Kate Nave @kathrynnave.eurosky.social ° Visiting Scientist, The University of Göttingen
° Book: A Drive to Survive http://bit.ly/3CQP9EZ
° Purposiveness, autonomy, agency
° CogSci, Philosophy, and Theoretical Biology
° Former science & technology journalist
Qian Cheng @qchengx1e3.bsky.social Scientific Editor, Cell. PhD (Cantab). Views my own.
Giovanni Stracquadanio @profstracquadanio.bsky.social Personal Chair in #Engineering #Biology, S of Biological Sciences, U of Edinburgh.
Founder and CEO at ZYTHERA.
EPSRC fellow. Co-director Edinburgh Genome Foundry. Working on #AI & #EngBio for #RareDiseases.
Helmholtz AI @helmholtzai.bsky.social 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.
Research-driven hub for applied #AI & #ML - democratising AI across the Helmholtz Association.
www.helmholtz.ai
ELIXIR Europe @elixir-europe.org A life sciences research infrastructure, bringing together #bioinformatics resources across Europe to store, analyse, share and reuse data.
AI in the Biosciences (AIBIO UK) BBSRC Network @aibio-uk.bsky.social We are a BBSRC-funded network to support and enhance engagement between the Bioscience and AI communities in the UK. The network will support community events, funding of pilot projects and creation of resources for supporting use of AI in the biosciences
ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org We are the UK Node of ELIXIR
https://elixiruknode.org/
BioFAIR @biofair.bsky.social BioFAIR: a new Digital Research Infrastructure for UK life science researchers
Joy Zhang @joyzhang.bsky.social Prof of Sociology | Director, Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice(GSEJ), Uni of Kent | Editor, Current Sociology monographs| Research: STS, engineering biology, gene editing, governance, science diplomacy, bioethics, decolonisation, commoning
Sebastian Lobentanzer @slobentanzer.bsky.social Accessible AI Research | Open Source
Computational Biology | Pharmacology
Research Software Engineering
PI @ Helmholtz Munich (Computational Health)
@slolab.ai
Journal of Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS) @estsjournal.bsky.social The diamond open access journal for the Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology (4S).
Cristina Moreno Lozano @crinamoreno.bsky.social Research Fellow @ Medicine Without Doctors project | CBSS, University of Edinburgh | STS scholar; researching hospitals, healthcare professions, collective healthcare, AMR & antibiotics, AI & digital health systems | https://cmorenolozano.wordpress.com/
Jarita Holbrook @astroholbrook.bsky.social Indigenous/Cultural Astronomy, Science & Technology Studies, Documentary Filmmaker 
John Nott @jdnott.bsky.social Economic & medical historian on https://www.epidemy.sps.ed.ac.uk/ at the University of Edinburgh.
Author of: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/between-feast-and-famine/
Editor of: https://intellectbooks.com/making-sense-of-medicine
Max Novokreshchenov @newcrossss.bsky.social PhD student @ Uni of Edinburgh, STIS | Ethnography of infectious disease modelling | More-than-human health & Ecology
James Mittra @jmittra.bsky.social Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation studies, University of Edinburgh: research interests in the health bioeconomy and innovation; posts reflect personal views not those of my employer. https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/james-mittra
Max Edward Perry @0404am.bsky.social Social science researcher in Edinburgh.
I look at (and try to write about): medical records, databases, bureaucracy, and clinical knowledge.
Helen Poulter @hkpoulter.bsky.social Energy geek - socio-technical tansitions, systems thinking. Gig rower, gig goer, sea lover
Eugenia Rodrigues @eugeniarodrigues.bsky.social 
Dr Nicola Sugden @nicolasugden.bsky.social Edinburgh-based researcher looking at data and healthcare.
Formerly history of genetics; genomics; evolution; children; animals; race; minds; brains; psychology /iatry /oanalysis; madness; neurodiversity; disability; bioethics; reproductive technology.
Matjaz Vidmar @vidmarmatjaz.bsky.social #Innovation #Engineering #Futures
Lecturer, Entrepreneur and Strategist
Mainly in Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe
Working with #AI, #OuterSpace and #Algae
More info and contact at: www.blogs.ed.ac.uk/vidmar
Neil Pollock @neilpollock.bsky.social Professor at Edinburgh University researching sociology of digital technology and writing book ‘After Hype: The Business of Taming the Digital Economy’, published by Cambridge University Press next year.
Michael Barany @mbarany.com Historical and cultural theories about maths and science theories. Fields Medal killjoy. Scotland enjoyer. formerly @mbarany on birdsite and intermittently @mjb@mathstodon.xyz on fediverse
Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social Historian of science; Principal Curator of Science @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social & Hon Fellow, STIS, Uni of Edinburgh. President @bshsnews.bsky.social #histSTM. Views own.
Formerly known as @beckyfh
https://teleskopos.wordpress.com/profile
Cath Montgomery @cathm.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Science, Technology & Innovation Studies (STIS)
E. Carolina Mayes @ecarolina.bsky.social Sociologist studying the emergence, translation, and implementation of genetic epidemiology @ University of Edinburgh
Research Fellow @ Epidemy Lab (ERC): epidemy.org 
Rhodri Leng @rleng.bsky.social Lecturer in Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Author of The Matter of Facts https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043885/the-matter-of-facts/
ALIFE Conference 2025 @alife2025.bsky.social Official BlueSky account for the Artificial Life (ALIFE) 2025 Conference in Kyoto (Japan), 6-10 October. #ALIFE2025
http://2025.alife.org
Follow us on IG @alife2025
Complexity Cat 🐱 @amahury.bsky.social Exciting stuff on complexity, theoretical biology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience and their intersections.
