Dr Kiri Thornalley
@kizzythechemist.bsky.social
Usually overcaffeinated nanochemist.
Queer. they/them
Queer. they/them
Making sticky toffee pudding was probably the best idea I've had in a while.
February 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Making sticky toffee pudding was probably the best idea I've had in a while.
So I didn't think we were going to get to the point where I'm basically considered to be a gender traitor *quite* this fast for what it's worth.
February 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
So I didn't think we were going to get to the point where I'm basically considered to be a gender traitor *quite* this fast for what it's worth.
Does anyone happen to know what Debs might be talking about?
Many years ago there was a test going round in one of the online broadsheets where you could test the size of your vocabulary- aimed at native speakers but I can’t find it anymore. Google just keeps giving me English language tests for learners but that’s not as interesting to me.
February 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Does anyone happen to know what Debs might be talking about?
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Happy Valentine's Day to all the trans and non-binary folk and also all the cats.
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Happy Valentine's Day to all the trans and non-binary folk and also all the cats.
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This is incredibly cool. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social for wearing one of my designs to celebrate queer scientists and innovators!
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This is incredibly cool. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social for wearing one of my designs to celebrate queer scientists and innovators!
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A timely valentine from Dr Grammar: pronouns have histories.
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A timely valentine from Dr Grammar: pronouns have histories.
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Delighted to be included in the Attitude 101 List of LGBTQ+ people in the STEM category.
The full list includes megastars like Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things), Scott Mills (Radio 2) and Leah Williamson (England Football).
@attitudemag.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
#Attitude101
The full list includes megastars like Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things), Scott Mills (Radio 2) and Leah Williamson (England Football).
@attitudemag.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
#Attitude101
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Delighted to be included in the Attitude 101 List of LGBTQ+ people in the STEM category.
The full list includes megastars like Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things), Scott Mills (Radio 2) and Leah Williamson (England Football).
@attitudemag.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
#Attitude101
The full list includes megastars like Noah Schnapp (Stranger Things), Scott Mills (Radio 2) and Leah Williamson (England Football).
@attitudemag.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @chemistryatyork.bsky.social
#Attitude101
wait, so is it just me who writes *absolutely anything* to stop the first page of a thing being a blank page.
Even if that text absolutely will not make it into the actual thing?
My MRes thesis started as "Cystic Fibrosis is a bad disease, we should fix it."
Even if that text absolutely will not make it into the actual thing?
My MRes thesis started as "Cystic Fibrosis is a bad disease, we should fix it."
Can't "move past the blank page" on your research?
Maybe you shouldn't be a researcher.
Maybe you shouldn't be a researcher.
February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
wait, so is it just me who writes *absolutely anything* to stop the first page of a thing being a blank page.
Even if that text absolutely will not make it into the actual thing?
My MRes thesis started as "Cystic Fibrosis is a bad disease, we should fix it."
Even if that text absolutely will not make it into the actual thing?
My MRes thesis started as "Cystic Fibrosis is a bad disease, we should fix it."
So I think I'm making sticky toffee pudding this weekend. My mothers diet be damned.
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
So I think I'm making sticky toffee pudding this weekend. My mothers diet be damned.
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in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
February 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
in an era when carnivore diet influencers are in charge of the american nuclear arsenal we have to admit the "annoying vegan" stereotype barely ever actually existed and the "all meat diet guy" is real, increasingly omnipresent, and way more annoying and inconvenient to actually be around
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Rest / Free time / Leisure
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#Disability
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#Disability
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February 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Rest / Free time / Leisure
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#Disability
If you know UK-based Disabled People's Organisations or other community groups / collectives that are currently interested in exploring the topics mentioned above from a 'political' perspective, please recommend!
#DisabilityStudies #DisabilityRights
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#Disability
If you know UK-based Disabled People's Organisations or other community groups / collectives that are currently interested in exploring the topics mentioned above from a 'political' perspective, please recommend!
#DisabilityStudies #DisabilityRights
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Participants wanted! 👥
Take part in an online survey on minority stress & neurodiversity (20–40 mins), inc. focus on burden from administrative systems!
Open to neurotypical & neurodivergent adults (18+), English proficient, no location limits 🌍
🔗 durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take part in an online survey on minority stress & neurodiversity (20–40 mins), inc. focus on burden from administrative systems!
Open to neurotypical & neurodivergent adults (18+), English proficient, no location limits 🌍
🔗 durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Participants wanted! 👥
Take part in an online survey on minority stress & neurodiversity (20–40 mins), inc. focus on burden from administrative systems!
Open to neurotypical & neurodivergent adults (18+), English proficient, no location limits 🌍
🔗 durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Take part in an online survey on minority stress & neurodiversity (20–40 mins), inc. focus on burden from administrative systems!
Open to neurotypical & neurodivergent adults (18+), English proficient, no location limits 🌍
🔗 durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Pretty certain my referees have managed to write me letters without referring to how I look? I don't think they found it very hard?
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Pretty certain my referees have managed to write me letters without referring to how I look? I don't think they found it very hard?
Honestly, I think this is part why I've gone from knitting (badly) to Visual Basic, to kitting (less badly) to Python, CSS and Julia.
You're still not going to get me to make anything that's not a square though.
You're still not going to get me to make anything that's not a square though.
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Knitting already *was* programming, the only people who regularly programmed, and had been doing it for generations, were women.
This whole task was gendered as too repetitious, boring, and intellectually unstimulating, for men.
Knitting already *was* programming, the only people who regularly programmed, and had been doing it for generations, were women.
This whole task was gendered as too repetitious, boring, and intellectually unstimulating, for men.
Knitting Abbreviations Master List | Welcome to the Craft Yarn Council
www.craftyarncouncil.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Honestly, I think this is part why I've gone from knitting (badly) to Visual Basic, to kitting (less badly) to Python, CSS and Julia.
You're still not going to get me to make anything that's not a square though.
You're still not going to get me to make anything that's not a square though.
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Mandating a binary, immutable definition of sex in research is epistemic vandalism. It doesn’t just erase trans people, it wreaks havoc on the tools of knowledge production, leading to less nuanced, less accurate, and less rigorous science.
📣 Today @felicitycallard.bsky.social and I have published the first peer-reviewed response to the 'Sullivan Review' of research and data on sex and gender.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Mandating a binary, immutable definition of sex in research is epistemic vandalism. It doesn’t just erase trans people, it wreaks havoc on the tools of knowledge production, leading to less nuanced, less accurate, and less rigorous science.
YAY! Another rejection. To be fair, this one was pretty predictable.
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
YAY! Another rejection. To be fair, this one was pretty predictable.
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You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
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A couple of weeks ago I was asked to speak at the AI and Ethics conference organised at Oxford - my talk has now been put online and summarised in a written piece you can read for free!
After the shenanigans at NeurIPS, scientific rigour is more important than ever
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
After the shenanigans at NeurIPS, scientific rigour is more important than ever
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
Expert Comment: Computers can help us to do science, but they can’t
Dr Heloise Stevance, Schmidt AI in Science Fellow in Oxford University’s Physics Department, is a computational astrophysicist developing intelligent recommendation systems for sky surveys. In this
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January 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to speak at the AI and Ethics conference organised at Oxford - my talk has now been put online and summarised in a written piece you can read for free!
After the shenanigans at NeurIPS, scientific rigour is more important than ever
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
After the shenanigans at NeurIPS, scientific rigour is more important than ever
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01...
YAY!! Another Rejection 🥳
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
YAY!! Another Rejection 🥳
This is a gantt chart hate account.
Truly, I hate them.
Truly, I hate them.
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This is a gantt chart hate account.
Truly, I hate them.
Truly, I hate them.
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In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
Nominations open for our Decadal Awards | Pride in STEM
prideinstem.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
Do you know someone who fits that description?
Nominate them here:
prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧪🔭
oh no. My research ideas were not supposed to start breeding like rabbits 😭😭
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
oh no. My research ideas were not supposed to start breeding like rabbits 😭😭
@drbeth.bsky.social As wise librarian human, what are folks using the access theses you'd normally find via the British Library. I'm looking for one specific thesis at the University of Edinburgh, but I don't seem to be able to access their institutional repository either...
January 26, 2026 at 11:29 AM
@drbeth.bsky.social As wise librarian human, what are folks using the access theses you'd normally find via the British Library. I'm looking for one specific thesis at the University of Edinburgh, but I don't seem to be able to access their institutional repository either...
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Recurrent reminder that if u already have PTSD or CPTSD or trauma you are not “blackpilled” or “numb” in a way that means you can’t get more, you are in fact more likely to get PTSD from exposure to horrific/graphic things, u do not need to lay eyes on bad things to be aware of them & keep fighting
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Recurrent reminder that if u already have PTSD or CPTSD or trauma you are not “blackpilled” or “numb” in a way that means you can’t get more, you are in fact more likely to get PTSD from exposure to horrific/graphic things, u do not need to lay eyes on bad things to be aware of them & keep fighting