Pride in STEM

Pride in STEM's Small Grants scheme is open! The theme this year is “Empowering Queer People With STEM”. The deadline is October 31, and it is for projects exclusively in the United Kingdom! prideinstem.org/2026/10/01/s...

November 18 - We will be at Queen Mary to celebrate #LGBTQSTEMDay! Free tickets: link.outsavvy.com/lgbtqstemday26 feat: @jazzywildheart.bsky.social @joshlukedavis.com

UK friends: Apply for the @prideinstem.bsky.social small grant scheme until October 30th (Halloween is the holiday of our people, after all). The theme is "Empowering Queer People With STEM", and grants of £1,000 will be awarded in late 2026. Spread the word! prideinstem.org/2026/10/01/s...

I need your help to help trans people. Please share this around and add your voice 🏳️‍⚧️

🔬 A third story, featuring Francesco Gianoli from @uam.es, is coming soon. Stay tuned for more Talking Pride in #FrontierResearch! #LGBTQIA @fgiano.bsky.social

♿ Katta Spiel @tuwien.at rethinks accessibility and technology. Discover how 🔗 link.europa.eu/rhQ6Fc @katta.bsky.social #Pride

🌱 Fabrice Roux @univparissaclay.bsky.social explores plant pathogens. Find out more 🔗 link.europa.eu/xNhJkG @fabriceroux7.bsky.social #FrontierResearch

On #ComingOutDay, we celebrate #LGBTQIA+ researchers 🏳️‍🌈 funded by the European Research Council. Science is not just about discoveries. It is also about whose experiences in academia count, and who can imagine a future in science. 🧵 Read the whole thread 👇 #EUfunded @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Birmingham Museums to celebrate Pride in STEM #PrideInSTEM #STEM #LGBTQSTEM #Birmingham midlandsrainbow.wixsite.com/lgbtq/post/b...

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

Happy #BiVisibilityDay!

Today is Bi Visibility Day! Bi experiences are sometimes ignored, forgotten or misrepresented, both within the LGBTQIA+ community and the wider world. Bi identities are valid, wonderful and need to be celebrated. BE PROUD. BE VISIBLE. YOU ARE LOVED. #BiVisibilityDay

📢 The Gender + Sexuality Data Lab is hiring a Research Assistant to join its project, ‘Box Breakers: Improving Organisational Data Practices for Minoritised Communities’.

We're proud to introduce Brainbow, a new Slack workspace for LGBTQIA+ people in neuroscience worldwide. Brainbow aims to provide a safe space, even for those in the closet (emails & names are optional). It also includes channels for communities within the LGBTQIA+ umbrella (eg, trans/non-binary) 1/2

For those coming to our Pride Picnic in Green Park - look for and get in touch with @drcarpineti.bsky.social

Vital analysis of how the EHRC have misled global human rights regulators and parliament about the nature of criticisms of the UK and the EHRC from the UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Come join our annual Pride Picnic on July 4! www.outsavvy.com/event/37491/...

It's Warped Tour Saturday in DC!! Aside from music, Warped Tour is about community and charity so for my pride month posting today, I'd like to shout-out @prideinstem.bsky.social They're an amazing charity and are working to echo our sentiment that science is for everyone! prideinstem.org

2026. Resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists. A collection of websites and literature for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and allies. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/reso... by @britishecologicalsociety.org

Full Statement: prideinstem.org/2026/05/26/s...

Still in house. Want to make yourself popular? bsky.app/profile/cora...

We are at the emergency protest against the extremely discriminatory EHRC guidelines #TransRightsAreHumanRights🏳️‍⚧️

🌈 Pride in STEM (@prideinstem.bsky.social) turns 10 this year! Join us on 17 April at the Royal Society of Chemistry for an evening of celebration, community, canapés - and cake. 🎟️ Get your free tickets before they're snapped up, and see you there! www.outsavvy.com/event/34281/...

Come To Celebrate 10 Years Of Pride in STEM on April 17 in London!! www.outsavvy.com/event/34281/...

Please help my colleagues, who are working on an important survey! #NaturalHistory

History doesn't stop at the end of the month, so we're not going to either. Dr Alfredo Carpineti (he/him; @drcarpineti.bsky.social) is the founder of Pride in STEM (@prideinstem.bsky.social), a charity which supports and promotes LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

🎬 As we continue our collaboration with @q-reatives.bsky.social, Liam shares with us what Black History Month means to him. Join us as we honor the legacy, brilliance, and ongoing contributions of Black queer communities in STEM and beyond. #BlackVoices #QueerInSTEM

Last Saturday, I was invited to do a talk at Norwich Science Festival's #OutThinkers: an event all about LGBTQ+ people in STEM. Thanks to @samfrowe.bsky.social for the invite and @prideinstem.bsky.social for sponsoring! (and sorry @drcarpineti.bsky.social for saying I didn't like physics 🤣)

Day 27 of @lgbthm.bsky.social with @prideinstem.bsky.social a UK-based charity supporting LGBT+ scientists founded in 2016 by Alfredo Carpineti, a space correspondent at IFLScience, his husband Chris and Matt Young, a researcher at the University of Nottingham. @unisonlgbtplus.bsky.social #LGBTHM

Just a few more days to nominate people to our awards!!

Here's a list I put together for @prideinstem.bsky.social, although it's a year or two old. prideinstem.org/2024/11/18/t...

Dr Robin Hayward will be exploring the role of identity in communicating science, drawing from personal experiences in the field and from their work to create an LGBTQ+ inclusive toolkit for safe and equitable fieldwork #LGBTQSTEM #LGBTQhistorymonth

Eve Armstrong will be sharing her work on creating and running Queer Nature workshops. Join us to hear how they help people find comfort in and express themselves through the natural world in this hands-on session #ostem #lgbthm26 #stemlgbtqu #lgbtqstem

Dr Katherine Holmes’ session brings something a little different: an introductory improv workshop! We’ll build confidence and science communication skills while having fun in a supportive, safe space playing games inspired by you and your STEM passions! #lgbthm #ostem #lgbtqstem #STEMLGBTQU

Namkeen’s talk will explore how transgender and gender-diverse individuals navigate STEM-related spaces and the importance of inclusive ecosystems that value lived experience alongside innovation, with global perspectives from community-led advocacy #lgbtq #lgbtqstem #ostem #lgbthm #stemlgbtqu

We're happy to share our first Research Spotlight! Dr. Janssen's publication was selected as an Editor's Pick in the Journal of Virology, in which they propose using viruses as gene-delivery tools in mosquitoes. Read the full paper here: tinyurl.com/3efv4vzs #QueerInSTEM #Microbiology #Virology

There’s just one week to go until STEM, LGBTQ & You 2026! We can’t wait for all the talks and workshops from our brilliant speakers. You can still sign up to attend in-person or online via the link in our bio #stemlgbtqu #lgbtqstem #lgbthm26 #ostem