#complexitycat
complexitycat.org
Mark Brewer @markjbrewer.bsky.social Director of Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) www.bioss.ac.uk - but not the Michigan politician...
Massimiliano Simons @masssimons.bsky.social Assistant Prof. in Philosophy of Technology Maastricht University, fascinated by #synbio, #experimentation, #historicalepistemology, #HOPOS, #HOPOT, #sciencefiction and #conspiracytheory - he/him
Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social Philosopher/AI Ethicist at Univ of Edinburgh, FRSE. Co-Director @technomoralfutures.bsky.social and BRAID @braiduk.bsky.social, author of Technology and the Virtues (2016) and The AI Mirror (2024). Views my own. Humble servant to Carol and Puffin. She/her.
Ina Möller @inamoller.bsky.social Assistant Professor in political sociology and climate futures 🍄
Nils Matzner @nilsmatzner.bsky.social STS researcher at TUM. PhD in social sciences.
Anticipatory governance, responsible tech, climate, digitization.
#climatejustice #responsibility #noafd
Constantin Ahlmann-Eltze @const-ae.bsky.social Scientist at Isomorphic Labs. Previously at UCL and EMBL working with Wolfgang Huber. Biology, ML, Python, R, cancer immunology
Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social Computational Biology and Statistics
Spatial Omics, Precision Oncology
R, Bioconductor, Open Science
https://www.huber.embl.de
Textbook: Modern Statistics for Modern Biology
https://www.huber.embl.de/msmb/ (with @sherlockpholmes.bsky.social)
Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com Philosopher & Historian of Biology 🇲🇽 • Postdoctoral Fellow @theramseylab.bsky.social (@clpskuleuven.bsky.social) • https://www.alejandrofabregastejeda.com • https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262052825/the-organism-environment-pairing/ • #philsci #HPS #philsky
UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social Understanding the past, present and future of science and tech. Subscribe to our newsletter - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/sts-newsletter
Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social Prof in Philosophy and History of Science & Technology, Technical University of Munich | scientific director Ethical Data Initiative & Public Science Lab | http://opensciencestudies.eu | President ISHPSSB | loves almost all forms of life
Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org Science, tech, and innovation politics/policy incl patents. Author: next book on politics of inclusive innovation in India. #STS. Prof & Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, U of Michigan. Expert Voices columnist, Science. shobitap.org
Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social We are the Engineering Life group of STS researchers at the University of Edinburgh -- Jane Calvert, Reuben Message, Rob Smith & Sophie Stone
Sophie Stone @sarstone.bsky.social Edinburgh STS, part of @engineeringlife.bsky.social.
Social/political dimensions of engineering biology and advanced therapeutics. Also norms/conventions of places where science gets made. Bio-AI curious. Always here for the Oxford comma.
Eszter Csibra @ecsibra.bsky.social Group leader and lecturer @ U Leeds 🦠 Synthetic biology 🧬 Protein synthesis 🎨 Fluorescence 🧮 Quantitative biology 📈 Data analysis. | 🐦 = eszter_cs | https://www.csibra-lab.com
Benedetta Catanzariti @benedetta.bsky.social British Academy Postdoc @STIS University of Edinburgh | Researching knowledge, power & tech | co-run ai-ethics.org
Janella @janellabaxter.bsky.social I'm a U.S. settler, enrolled member
@choctawnationOK, and philosopher of science at Sam Houston State University.
Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social Professor in Science and Technology Studies, UCL @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk)
Dr. Vassilis Galanos, SFHEA - each one teach one @velocitygravity.bsky.social Lecturer in Digital Work, UoStirling.
Researching AI/internet/digital media & expectations/expertise. Hype+Metaphors.
Friends: BRAID UK, UoE STIS, AI Ethics & Society, Data Civics, The New Real.
AE: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management.
It/ve/vem👾
Sam Bennett @sj-bennett.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ he/him
👀 AI Metascience Fellow @Durham Uni - AI Ethics & Society www.ai-ethics.org - AI and Medical Humanities - www.sj-bennett.com
Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social Professor Emeritus (University of Manchester), writes on biology, history of science & French Resistance. Most recent book: a biography of Francis Crick. Now writing THE IDEA OF HEREDITY.
Link to publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8258-4913
Lukas Engelmann @engelmal.bsky.social Chancellor's Fellow at Uni of Edinburgh (STIS & CBSS)
Author of 'Mapping AIDS' (CUP), co-author of 'Sulphuric Utopias' (MIT)
PI at the Epidemy Lab (ERC): http://epidemy.org 
Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social We are 4S, an international, nonprofit association focused on the social studies of science, technology and medicine (#STS). Next Annual meeting October 7-10, 2026.
Tom Ellis @proftomellis.bsky.social Synthetic Biology & Synthetic Genomics @ Imperial College London and the Sanger Institute. Bilingual in English and DNA. Views are either my own or my microbes'
Ben Collier @susansegfault.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh in STS. Criminologist and author of Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy. Chair of the Foundation for Information Policy Research. Researching power and harm in digital infrastructure. Pfp Jamie Buchan
Rob Smith @rdjs.bsky.social Lecturer in Science & Technology Studies @ Edinburgh
Biology, Politics, Funding, Governance, Morethanhuman etc.
Our group is engineeringlife.bsky.social
STIS Edinburgh @stis-uoe.bsky.social Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies (STIS) at the University of Edinburgh.
https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/science-technology-and-innovation-studies