Mat Allen
matjallen.bsky.social
Mat Allen
@matjallen.bsky.social
Programme Manager and Data Person at Cheltenham Sci Fest 👨‍🔬☕⚽️⛳🎮🎬 he/him
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My first post! I'm Mat. I organise events for Cheltenham Science Festival, having been an astrophysicist in a previous life.

I also LOVE data, especially using it to try and understand audience behaviour and improving cultural experiences for everyone.

In my spare time: ⚽🏌️🚲☕🕹️🎬
Pre work walk. Love me a bit of fog
January 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Time Dilation: The way that time slows down as you watch your toddler slowly pull the bookmark out of your book, as you helplessly watch
November 29, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Don't you hate these generic addressed letters through the post?

It's "Dr The Conservatory Owner", ffs!
November 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Nature has provided some Halloween decorations to Westonbirt Arboretum today 👻🎃🕸️
October 31, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I'm 35 years old but I still just shook a present that arrived for me, ahead of my birthday, to guess it's contents.

I'm 100% certain that it's not maltesers.
October 25, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I'm reading a book about data visualisation for work. I've taken to doing it in our local coffee shop, rather than doing it at home or in the office, and it's becoming the highlight of my working week ☕
October 25, 2024 at 8:10 AM
My first post! I'm Mat. I organise events for Cheltenham Science Festival, having been an astrophysicist in a previous life.

I also LOVE data, especially using it to try and understand audience behaviour and improving cultural experiences for everyone.

In my spare time: ⚽🏌️🚲☕🕹️🎬
October 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM