Tom Chidwick @tomchidwick.bsky.social Historian | Author of "Now or Never! A History of the First Scottish Devolution Referendum" | Manager of @mileendinstitute.bsky.social
Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social Guardian senior political correspondent. New book, Stress tested, out now: https://tinyurl.com/mhn82a7m
Email: peter.walker@theguardian.com Secure email if needed: peter.walker.guardian@protonmail.com
University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social 'Self-hating white fool.' Sociologist or thereabouts. Not the Light: The Image in the White Racial Frame (Bloomsbury Philosophy, 2027)
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
The National @scotnational.bsky.social The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland. Read at thenational.scot
Chris McCall @dennynews.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Daily Record. Reporting from across Scotland.
Story? chris.mccall@reachplc.com
Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc Head of Research at OneProject.org. Author, Design Justice (https://design-justice.pubpub.org) + Out of the Shadows, Into the Streets. #FreePalestine. Trans agenda. She/they/ella/elle. More: https://www.schock.cc
Eivind Engebretsen @eivinden.bsky.social Dean of Circle U. European University Alliance Ι Professor & Head of the Sustainable Health Unit (SUSTAINIT), University of Oslo Ι Medical Humanities Scholar
The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org Educational charity. Peer-reviewed sociology journal, public sociology magazine, podcasts, Connected Sociologies teaching resources, ECR opportunities.
https://www.thesociologicalreview.org
Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social Writer and philosophy professor at Cornell. Author of DOWN GIRL, ENTITLED, and UNSHRINKING. Writing weekly at http://katemanne.substack.com. She/her
Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social Soon to be ex-Associate Prof of Early Modern History | English History | Objects in Wills | Reformation | angels & ghosts | she/her | brownish | 1st gen
Wills Project: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcultureofwills/
Blog: manyheadedmonster.com
Lisa Wade @lisawade.bsky.social #firstgen #professor and #writer in #nola ❤️. Relentless advocate for #sociology. Author of non-fiction and textbooks with a new book -- Exposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test -- out in 2026. I adore what I do. And #cats!
lisa-wade.com
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social Security correspondent at
@theipaper.com, author of 'Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed'
Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social Historian of scientific, economic and colonial projects in early modern Britain, Ireland, and the Atlantic; books http://bit.ly/3HYwNiA & http://bit.ly/3rKdAvt; http://memoriousblog.com; views mine; he/him. Montrealer in Philly, except when I’m in Montreal
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science 👁️ https://olivia.science
🍃 https://metatheory.space
associate professor of computational cognitive science · she/they · cypriot/kıbrıslı/κυπραία · σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ χεῖρα κίνει
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social The European Political Science Society: the not-for-profit professional association for political science in Europe and beyond
https://epssnet.org/
Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net Professor | history of migration and diaspora | citizens' rights | commentator | immigrant | trans inclusive feminist | she•they | my views | https://tanjabueltmann.net
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights @crer-scotland.bsky.social CRER is a Scottish strategic anti-racist organisation.
Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social Britain editor, New Statesman. Lead host, New Statesman Podcast (Publisher Podcast Award winner '21-24) & co-host Westminster Reimagined with Armando Iannucci.
Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social Small time sociologist.
He/him
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
Scot Hunter @scothunter.bsky.social Analyst @ Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Sociology PhD Univ. Stirling (2019-2024). Interested in communities and place, health inequalities and ethnic labour market penalties.
UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social The University and College Union Scotland represents academic and professional support staff in Scotland’s universities
www.ucu.org.uk/scotland
King's CHoSTM @kingschostm.bsky.social Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine at King's History.
More about research and what’s on ➡️ www.kingschostm.com
About the Hans Rausing Scholarship ➡️ www.kingschostm.com/funding-opportunities
#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm
Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social Historian of work, energy, industry and protest. Author of An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class and Coal Country. Should be running or writing.
Scottish Poetry Library @byleaveswelive.bsky.social The Scottish Poetry Library is Scotland's number one poetry resource both online and in bricks and mortar. We're at 5 Crichton's Close, Edinburgh and we're open to the public Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm. Our online HQ is www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Katrin Auspurg @kauspurg.bsky.social Sociologist
Michael Clemens @mclem.org Economist and professor at School of Government & Policy, Johns Hopkins University. Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics, IZA, CReAM, CGD. Assoc. Editor JEP. Personal views only.
Web: http://mclem.org
ORCID: 0000-0003-1354-0965
folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social Lawyer, academic, writer, and occasional singer and poet.
Author of Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge.
Handle on all socials: folukeifejola
Website: FolukeAfrica.com
https://linktr.ee/folukeifejola
Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social Climate, extinction, and biodiversity scientist at the University of Maine researching Earth’s past for a better future. Writing and podcasting for the planet. Chaotic good professor. She/her.
Andrew McRae @mcraeandrew.bsky.social English prof, Uni of Exeter. Prone to talk about UK politics, higher education policy, the 17th century, the excellence of English studies, & Aussie sports.
David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social Trade wonk, Brexit bore, globalisation defender, music lover, cricketer, gardener, supporter of mediocre football teams, who knows where the time goes?
Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social Writes books. In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk out now.
Also: Under The Ivy; Small Hours; Themes For Great Cities &tc.
Web: www.graemethomson.net
Sarah Connelly @sarahconn22.bsky.social Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Sunderland
Manager of the Northumbria Local Appropriate Adult Scheme (NLAAS)
Trustee [National Appropriate Adult Network]
Steph Scott @stephscott.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University, UK. Unapologetic sociologist. Justice-involved families. Health & Justice systems. Health inequalities. Longitudinal and creative qualitative methods. Trustee: NE Youth. Personal views. She/her
Jonathan Gibbs @jonathangibbs.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at City St George's, Uni of London. I curate the short story project apersonalanthology.com. Novels are Randall or The Painted Grape, and The Large Door. Poetry is Spring Journal. https://linktr.ee/jonathangibbs
Angus Ramsay @angusramsay.bsky.social Health services researcher, based in London. Occasional comments on music or theatre. Opinions stated are my own.
Policy Sketchbook @policysketch.bsky.social A blog on UK public policy.
https://policysketchbook.wordpress.com/
Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social Data & Graphics @ CNN. 📈👸
Priors: WSJ, ONS. Clearly a fan of acronyms. "Aggressive Door Opener".
Likes: Cats, maps, stats 🐱🗺️📊
Fair Warning newsletter: https://fairwarning.substack.com
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social Epidemiologist and science communicator | newsletter: epiellie.substack.com | cohost @casualinfer podcast | Causal inference for public health #epitwitter | Canadian in US 🇨🇦 | she/her/Dr
Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social Does political sociology @DerbyUni | Blogger | Author: THE PARTY'S OVER: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONSERVATIVES FROM THATCHER TO SUNAK | Bylines @Tribune & @Jacobin | Bits of SF too | Writes things: http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk
Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social Author, musician. Co-founder and co-host of the Stadio football podcast. musaokwonga.com
Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social Historian of Biology and Medicine. Science is culture, and long live the Humanities. Director of @manchstm.bsky.social. Lapsed biochemist. Immigrant. Urban cyclist (& motorist). Owned by dog. More lucky than smart. 0 attention span. Here privately. He/him.
Maud Anne Bracke @maudannebracke.bsky.social Prof of contemporary history, University of Glasgow.
Mum.
Left feminist.
Belgian/Italian/Scottish/Swiss.
Thalassophile.
Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social Lecturer at Goldsmiths. Contemporary historian of British, US and global politics and culture. Writing a book on progressive politics, culture, and memory. Made in North London from working Cypriot parts. 🔴⚪️
Newsletter: https://academicbubble.substack.com
Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social Historian of colonialism, trans life, human/animal boundary at Uni of Nottingham. Queer, feminist, trans. They/them.
Ana Ines Langer @anaineslanger.bsky.social Professor of Political Communication University of Glasgow. Argentinean and mother of two. Opinions my own
Kenny Stewart @kennystew.art 🗒️ Public affairs & comms in mental health
👍 Keen on sport, rights, & DIY punk rock (see @tiob.diy)
⬅️ Previously EHRC, Open University, Glasgow 2014 & more
🐶 Mostly pics of my dog
🚹 He/him
📍 Glasgow, Scotland.
Nexer_Digital @nexerdigital.com Designing digital products and inclusive services that help people to live and work better. Health, research, charity, public and education. We run #CampDigital
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.
Laurie Macfarlane @lmacfarlane.bsky.social Co-director @FutureEconScot.bsky.social Fellow UCL IIPP and the Democracy Collaborative. Co-author ‘Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing’ 
Peter Mitchell @pdkmitchell.bsky.social 'Imperial Nostalgia' (MUP, 2021) / I do @LortBurnSpecials.bsky.social and @thewhale1851.bsky.social and am bald and very handsome
Scottish Election Study @scotvoting.bsky.social An ESRC-funded academic study of voting in Scotland
👩🏻💻 https://scottishelections.ac.uk
Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social Historian at Lancaster University and Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded @victorianhand.bsky.social project. Blissfully married to my Co-I @jbhist.bsky.social. Author of two books: https://bit.ly/3968wLB & https://bit.ly/3KwWtVS
Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social Historian of photography, medicine and emotions. Leverhulme Research Fellow 25/26 & PI of the project The Ethics of Medical Photography Network https://empnetwork.our.dmu.ac.uk
My book! Picturing the Western Front (MUP 2021) http://bit.ly/3bzBSA5.
She/her
Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social Dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. Likes/Reposts/Shared Articles are not necessarily endorsements.
Dr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social Historian of health, welfare, childhood & sexuality. Expertise in public health education, HIV/AIDS, activism, gender, queer health, & emotions.
Wellcome Research Fellow @ Strathclyde, researching the history of activism around HIV/AIDS denial.
They/them
Daniel Wincott @danielwincott.bsky.social Academic @walesgovernance.bsky.social (Wales Governance Centre) and Cardiff University’s School of Law and Politics.
Intersectionality Lab - European Research Center @il.npo.one We are an European Research Center dedicated to Gender and Intersectionality
Know more at il.npo.one
Mattan S. Ben-Shachar @mattansb.msbstats.info Statistics lecturer | Freelance statistical consultant & research analyst | #rstats dev @easystats.github.io
home.msbstats.info
(He/Him)
Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
Benjamin Braun @benbraun.eurosky.social Political economist @ LSE | Finance, central banking & more | benjaminbraun.org
@lwdsc @lwdsc.bsky.social Academic/barrister specialising in housing/homelessness law and policy; instinctively socio-legal and interdisciplinary; love my cats; proudly atheist Jew.
Blog about Welsh housing law and policy: https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/housing-law-wales/
ESCoE @escoeorg.bsky.social The Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) is a research centre hosted at King's College London and supported by the ONS.
We provide research on economic statistics for the modern economy. 📈
Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy.
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
Jac Larner @jaclarner.bsky.social Associate Prof in Politics at Cardiff University & Fellow Edinburgh University.
Political Psychology 🧠 & Public Opinion.
https://jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/
New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social University maths teacher (failed academic); very amateur local history; slightly worse photography. Not always very neurotypical. Uaireannan beagan Gàidhlig cuideachd. Same handle on the elephant site. Web: http://www.dominie.scot.
Kevin Sanders @kjsanders.eurosky.social PhD candidate on the politics of open research and publishing environments at [redacted]. OBC Board of Stewards. Copim. Synths. Tapes. Perennial pain. Skullduggery. Ⓐ 🍉 ORCID: 0000-0003-1217-0149. https://hairdryerexcommunication.bandcamp.com/ (he/him).
BITSS @ucbitss.bsky.social Housed at @cega-uc.bsky.social at UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences promotes openness and integrity in social science research. https://www.bitss.org/
#openscience #reproducibility
Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social Professor of Democratic Politics and Director of the UCL Constitution Unit. Researching democratic reform in the UK and around the world. Views my own.
Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social Advanced postdoc at University of Bern.
Also sometimes @bennettoxford.bsky.social.
Metascience stuff.
Creator and developer of RegCheck (https://regcheck.app). STAR Editor at Psych Science.
@error.reviews
🇮🇪
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences @rcsi.bsky.social RCSI is exclusively focused on education and research to drive improvements in human health worldwide. We're ranked in the top ten universities in the world for UN SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being, in the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026.
Dr Judith Sijstermans @jsijstermans.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen. Previously at the Universities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Birmingham. Political parties, nationalism (sub-state and far right), and (trans)nationalism. Frequently found on a bike or Scotrail. 
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I cover democracy, campaigning, and Britain's media.
Followers can reply to posts (ask to DM me). Open to news tips.
'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson.
Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
All views strictly my own.
Author FANTASTIC KINGDOM John Murray 2026. www.helenevonbismarck.com
Rebecca McKee @rebeccamckee.bsky.social Associate Director at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working in our Ministers team with special interest in parliament, ministerial leadership, private office and (sometimes) public inquiries.
Former academic and citizens' assembly organiser 🫶
Public Health Scotland @publichealthscot.bsky.social Public Health Scotland is the national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.
Find out more at publichealthscotland.scot
Scottish Women's Budget Group @swbg.bsky.social The Scottish Women's Budget Group was founded to promote gender equality in the Scottish Budgetary process.
https://www.swbg.org.uk/
Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social Professor of economics at UWE Bristol. Chair of Post-Keynesian Economics Society. Progressive Economy Forum council member. Interested in macro, finance, banking, climate change, inequality, demographics.
https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/JoMichell
Liam Kirkaldy @liamkirkaldy.bsky.social Comms and freelance journalism. Bylines in the FT, Guardian, the Times, Big Issue, the Herald, Scotsman etc. Still trying to convince the people of Nigeria to forgive Dundee United.
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Clare Hickman @drhick.bsky.social Environmental & medical historian at Newcastle University - hospitals, gardens, landscapes, senses, inclusive interpretation, story teller.
Christopher Carman @cjcarman.bsky.social Prof of Political Representation at University of Glasgow - studies US and Scottish politics, elections and public opinion, esp political compromise. Sometime attends polisci conferences and/or punk & ska gigs. In spare time watches the seals in Loch Fyne
Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social Departmental Lecturer in Comparative European Politics at University of Oxford.
🌐 simonecremaschi.com
Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social Vice Dean and Professor at the IE School of Economics, Politics and Global Affairs at IE University, Madrid (she/her)
www.catherinedevries.eu
Respect the Marble Substack: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social Professor, LSE | Head of the Department of Government | Exec Council of EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social | Chair of EES @eesresearch.bsky.social | Co-Director of POAL @poalab.bsky.social | Fellow of the British Academy | Author of Tribal Politics (OUP)
Zach Dickson @zachdickson.bsky.social Postdoc at LSE researching climate politics and party competition
https://z-dickson.github.io/
ARMA UK @armauk.bsky.social We are the professional membership association for research management and administration in the UK.
Ed Granter @edgranter.bsky.social Academic in the UK. Sociology of work and organization. Critical Theory. Gardening. Food. Miscellaneous. Posts views opinions links likes reposts comments strictly personal.
404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social Your favourite book publisher, obvs.
We used to publish books.
July 2016 - July 2026.
We were @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social
www.404ink.com
Sam Rutherford (he/him) @echomikeromeo.bsky.social Lecturer in LGBTQ+ History/History of Sexuality, University of Glasgow.
I wrote this book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/teaching-gender-9780198937494
Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com
Tim Gardner @timgardnerthf.bsky.social Policy wonk at Health Foundation, interested in health system performance, health care quality and role of policy in driving improvement. Also cycling, coffee, cake. Views personal, etc.
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.
Dr. Autumn Brown @drfairytalesci.bsky.social Science & Culture//Art-Science//Informal Science Learning // Vicious ginger// Previously @WHOI & @EdinburghUni// Currently Trinity College Dublin 
Michael Foley @civicmichael.bsky.social Civic engagement, public involvement, stakeholder partnering... call it what you like, I'm trying to figure out how universities can do it better.
PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social Exclusive stories and insight from Westminster via PoliticsHome and The House magazine. Read our reporting at https://www.politicshome.com and subscribe to The Rundown podcast: http://bit.ly/3M8d963