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Hana Ayoob
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60% freelancer exploring & challenging science through art & events.
40% Patient & Public Involvement @britsocimm.bsky.social
100% nerd.
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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Nov 12
I've hit 2K so it feels like time for a proper intro!

Hi, I'm Hana! I've been a freelance SciCommer / Public Engagement person / Illustrator / Trainer for nearly 7 years (eek!)

In January I joined @britsocimm.bsky.social as their part time Patient & Public Involvement Manager .

More below 👇🏼
Hana in a sunflower pinafore pointing at a painting of a small-clawed otter on a massive screen Lots of people sat around crafting next to a Christmas tree. A sign says 'The magic of the moon workshop' Hana points at a slide which says Creative and practical both pointing at each other in a circle Drawing of Hana with lots of speech bubbles with question words including How? Who? When? What? Why? and Where?
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
3 panel comic Panel 1: Orange Guy standing at a stall with a sign that says “Shit Sandwich, £500” Pink Guy walks up to the stall, Orange Guy gestures excitedly at the sign. Panel 2: Pink Guy continues walking past the Shit Sandwich stall. The Orange Guy looks dejected Panel 3: Orange Guy says “Wow. That guy can’t read”
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me.

10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social!

Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?
hanaayoob.co.uk Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 16d
There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks!

Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social

Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615
Graphic which is predominantly text with the BIG logo. The Little Event 2026. Our popular introductory event for people new to STEM Communication in the UK and around the world. 29th January @ 3pm-6.30pm GMT, 31st January @ 10am-2pm GMT. Members £50, Non-members £85, Price includes one year of BIG Membership. Zoom Event, Captions Available, Breakout Room Activities, Bursaries Available. www.big.uk.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me.

10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social!

Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?
hanaayoob.co.uk Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 16d
There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks!

Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social

Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615
Graphic which is predominantly text with the BIG logo. The Little Event 2026. Our popular introductory event for people new to STEM Communication in the UK and around the world. 29th January @ 3pm-6.30pm GMT, 31st January @ 10am-2pm GMT. Members £50, Non-members £85, Price includes one year of BIG Membership. Zoom Event, Captions Available, Breakout Room Activities, Bursaries Available. www.big.uk.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks!

Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social

Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615
Graphic which is predominantly text with the BIG logo. The Little Event 2026. Our popular introductory event for people new to STEM Communication in the UK and around the world. 29th January @ 3pm-6.30pm GMT, 31st January @ 10am-2pm GMT. Members £50, Non-members £85, Price includes one year of BIG Membership. Zoom Event, Captions Available, Breakout Room Activities, Bursaries Available. www.big.uk.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Hey, all right now, all right now, fellas (Yeah?)
Now, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!)
I can't hear ya
I say what's, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!)
All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right
Lend me some alt text! I am your neighbor!
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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10 days of consuming concentrated dust mite & my fairly minor side effects have eased off a lot

Just 1086 days to go!
A torn up tablet packet - the brand name acarizax is just visible on one corner.
January 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Doing some *practical* immunology this morning - I’ve just had my first dose of dust mite allergy immunotherapy!

Feeling very well taken care of & trying to keep my nerding out to a minimum 😂
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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Mood
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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A small little bit of both advice and a plea for using Bluesky.

This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content.

If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too.

Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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I still think this is one of the most beautiful pins Robin has ever designed (and given their huge array of gorgeous designs that's saying something!) Go and buy one, now!
canopyrobin.com Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Jan 5
In an attempt to finally break even on these trans ferns and clear some space in my flat, I'm running a January sale for the pin versions. For the rest of the month, you can get them for £10 instead of the higher price I usually charge for this full 3d moulding canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4312...
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Today I got to see my vocal cords malfunctioning on video & I cannot tell you how validating it was.

No matter how much you know the symptoms are ‘real’, all the ‘tests are clear’s wheedle their way into your brain.
January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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big-stem-network.bsky.social
They're open, and we need YOU (yes, you!) to submit your proposal for the BIG Event!

Come join us and loads of others at the National STEM Learning Centre this July!

Propose a session now forms.gle/RBW95Z8sEagK...
A man holding up a sign in front of a crowd that says "BIG Event Proposals are open!"
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Posted this, got out of bed and started moving around and became 99% sure I’ve got a chest infection.

Just to underline to point below 😂😭
hanaayoob.co.uk Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Jan 1
Happy New Year folks!!

This is your friendly neighbourhood spoonie reminding you that you don’t have to start anything new today or this month 😴

I wish you the ability to be kind and gentle to yourself this year ❤️
A roughly drawn crow looks at the words ‘nobody expects as much from you as you expect from yourself’ in handwritten pink and Green text. On a green background. There are pink paisley flourishes and a scalloped blue border. A collaged big stack of diffwrent coloured blocks with the text ‘what I expect of myself’ next to a much smaller stack of a few blocks, a star and a heart with ‘what I can achieve’
January 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Happy New Year folks!!

