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
@c4rr07.bsky.social @c4rr07.bsky.social 
Dr Daisy Abbott @daisyabbott.bsky.social Playful & Game-based learning specialist. Interdisciplinary researcher. Serious games for research skills and researcher development. SFHEA, CeLP, PhD.
Nic Whitton @nicwhitton.bsky.social Professor of Digital Learning and Play at Northumbria University. Likes video games, cryptic crosswords, and otters. All views my own. She/her.
Dr Milena Schwab-Graham @milenaschwabgraham.bsky.social ECR, Visiting Scholar at Uni of Leeds. Feminism, modern & contemporary lit, affect, activism in literature, env hums, med hums, place writing, transnationalism. She/her
Jonathan Tummons @jonathantummons.bsky.social Rarely here. Email me if you want to get in touch.
York (home), Durham (work), or anywhere there's a record shop. 33, 45, 78, 160, 200-500 rpm.
Professor, School of Education, Durham University. https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/jonathan-tummons/
Daniel Grimwood @danpianoman.bsky.social Musician, dog lover, runner, owned by a vizsla, teacher and researcher at University of York, loves old stuff, loves new stuff, loves sci-fi
Jamie Levine Daniel @jamielevdan.bsky.social Prof. of Nonprofit Management and Public Service. Lifelong CLE fan. Co-founder of @GoodTroubleIN. she/her. All views are my own. Tweets? Threads? Posts? Whatever they are on here, they will probably have typos.
Scott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social 48, fantasy writer, author of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA. Ex-firefighter, veteran MechWarrior. Minnesotan transplanted to Massachusetts. Gizmonic Institute (1989-92). Instructor at Viable Paradise.
iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social Based at Uni of York, Queen Mary Uni of London, Goldsmiths, and Essex, the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games & Game Intelligence (iGGi) is the world's largest PhD programme for research in games.
More info: https://www.iggi-phd.org/
Prof Pen Holland @anaspene.bsky.social Quantitative ecology (especially seeds, and all who eat them), game-based/playful learning, ducks, cats, flowers, fantasy fiction and storytelling. Views my own.
XR Stories @xrstories.bsky.social A University of York project supporting research, development and innovation in technology-led creative content, experiences and stories. Also leading XR Network+, providing funding and support to researchers working in virtual production technologies.
@drcarolinebarrett.bsky.social @drcarolinebarrett.bsky.social 
White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social We work collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable individuals from all backgrounds to thrive within our institutions.
https://whiterose.ac.uk
Bez Bonnie-Beth 🇹🇭 🇬🇧 @stuffbybez.bsky.social Loves games, dancing, people. Makes games. Improvises music. Tries to be a decent human. Sometimes refers to herself in the 3rd person. https://linktr.ee/stuffByBez
Designer, developer, illustrator, rules writer/editor. Available for hire.
Learning Thai.
Board Game Addict UK @boardgameaddictuk.bsky.social Daniel Fullard - Board Game reviewer, content creator and fanatic from Sunderland, UK
This months sponsor is ‘Trilogy of 2k48’ - a card shedder coming to Kickstarter soon!
Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social Just to let you know, there are many, many recipes waiting for you on www.nigella.com
Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social I write poems.
Shows: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Books: https://brianbilston.com/books/
@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social Associate Professor L&T Sheffield Hallam Uni | NTF | PFHEA | CMBE | SFSEDA | CATE | Visiting Professor Arden Uni | #TEDxSpeaker @lthechat.bsky.social #LTHEchat @socmedhe.bsky.social LinkedIn.com/in/Suebeckingham socialmediaforlearning.com
Dr Alison Purvis @dralison.bsky.social Associate Dean Teaching & Learning | College of Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences | SheffHallamUni | Senior Ed. JUTLP | Director OAPA | Disability Advocate | Pedagogy, digital, physiology, inclusion & equality.
UK Games Expo @ukge.bsky.social An annual convention showcasing the best hobby games including miniatures, boardgames, role playing games, collectable card games and family games. #UKGAMESEXPO #UKGE2026
Next UK Games Expo takes place between May 29th - May 31st 2026
Liz Cable 🎲 👾 🔜 UKGE @lizcable.bsky.social Game-based learning & community-building
Educator, Author, Experience Designer
ARGs, LARPs, Escape Games
Convener of #GamesInEdu26 at #UKGamesExpo
CfP: https://bit.ly/UKGECFP
web: www.Linktr.ee/lizcable
Start here: https://bit.ly/GamesinEdu
Isabel “Izzy” Black (Joely) @autisticalchemyst.bsky.social I study the anthropology of magic, objects, and people. Moomins. Writing a book about making magical objects in Roman Egypt. I also write fantasy fiction and building a model of the Moomin House. Autistic.
joelyblack.substack.com.
Matt Luckcuck @mattluckcuck.bsky.social An At risk of redundancy' Computer Scientist | Nullius in verba
Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) @hesa-highered.bsky.social Customized, evidence driven solutions for challenges facing higher education professionals | Host of The World of Higher Education Podcast
higheredstrategy.com
Big Table @bigtable.bsky.social British & Irish Games Trade Association, the new industry body helping tabletop games businesses thrive in Britain and Ireland. Launching Q3 2026
www.bigtable.games
James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social Game designer (co-created SE!ZE with Charles Leclerc), publisher, teacher, critic, writer, player. FRSA.
For my games, books, podcast, journalism, game design workshops, lectures, trade bodies &c., check my linktree https://linktr.ee/james.wallis
@lrusch.bsky.social @lrusch.bsky.social Art History prof, traveler, and Oxford comma enthusiast
SIM Division, AOM @aomsim.bsky.social Official account of the AOM Social Issues in Management Division | Society is our business!
https://sim.aom.org/home
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sim-division-aom/
Richard Ogden @richardogden.bsky.social University of York, UK, Linguist, Phonetician, Conversation Analyst Occasional other stuff. Own views.
#EMCA #ConversationAnalysis #phonetics #linguistics
Joe Spearing @joespearing.bsky.social He/him. Labour/health economist.
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/joespearing/home?authuser=0
Nicky Garland @nickyjgarland.bsky.social Training and Communications Manager at the Archaeology Data Service 💾 at University of York - prehistorian, phd, #vegan, runner 🏃♂️ training, #digital #preservation #archaeology 🏺
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre @igdc.bsky.social Learning and research community at the University of York
▶️ https://youtube.com/@interdisciplinaryglobaldev6000
📣 http://linkedin.com/company/igdc/
igdc@york.ac.uk
Yuchen Zhao @yuchenzhao.bsky.social Lecturer in Cyber Security and Privacy at the University of York.
https://yuchenzhao.github.io/
Dr Zoe Handley @zlhandley.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Language Education and Programme Leader MA Artificial Intelligence and Technology-Enhanced Learning in Department of Education, The University of York
Paul Stephens @paulstephens.bsky.social Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in English @ University of York.
C18-19th Literature and Culture. He/Him
https://www.york.ac.uk/english/people/paulstephens/
Ruth Naughton-Doe @ruthndwrites.bsky.social Research Fellow at the Family Wellbeing Research Team @ Uni of York, UK. Perinatal mental health, loneliness, and addressing the social determinants of mental illness. Mum + lover of the outdoors. Views my own. http://lonelyparents.org
Charles Fonge @fongebob.bsky.social Records Manager and University Archivist @uoyborthwick.bsky.social.
Part-time acronym wrangler: BIA, ARC, UOY, CYS, SCOLMA, IRMS. Full-time advocate for folders that close properly. Views are my own.