Eleanor M. Townsend
@emtownsend.bsky.social
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology),
Co-chair of the University of Exeter Staff LGBTQ+ Network,
Co-host of (Un)Serious Science Podcast,
(she/her)
Co-chair of the University of Exeter Staff LGBTQ+ Network,
Co-host of (Un)Serious Science Podcast,
(she/her)
Reposted by Eleanor M. Townsend
#LGBTQ+ identities remain largely invisible in #STEM. Shining a light on them in everyday teaching can strengthen belonging and representation, say colleagues at the University of Exeter: https://ow.ly/7xIx50Y4e3A #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Beyond Alan Turing: bringing LGBTQ+ role models into STEM
LGBTQ+ identities remain largely invisible in STEM. Shining a light on them in everyday teaching can strengthen belonging and representation
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January 27, 2026 at 12:09 PM
#LGBTQ+ identities remain largely invisible in #STEM. Shining a light on them in everyday teaching can strengthen belonging and representation, say colleagues at the University of Exeter: https://ow.ly/7xIx50Y4e3A #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
🏳️🌈New article out on THE Campus 🏳️🌈
Bringing LGBTQ+ Role Models into the STEM Curriculum
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/beyon...
Bringing LGBTQ+ Role Models into the STEM Curriculum
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/beyon...
Beyond Alan Turing: bringing LGBTQ+ role models into STEM
LGBTQ+ identities remain largely invisible in STEM. Shining a light on them in everyday teaching can strengthen belonging and representation
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 PM
🏳️🌈New article out on THE Campus 🏳️🌈
Bringing LGBTQ+ Role Models into the STEM Curriculum
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/beyon...
Bringing LGBTQ+ Role Models into the STEM Curriculum
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/beyon...
Our pre-print on staff & students perspectives on EDI in Medicine is available now on Research Square
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
We looked at what students feel confident in learning, what the curriculum currently represents, and how to support staff to enhance EDI topics further.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
We looked at what students feel confident in learning, what the curriculum currently represents, and how to support staff to enhance EDI topics further.
Enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion in the undergraduate medicine curriculum: staff and student perspectives
IntroductionIncorporating equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) themes into medical curricula is essential for preparing students to support a diverse patient population. This study evaluated the r...
www.researchsquare.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our pre-print on staff & students perspectives on EDI in Medicine is available now on Research Square
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
We looked at what students feel confident in learning, what the curriculum currently represents, and how to support staff to enhance EDI topics further.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
We looked at what students feel confident in learning, what the curriculum currently represents, and how to support staff to enhance EDI topics further.
New episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now!
A change in scientific field from biology over to astrophysics.
🚀✨🌈
open.spotify.com/episode/2YXj...
A change in scientific field from biology over to astrophysics.
🚀✨🌈
open.spotify.com/episode/2YXj...
White lies and white light: Trying to comprehend the vastness of the universe
open.spotify.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now!
A change in scientific field from biology over to astrophysics.
🚀✨🌈
open.spotify.com/episode/2YXj...
A change in scientific field from biology over to astrophysics.
🚀✨🌈
open.spotify.com/episode/2YXj...
Reposted by Eleanor M. Townsend
In collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT, our experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums.
news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
Exeter to help UK school pupils learn about LGBT+ scientists
University of Exeter experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums across the UK. Th...
news.exeter.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In collaboration with the LGBT+ education charity Schools OUT, our experts have produced free educational resources championing the achievements of LGBT+ individuals working in maths and science for secondary schools and museums.
news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
news.exeter.ac.uk/university/e...
Reposted by Eleanor M. Townsend
Come work with me!
I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things.
The application deadline is 02-Dec-25.
shorturl.at/GErUo
I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things.
The application deadline is 02-Dec-25.
shorturl.at/GErUo
Senior Research Technician (111019-1125) - University of Warwick
Title: Senior Research Technician (111019-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term
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November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Come work with me!
I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things.
The application deadline is 02-Dec-25.
shorturl.at/GErUo
I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things.
The application deadline is 02-Dec-25.
shorturl.at/GErUo
Latest episode of (Un)Serious Science out now!
Which microbe is the most likely to be the cause of an infectious zombie apocalypse? tinyurl.com/unserioussci...
Which microbe is the most likely to be the cause of an infectious zombie apocalypse? tinyurl.com/unserioussci...
July 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Latest episode of (Un)Serious Science out now!
Which microbe is the most likely to be the cause of an infectious zombie apocalypse? tinyurl.com/unserioussci...
Which microbe is the most likely to be the cause of an infectious zombie apocalypse? tinyurl.com/unserioussci...
First episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now on Spotify!
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
June 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
First episode of (Un)Serious Science is out now on Spotify!
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
We talk to LGBTQ+ people in STEMM about their fun science ideas - this episode, "Jurassic Genetics: How plausible is everyone's favourite theme park?"
Yesterday the LGBTQ+ staff network published an open letter expressing our disappointment in the @exeter.ac.uk response after the Supreme Court Ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act.
You can read our letter below.
You can read our letter below.
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yesterday the LGBTQ+ staff network published an open letter expressing our disappointment in the @exeter.ac.uk response after the Supreme Court Ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act.
You can read our letter below.
You can read our letter below.