Dr Tanesha Allen FLS🦡
@taneshaallen16.bsky.social
Studied beetles at Cambridge Uni + badgers at Oxford Uni. Royal Society panel member. Oxbridge ED&I Consultant. Views my own.
tanesha.allen@admin.cam.ac.uk
tanesha.allen@admin.cam.ac.uk
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I strongly second this! 👏🏾
When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄
Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️
When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄
Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️
Fantastic piece in Nature Reviews Neuro by @nicolecrust.bsky.social on the importance of science communication. My take? Everything matters - just do something. It will make a difference for how science is valued and trusted, how community understands. Let's get out there and communicate! 👏
The unexpected value of communicating science to the public
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - As a group, our scientific community has a responsibility to unpack the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind our work for the public, not least because much...
rdcu.be
September 21, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I strongly second this! 👏🏾
When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄
Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️
When talking about science communication, I also always stress that *all* forms and forums of communication matter 🔄
Whether it’s a big, factually correct but details-lite TV show or movie…or just chatting to granny or your mates in a pub 🗣️
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#AdriftLab's newest article isn't about islands or plastics (well, maybe a little). It's about the challenges of being a scientist while having a #disability. Please take a moment to consider what your lab can do to make life a little more inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Disability in ecology and evolution
In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology
and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled
in ecology and evolution. We a...
www.cell.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#AdriftLab's newest article isn't about islands or plastics (well, maybe a little). It's about the challenges of being a scientist while having a #disability. Please take a moment to consider what your lab can do to make life a little more inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Any bias we currently have, AI will scale it. That's it.
At BASELINE, Black applicants are denied mortgages at a rate 80% higher than white applicants. Outsourcing approvals to AI will WIDEN the gap, especially for Black women who get the worst deals in home loans. This is #TheDoubleTax.
At BASELINE, Black applicants are denied mortgages at a rate 80% higher than white applicants. Outsourcing approvals to AI will WIDEN the gap, especially for Black women who get the worst deals in home loans. This is #TheDoubleTax.
June 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Any bias we currently have, AI will scale it. That's it.
At BASELINE, Black applicants are denied mortgages at a rate 80% higher than white applicants. Outsourcing approvals to AI will WIDEN the gap, especially for Black women who get the worst deals in home loans. This is #TheDoubleTax.
At BASELINE, Black applicants are denied mortgages at a rate 80% higher than white applicants. Outsourcing approvals to AI will WIDEN the gap, especially for Black women who get the worst deals in home loans. This is #TheDoubleTax.
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Rest in power, Mr. Floyd, among the many thousands gone.
And we'll never forget the martyrs of Ferguson that tried to prevent your death and so many others... but paid with their lives.
🖤✊🏾
And we'll never forget the martyrs of Ferguson that tried to prevent your death and so many others... but paid with their lives.
🖤✊🏾
May 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Rest in power, Mr. Floyd, among the many thousands gone.
And we'll never forget the martyrs of Ferguson that tried to prevent your death and so many others... but paid with their lives.
🖤✊🏾
And we'll never forget the martyrs of Ferguson that tried to prevent your death and so many others... but paid with their lives.
🖤✊🏾
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EDI makes science better for society by every metric - very proud of the work that @britsciassoc.bsky.social is doing to push this in Parliament and beyond! Follow them and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social for updates 📝
📢 Today we've published a new report on behalf of the @stemdandiappg.bsky.social which explores the most effective approaches to progressing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and improving representation in the #STEM workforce >>
www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/briefin...
www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/briefin...
Briefing on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategies in STEM makes business case for growth
New research published by the British Science Association on behalf of the APPG on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM explores the most effective approaches to progressing Equality, Diversity and Inclusi...
www.britishscienceassociation.org
April 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
EDI makes science better for society by every metric - very proud of the work that @britsciassoc.bsky.social is doing to push this in Parliament and beyond! Follow them and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social for updates 📝
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For anyone nail-biting their way through the hellscape of California wildfires, this app is a great resource:
www.watchduty.org
Oh also yes we have #FireEcology AND Indigenous Fire Ecology episodes, rolled into one:
www.alieward.com/ologies/fire...
www.watchduty.org
Oh also yes we have #FireEcology AND Indigenous Fire Ecology episodes, rolled into one:
www.alieward.com/ologies/fire...
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.
www.watchduty.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
For anyone nail-biting their way through the hellscape of California wildfires, this app is a great resource:
www.watchduty.org
Oh also yes we have #FireEcology AND Indigenous Fire Ecology episodes, rolled into one:
www.alieward.com/ologies/fire...
www.watchduty.org
Oh also yes we have #FireEcology AND Indigenous Fire Ecology episodes, rolled into one:
www.alieward.com/ologies/fire...
One of the few things that I like about Twitter are the birthday balloons. Happy birthday to me and Happy New Year to you!
December 31, 2024 at 9:01 PM
One of the few things that I like about Twitter are the birthday balloons. Happy birthday to me and Happy New Year to you!
November 2023: Healing from a bone marrow biopsy near the end of a 7-month long cancer scare (note: please get your blood checked!)
November 2024: Still no clear answers about my health. But I was on BBC's Autumnwatch with Chris Packham in late October (even did some camera trapping with them!)
November 2024: Still no clear answers about my health. But I was on BBC's Autumnwatch with Chris Packham in late October (even did some camera trapping with them!)
November 21, 2024 at 3:38 PM
November 2023: Healing from a bone marrow biopsy near the end of a 7-month long cancer scare (note: please get your blood checked!)
November 2024: Still no clear answers about my health. But I was on BBC's Autumnwatch with Chris Packham in late October (even did some camera trapping with them!)
November 2024: Still no clear answers about my health. But I was on BBC's Autumnwatch with Chris Packham in late October (even did some camera trapping with them!)
Reposted by Dr Tanesha Allen FLS🦡
ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications!
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications!
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED
Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪
www.sciencewrite.co.uk
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Are you...
- From a racially marginalised background?
- Interested in studies or careers in Earth, environmental, or ecological sciences?
Book your FREE ticket to the Explorers Conference 2024!
When: Thursday 28th November
Where: NHM, London
www.eventbrite.com/e/explorers-...
- From a racially marginalised background?
- Interested in studies or careers in Earth, environmental, or ecological sciences?
Book your FREE ticket to the Explorers Conference 2024!
When: Thursday 28th November
Where: NHM, London
www.eventbrite.com/e/explorers-...
November 18, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Are you...
- From a racially marginalised background?
- Interested in studies or careers in Earth, environmental, or ecological sciences?
Book your FREE ticket to the Explorers Conference 2024!
When: Thursday 28th November
Where: NHM, London
www.eventbrite.com/e/explorers-...
- From a racially marginalised background?
- Interested in studies or careers in Earth, environmental, or ecological sciences?
Book your FREE ticket to the Explorers Conference 2024!
When: Thursday 28th November
Where: NHM, London
www.eventbrite.com/e/explorers-...
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Including esp. all the women of color who didn't get to research their own ideas, weren't even accepted to the lab, or weren't allowed to apply
Can you, just for a second, picture how many more vaccines we’d have & diseases we’d be able to fight today if she hadn’t been held down & back for so long?
Now picture this happening to women in *every* field *every* single day.
Humanity holds itself back by holding women back
Now picture this happening to women in *every* field *every* single day.
Humanity holds itself back by holding women back
October 3, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Including esp. all the women of color who didn't get to research their own ideas, weren't even accepted to the lab, or weren't allowed to apply
Hey, I’m finally here thanks to @adriennefriend.bsky.social!
I’m Dr Tanesha Allen and I’m a zoologist who knows a lot about badgers. I’m also an EDI consultant for Oxford Uni and Cambridge Uni + a panel member for the Royal Society. So my life is a weird mix of badgers + advocacy work 😂
I’m Dr Tanesha Allen and I’m a zoologist who knows a lot about badgers. I’m also an EDI consultant for Oxford Uni and Cambridge Uni + a panel member for the Royal Society. So my life is a weird mix of badgers + advocacy work 😂
May 7, 2023 at 10:14 PM
Hey, I’m finally here thanks to @adriennefriend.bsky.social!
I’m Dr Tanesha Allen and I’m a zoologist who knows a lot about badgers. I’m also an EDI consultant for Oxford Uni and Cambridge Uni + a panel member for the Royal Society. So my life is a weird mix of badgers + advocacy work 😂
I’m Dr Tanesha Allen and I’m a zoologist who knows a lot about badgers. I’m also an EDI consultant for Oxford Uni and Cambridge Uni + a panel member for the Royal Society. So my life is a weird mix of badgers + advocacy work 😂