Lauren LeBlanc @laurenleblanc.bsky.social Writer, critic, National Book Critics Circle board member
She/Her
Formerly: Alfred A. Knopf, Atlas & Co, Penguin Random House Digital, Times-Picayune, Guernica, Brooklyn Book Festival
Chapel Hill, NC
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.
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
Dr Chris Macdonald @drchrismacdonald.bsky.social 👨🔬 Scientist | Founder | Author
🏥 Health Tech🍴Better Protein
🏆 40 Under 40 in Science
🥇 Innovation of the Year
📍 University of Cambridge
🎯 On a mission to provide 1M free treatments in 2026
🔗 DrChrisMacdonald.com
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Professor of Astrophysics, Edinburgh University. Author of How to Design a Universe. @astronomerroyal on insta (She/her)
Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social Health Equity Scientist, Bethesda Declaration signer, work at NIH, speak in my personal capacity, photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana
Also on:
https://www.instagram.com/jmnorton
https://www.tiktok.com/@jennajmn
https://linktr.ee/declarationsofdissent
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
Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social Author of How the Word Is Passed, Above Ground, and Counting Descent. Writer, The Atlantic.
Joanna Dabrowska @dabrowska-lab.bsky.social Scientist by nature, Mom by science. In love and hate relationship with neuropeptides.
Center for Neurobiology of Stress Resilience and Psychiatric Disorders @RFU @rfubrainsci.bsky.social
https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/academics/faculty/joanna-dabrowska
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social Vice-president of the World Liberty Congress. Founder & Chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Board of the Human Rights Foundation. Father, activist, author, speaker, 13th World Chess Champion.
National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov Official Bluesky account for NOAA's National Weather Service.
Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra.bsky.social Professor and Chair of WashU Chemistry. I’m a researcher, but I’m a #MentorFirst. Author of Labwork to Leadership.
Marc Kuchner | Author @marckuchner.bsky.social Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Participatory Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Anbu Paramasivam @anbup.bsky.social Research Programme Manager in Prevention and Population research at @CRUK. Messages here are my own views about science, food, aviation and random rants
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social Climate, water, birds, bluegrass mandolin. Member US National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellow, Carl Sagan Prize, author of The Three Ages of Water (2023) and When the Well Runs Dry (2026). Email me at pgleick (at) gmail.
The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk We're the Crick, a biomedical research lab in London working to figure out how life works.
Home to more than 2,000 scientists and a free public exhibition space.
https://www.crick.ac.uk/
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
Dr Emily Grossman 🧬✍️🎤✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♾️🐱 @dremilygrossman.bsky.social Award-winning science communicator, bestselling author, TV personality & co-founder of Scientists for XR - making STEM fun, fighting misinformation & advocating for diversity.
AuDHD, she/her
2x TEDx speaker, 4x cat lover
www.emilygrossman.co.uk
SAIL Databank @saildatabank.bsky.social SAIL Databank is a rich and trusted population databank enabling vital research.
For technical support please contact the SAIL helpdesk.
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
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social Troublemaker extraordinaire, CA AD 72 Candidate, www.kluweoc.com
Rich Fry @rich-fry.bsky.social Professor of Environment and Health at Swansea University, Co-Director of HDRUK Wales. Senior Research Leader, Health and Care Research Wales. Quite fond of a map!
https://magentaresearch.org
Buzz Baum @buzzbaum.bsky.social In search of a platform that widens and deepens our understanding of the world. Less re-posting, more reading. Listening more, talking less. My opinions are my own. Some of them aren’t even mine.
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
www.health.org.uk
Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social science reporter covering biomedical research at Nature | proudly Ukrainian 🇺🇦
maxkozlov.com
signal: mkozlov.01
BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Welcome! Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two, BBC News, iPlayer with Victoria Derbyshire, Paddy O'Connell & Matt Chorley - plus Katie Razzall, Nicholas Watt and Faisal Islam
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Altmetric @altmetric.com We measure the attention that research outputs receive from policy documents, mainstream news outlets, Wikipedia, social media and online reference managers. We detect sentiment of Bluesky/X posts.
Come for the attention to research. Stay for the memes.
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book coming September 2026.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/naomiklein
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
Tera Levin @teralevin.bsky.social Assistant professor of Biological Sciences at Pitt, studying evolution, genes, and microbes. Same as @tera_levin in the other place. #NewPI She/her
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Harry Anderson @harryanderson.bsky.social Deputy Director (Policy & Global Engagement) at Universities UK International @uukintl.bsky.social
Ex-CBI & Liverpool Guild of Students. Barnsley FC fan & lapsed Catholic.
Daniel Rathbone @drrathbone.bsky.social Deputy Executive Director at CaSE @sciencecampaign.bsky.social
Mehwaesh @mehwaesh.bsky.social Work in research policy. Views are my own.
Nick Jones @nickhuwjones.bsky.social Research policy @ Cancer Research UK. Trying to unlock the potential of science and data to transform cancer outcomes.
John Whitfield @johnwhitfield.bsky.social (Science) journalist and author.
Opinion editor, Research Professional News.
Books: Lost Animals; People Will Talk ; In the Beat of a Heart.
www.johnwhitfield.co.uk 
Robin Bisson @robinbisson.bsky.social UK News Editor, @resprofnews.bsky.social.
Mostly #researchpolicy, #researchfunding, #highered.
British Journalism Awards finalist.
Once likened to Tintin.
Also into rivers.
Tip? robin.bisson@clarivate.com
Sanjush Dalmia @sanjushdalmia.bsky.social Science and Technology Policy | Fellow @britishprogress.org | Member @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social | NHS Doctor and Medical Researcher
Prev: Science Policy Advisor to Labour, Science Policy Lead at UK Day One
Manchester / Leeds
Cathleen O'Grady @cathleenogrady.bsky.social Science journo, mainly at @science.org, writing about science & society, research integrity, and other places where the scientific rubber hits the road.
cathleenogrady.com
Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social Science journalist at NPR covering global health. Minnesotan in DC. jlambert1@npr.org. On signal @jonlambert.12
https://jonathanmlambert.com/
Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social Senior editor at New Scientist
Tom Whipple @whippletom.bsky.social Science at The Times
My book, about the radio war: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1787634132?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_NPXKFD6KQ3B2P603N1ZN
Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social Director of Strategic Networks, the National Centre for Universities and Business.
Trustee of Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine. Council Member of Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. Own views.
Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social Turning science into real world impact. Chief Strategy Officer, WellcomeTrust. Board of HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her
henry li @lhenryli.bsky.social Plumber. TBI. Trying to bring folks together to get stuff done. Vaguely dabbling in health, life sci & whatever else.
David Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social Shooting for UK growth & progress with @britishprogress.org
Previously: Chatham House research fellow and Labour parliamentary candidate.
Britain could have the highest living standards in the world!
Monica Dahiya @mon-dahiya.bsky.social I am developing Frontier AI Security policy at UK government :)
BHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social Posts from The BHF's policy and public affairs team, influencing change so that we can beat heartbreak forever.
Gemma Wood @gemmawood.bsky.social Communications and Public Engagement at EMBL-EBI. 
Arne Blackman @arneblackman.bsky.social I work @pfizer - all views my own 
Crawford Barber @crawfordbarberjnr.bsky.social Policy Adviser on science, research and innovation policy.
Joe Kiely @joekiely.bsky.social Policy Manager @ NHS Confed | NHS oversight and health inequalities | Previously Wellcome and Cancer Research UK. 
Louise Wren @louisewren.bsky.social 
@josephwewing.bsky.social @josephwewing.bsky.social Rotherhithe. Millwall FC. Trustee at StandOut. Head of Policy and Public Affairs at LifeArc. Formerly AMS and CRUK. All views my own.
Catriona Manville @cmmanville.bsky.social Director of Research Policy at the Medical Research Council. All views expressed are my own.
Katie Raymer-Woods @kraymerr.bsky.social Science policy || PhD in space weather physics || she/her || Views are my own
Joseph Clift @josephclift.bsky.social Blade. Wales fan. Health policy & campaigning
Cancer Research UK Policy @crukpolicy.bsky.social Welcome to the Cancer Research UK policy team Bluesky account, active in Westminster, Brussels, the devolved nations & globally. Together we are beating cancer.
Emma Cattermole @emmacattermole.bsky.social CRUK science policy advisor @crukpolicy.bsky.social
Former biochemist and @ecdc.europa.eu trainee
@camilladangelo.bsky.social @camilladangelo.bsky.social 
Tom Grinyer @tomgrinyer.bsky.social Institute of Physics group CEO, dad of two, frustrated commuter, Pompey fan and northener living in the south - views own
Lisa Bungeroth @lisa-bungeroth.bsky.social 🇬🇧/🇩🇪/🇪🇺Londoner #SE1. Director of Public Affairs at Imperial College London. All my own views on research, higher ed, health, Europe and current affairs.
Lucy Shackleton @lshackleton.bsky.social Head of Policy & Pships, UCL European Institute, interested in Europe, politics, universities, science & culture - all views my own
Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social Global HE news, data, insights and events
Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @FinancialTimes.com science editor. Ex-Nigeria, UAE, Thailand, Belgium & Japan. Latest book: What Everyone Knows About Britain* (*Except the British) - https://linktr.ee/whateveryoneknowsaboutbritain. Author of The Fabulists and A Swamp Full of Dollars.
The Royal Society @royalsociety.org The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
https://royalsociety.org/
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social The Academy of Medical Sciences makes medical science work for everyone. Our vision is good health for all, supported by the best research and evidence.
Visit www.acmedsci.ac.uk for more info.
Association of Medical Research Charities @amrc-uk.bsky.social The membership organisation of leading medical and health research charities in the UK.
www.amrc.org.uk
Russell Group @russellgroup.bsky.social The Russell Group represents 24 universities located across the UK.
We work to advance and champion the positive economic, societal & cultural impacts of UK research-intensive universities.
russellgroup.ac.uk
Frances Jones @francesjones.bsky.social Senior Reporter @resprofnews.bsky.social. Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year 2025 @absw.bsky.social.
Email: frances.jones@clarivate.com; Signal: fj0101.04
John Morgan @johnmorgan3.bsky.social Editor (acting), @resprofnews.bsky.social
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
Proudly #AltGov
Tips? signal altCDC.99, email altCDCtips@proton.me or DM
Cancer Grand Challenges @cancergrand.bsky.social Daring to solve some of the most complex challenges in cancer research | Founded by Cancer Research UK & The NCI
https://www.cancergrandchallenges.org/
NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social NIHR School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between 9 leading academic centres for primary care research in England.
A/C managed by Directorate Team
Dr. Paulette Vincent-Ruz @stemxicaned.latinsky.app Asst. Prof. in Chem at @NMSU!
Researcher on the intersection of STEM Ed and HSIs
#ChemEdResearch #CASFutureLeaders19
she/ella #ProfLife #AcademicMom #MadeInMex 🇲🇽
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer
https://vincentruzlab.nmsu.edu/
@paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social 
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
@nicolasturgeon.bsky.social @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social MSP for Glasgow Southside. Former First Minister of Scotland. Book lover.
Vicky Forster @vickyyyf.bsky.social Patient engagement professional, "retired" cancer research scientist, cancer survivor, science and health writer. Leafs/Toronto Sceptres fan. Hockey player in training. https://www.drvickyforster.com/
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more ⬇️
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Rob Harvilla @harvilla.bsky.social Host of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S, old guy at THE RINGER, tentative embracer of new social-media platforms
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor 👩🏻⚕ Author 📚 Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 🫀 Founder: Hospice Ukraine 🇺🇦 Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander 📝
www.drrachelclarke.com
Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social Journalist - cyber/natn'l security. Speaker. Georgetown adjunct prof. Author - COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Signal: KimZ.42
https://www.zetter-zeroday.com
Ashley Akbari @ashleyakbari.bsky.social Professor (Population Data Science Research), @PopDataSci_SU @SAILDatabank @SwanseaUni @ADR_Wales & others. Variety interests/research views are my own.
Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS
bylines.scot
Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social Husband, Father, Grandfather, Datahound, Dog lover, Fan of Celtic music, Former NIGMS director, Former EiC of Science, Stand Up for Science advisor, Shananigator, Pittsburgh, PA
NIH Dashboard: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.html
Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social Facts & strategy, in an authoritarian takeover.
Rightwing billionaires want to privatize NIH and use it to control universities.
We work to cure diseases like cancer.
Pers views. #science #medicine
Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social Virologist. PI working at but not speaking for USask. Co-EiC of Vaccine. 🇺🇸 in 🇨🇦. Emerging viruses, pathogenesis, zoonosis, host responses, dogs, football, off-color language, transcriptomic chaos. Opinions my own.
Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social 🌎 Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader @greenparty.org.uk Professor of Practice, University of Sussex. Author of 'Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story'. Writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎 linktr.ee/carolinelucasbrighton
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly the CRUK Beatson Institute). Our Mission: Cancer discovery for patient benefit.
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk 
The Lancet @thelancet.com Welcome to The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, published weekly since 1823.
🌐 thelancet.com
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social "Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain!" Neuroscientist at the University of Michigan. Data Sleuth. #ARM. "Confoundoisseur". Unquestionably eccentric. Views are my own.