This is your friendly neighbourhood spoonie reminding you that you don’t have to start anything new today or this month 😴

I wish you the ability to be kind and gentle to yourself this year ❤️
A roughly drawn crow looks at the words ‘nobody expects as much from you as you expect from yourself’ in handwritten pink and Green text. On a green background. There are pink paisley flourishes and a scalloped blue border. A collaged big stack of diffwrent coloured blocks with the text ‘what I expect of myself’ next to a much smaller stack of a few blocks, a star and a heart with ‘what I can achieve’
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Managed my first swim in well over a month 🥹

Didn’t count my lengths, took lots of breaks and switched to paddling with a float at the first chest twinge.

And I’m now feeling delightfully tired ❤️
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Day 20 - catching up slowly while my body continues to be a temperamental creature

Collage has been my go to medium this year - and collaging in hand made books in particular. There’s something about not starting with a blank canvas!

#ArtAdventCalendar
Hand drawn text ‘what are you looking at’ in green and yellow with a hand drawn eye, over a zig zag transfer, some blue printed paper with a little cartoon dog looking over its shoulder. The background is messily painted pink paper and an orange and green page behind is peeking out the side. Hand drawn skulls in profile and from the front on tracing paper overlap hand drawn organic shapes. There are bold flowers dotted around and lots of other textures and patterns in yellows, greys and a hint of green. A yellow plastic heart says ‘sorry’ with a face on it and is layered on top of black part and transfers with other blue and yellow accents around against a pink painted background. Cut out text running down the side of the page says ‘sorry, there’s a fee to pay before we can deliver your item’ and the page has a purple scalloped edge with yellow detail. Other pages peek through the edge. A transfer says ‘follow your art’. The page has a more geometric feel with two big red painted semi circles, cut out organic doodles, different textured paper backgrounds and thick purple marks on top
December 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Day 19 - I made a hat! Using @alisonkiddle.bsky.social‘s knitting machine & a lot of their help too!

#ArtAdventCalendar
Hana wearing a six-rainbow beanie hat with a rolled edge. She has shoulder length curly hair, light brown skin and is wearing black glasses. Shes also wearing a dark green hoodie and light green trousers. A side view of Hana wearing the hat. A large living room can be seen behind her.
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Day 18 - something a bit different, inspired by the constant ‘See it. Say it. Sort it.’ Announcements on public transport.

#ArtAdventCalendar
‘Stereotype it. Snitch it. Screw it.’ in blue scrawly capitals on a grey backpack with blue zips, a grey patch and grey smudges.
December 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Day 17 - blue genes & red genes

Drawing on lino prints on gelli prints

#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt
Intricate black line drawings of stylised dna with flower and leaf accents - the drawing outlines a subtle peach print of stylised dna over a blue gelli printed background. The whole piece is circular and has been mounted on black card. A single strand of stylised dna is outlined in purple with floral details in yellow and leaves in green. These highlight the design of a subtle peach dna print on an orangey red gelli printed background. The background has masked circles, some of which have geometric drawings within them.
December 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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It's #ChristmasEve, so I depicted Parasaurolophus under UV light, lit up like a Christmas tree - you can check out the rationale of this #paleoart on my #Patreon if you're already bored of holiday TV. Oh, and Happy Christmas to those who celebrate! #sciart #fossils

www.patreon.com/posts/146578...
The crested dinosaur Parasaurolophus, as it may have appeared when hit with UV light. The fluorescent body parts indicate areas of thickened keratin, which is especially reflective of UV light, even in species that cannot see UV wavelengths. The fluorescent fungi are just fluorescent fungi.
December 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I bought an ink adventer calendar and to justify it, I've been doing a sketch a day with the new inks. Here are a couple of my favorites. #ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #Sketch
A pen and ink drawing of a spiny lumpfish. It is drawn using orange ink. No thoughts, only fish. An ink drawing of a golden horse standing behind a fence, looking uninpressed. A pen and ink drawing of an ice buggy on top of a glacier. There are blue mountains in the background. A purple pen and ink drawing of a night monkey peering out from a crack in a tree-like foreground.
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Happy #InverteFest!!

Here are some Invertebrates I've encountered this month in Japan.
A whale bone with spider crabs walking over it A display of pinned butterflies An aquarium with tons of jellyfish A giant crab over a restaurant
December 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Day 16 - one very happy snake plant who started with some leftover watercolour ink and then just grew from there.

I really want to make prints of this in 2026

#ArtAdventCalendar
A green windy snake fills the entire page. It has a big yellow eye and is smiling. The snake is filled with floral mandalas and leaf patterns in green and thwre are leaves sprouting off the spake too. Everything is intricately pattered.
December 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Pack your bags, charge your batteries, #InverteFest begins at midnight your time.

If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...
December 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Can’t believe I forgot to add #SciArt to this one!
hanaayoob.co.uk Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · Dec 24
Day 15 - one of my favourite things I made this year, a trio of badges for @marinemumbles.bsky.social

#ArtAdventCalendar
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM