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Dr Katherine Holmes
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Freelance | Science/Maths SciCommer + Trainer | Improv Trainer | Dr of Quantum Dynamics | Public Speaker | TTRPG | Asexual Aromantic Agender Activism | They/She | UK
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Dr Katherine Holmes @the-quantum-ace.bsky.social · Sep 2
🎉 My Doctoral Certificate is finally here!! 🎉

I’m so happy to have been awarded my doctorate in Mathematics, specialising in Quantum Dynamics.

I have celebrated the end of my PhD any times and I’m proud to be the first Holmes in my family tree, not just to have an undergrad degree, but a PhD!
A partial screen shot of Katherine Holmes Doctor of Philosophy certificate, dated 1st September 2025.
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
🔭🎭👩‍🔬 I made a STEM Improv Network! 🔭🎭👩‍🔬
The goal: to form a community of people in STEM who do improv or would like to learn.
I'm planning online courses, game nights/jams and to chase the dream of one day performing STEM-improv live!
Link to join the newsletter is on my website: tinyurl.com/3kpxn7sn
September 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
🎉 My Doctoral Certificate is finally here!! 🎉

I’m so happy to have been awarded my doctorate in Mathematics, specialising in Quantum Dynamics.

I have celebrated the end of my PhD any times and I’m proud to be the first Holmes in my family tree, not just to have an undergrad degree, but a PhD!
A partial screen shot of Katherine Holmes Doctor of Philosophy certificate, dated 1st September 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
I'm very excited to announce I'm a speaker at Maths in Action! Get ready for a tea-rrific talk!
educationinaction.org.uk/study-day/ma...
#maths #scicomm
The description of Dr Katherine Holmes talk: The Decision Tea Tree. Added text includes "Find me at Maths in Action! A good time is brewing..." and event dates and location.
August 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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canopyrobin.com
Stickers, pins, and iron-on patches are all now available for my queer Game Changer designs! Thank you so much to @samreich.bsky.social & @dropout.tv for the kind permission to make and sell these! Every sale really helps with my own trans expenses and creating more queer art 🏳️‍⚧️ canopyrobin.etsy.com
Stickers, enamel pins, and embroidered patches in trans pride, intersex inclusive progress pride, and non-binary pride colours. The shape of the design is the loop-de-loop emblem of the Dropout show Game Changer, and each design has the words "we've been here the whole time" written on it
August 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
Yesterday was my first day of my first Big event!
Talks I attended were Maths in SciComm and Finding your Feet Freelance. Both excellent!
I'm ready for day 2!
#BIGEvent25
July 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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natacha.bsky.social
THREAD 🧵 of initial thoughts on the transphobic schools "guidance" produced by this deeply transphobic Labour government today.

SECTION 28+

This morning the media coverage of the new RHSE guidance for schools led me to suggest it represents Labour’s Section 28. The real thing is, however...

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July 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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suchmayer.bsky.social
Love a document that says "you can't teach any one argument or opinion as fact but also you can only teach this one argument/opinion [that is manifestly wrong and hateful, as stated by many international organisations] and you have to say it's a fact."
natacha.bsky.social Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · Jul 15
Labour’s Section 28
Department for Education Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education Statutory guidance for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams, and teachers July 2025
July 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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heyrowanellis.bsky.social
I'm working on a video about AROMANTICISM and would love for anyone on the aro spectrum to fill in this survey to help gather info and personal experiences!

Please share with any groups/online spaces/friends etc who might be interested!

Deadline: July 16th

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Aromantic Video Essay Questionnaire
This survey is intended for anyone who considers themselves on the aromantic spectrum. Please feel free to answer all or just some of the questions - and include as much context/explanation etc for y...
docs.google.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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lightyear-fdn.bsky.social
We're looking for disabled or neurodivergent STEM role models!
Especially in engineering but all fields welcome.

Let’s show that STEM is for everyone.

Apply: forms.gle/eHzFwm9G779y...
📩 hannah@lightyearfoundation.org

#DisabledInSTEM #NeurodivergentVoices #STEMStories
Sam Frampton, one of our role models, is stood behind a camera with his face turned to the right. Behind him is a projected image of the earth with thin green lines stretched out across it. Above Sam are the words ""Help us Celebrate STEM stories"" with the lightyear foundation logo to the right of them. Infront of the camera are the words ""Join us now!"" in bold white with a green background. Underneath is ""We’re on the lookout for new disabled and neurodivergent role models to be part of our celebrating STEM stories programme. www.lightyearfoundation.org hannah@lightyearfoundation.org".
June 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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canopyrobin.com
We're halfway through Pride so now seems a good time to drop a pin that people have been requesting: something for allies.

The thing is though, I'm not interested in selling a traditional ally pin that allows just anyone to claim they're on our side, so lets talk about that 🧵

canopyrobin.etsy.com
Rectangular pins with rounded corners and text that reads "ask me about allyship" or "Real allies take action" on the trans pride flag, intersex inclusive progress pride flag, and a plain black background.
June 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
I'm incredibly excited to attend my first BIG!
If anyone going knows Tom Lehrer's The Elements song, please find me and we can do a sing-along in the RI Museum with the Periodic Table that plays the song 🎶⚛️
big-stem-network.bsky.social BIG - STEM Communicators Network, UK @big-stem-network.bsky.social · Jun 13
There's still time to book your tickets for this year's BIG Event at the RI in London, 16th - 18th July. Come for one, two or all three days, or join sessions online if you can't get there in person.

Browse the programme and book your tickets at www.big.uk.com/BIG2025

#BIGEvent25
June 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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jamiewareham.co.uk
No matter what kind of queer we are, we challenge the status quo.

As ‪@krheyam.bsky.social‬ says:

“History tells us the backlash doesn’t last forever, and it’s for specific reasons... because we’re challenging constructs which are harmful to everyone."

www.wearequeeraf.com/without-this...
Without this trans woman, you wouldn't be able to listen to any podcasts
Lynn Conway pioneered the technology that made the device you're currently using possible. She even coined a term for why her story has been forgotten.
www.wearequeeraf.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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canopyrobin.com
Trans fem? I thought it was trans fern 🏳️‍⚧️

After 6months hard work, I'm finally launching my trans fern Pride pins and necklaces! There's even a glow-in-the-dark version and each fern comes with a queer nature fact 🌿

Please share so others can enjoy! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4312...
An enamel fern in the colours of the trans pride flag, hanging from a silver chain by its curled over stem. It's on a backing card that says Trans Fern by Canopy Robin. Glow in the dark. Did you know that most ferns are homosporous? This means they produce onlye one type of spore which germinates to be both male and female during the plant's reproductive phase.
May 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
I had a fabulous night at @pintofscience.uk!
Three great talks touching on particle physics, quantum computing and the value of the scientific method in the face of A.I. automation.

Here's a couple great slides from the last talk given by Dr. Ben Hanson.
May 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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transactualuk.bsky.social
It's here! Know your rights. A resource for trans people in the UK following the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. It has been reviewed by a team of lawyers to help you (and us) feel confident in knowing your rights.

You'll find it at transactual.org.uk/know-your-ri...

#Trans #Nonbinary
Illustration of a woman with grey hair and glasses. A speech bubble says 'Can I still use the women's loo?'. Other text on the graphic says 'There's a lot of confusion about our rights at the moment. Read our Know Your Rights resource for accurate, up to date info. transactual.org.uk/know-your-rights
May 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
💚Happy Agender Pride Day!💚

An agender person do not identify or feel no connection with any gender, they can be partially genderless, partially genderless (like me!) or dislike the concept of gender.

The Agender agenda for today is to know that you are valid and you are loved. Happy Pride! 🖤🤍💚🤍🖤
Graphic: A heart coloured with the agender flag with the text "Agender Pride Day May 19" Graphic reading: Agender: Someone who experiences little to no gender or has a neutral gender
May 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
New peer-reviewed assessment of the cass report just dropped thanks to @chris-noone.bsky.social and their excellent team!
bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
I'm very tempted to make a journal club read out of this.
Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...
bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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wearequeeraf.com
🏳️‍⚧️ "Frances Thompson was one of the first trans women to testify in front of the US Supreme Court."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/the-trans-womans-supreme-court-testimony-that-helped-change-civil-rights-for-all-black-americans/
The trans woman's Supreme Court testimony that helped change civil rights for all Black Americans
Frances Thompson was one of just five brave women who helped pave the way for the 14th Amendment, which granted equal civil rights to Black Americans
www.wearequeeraf.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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canopyrobin.com
They're finally here! The full range of "It's Dr, Actually" pins is now available, thanks to your support!

Please share them as much as possible so that they reach the people who'll love them: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
A collection of circular hard enamel pins which say "It's Dr, Actually". The backgrounds of the pins are in the style of the nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, lesbian, and progress pride flags. There are also flagless backgrounds in black, white, hot pink, pearlescent purple, pearlescent dark green, pearlescent pink, pearlescent light blue, and pearlescent light green. A handwritted URL directs you to look up CanopyRobin.Etsy.Com
April 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
This is such a lovely video, I highly recommend watching and sharing 🏳️‍⚧️
Trans Protests in the UK | You Are Not Alone! Trans Positivity
youtu.be/wuZEjSuAyaU?...
[@Eddiefadewalker on TikTok]
Trans Protests in the UK | You Are Not Alone! Trans Positivity
YouTube video by Eddie Fadewalker
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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carolinerussell.bsky.social
The Supreme Court ruling does not prevent organisations from being inclusive.

The EHRC guidance says organisations “should” not “must” exclude trans people.

If your business or organisation has toilets used by workers or public, you can make clear you continue to welcome trans people. 🏳️‍⚧️
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · Apr 27
Toilet access should follow biological sex but trans people still need facilities, UK watchdog says
Toilet access should follow biological sex but trans people still need facilities, UK watchdog says
EHRC releases guidance in response to supreme court ruling, saying trans men and women need ‘suitable alternatives’ The UK’s equalities watchdog has said trans women and men “should not be put in a position where there are no facilities for them to use” as it issued interim guidance after the supreme court ruling on biological sex. Trans women “should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities” in workplaces or public-facing services like shops and hospitals, the EHRC said, and the same applies to trans men, who are biologically female, using men’s toilets. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
Hey all,
If you or any students you know would like last-minute ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics Tuition ⚛️ before exams start, please get in touch via message or my website (link in bio).

I'm finishing my Quantum PhD at Imperial College London and have tutored Quantum before.
April 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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wearequeeraf.com
5/ The vast majority of lesbians reject this claim, young lesbians in particular.

In a recent study of queer people aged 18 to 25 lesbians were most likely to say they are “supportive” or “very supportive” of trans people

- 96% of them in fact!

www.wearequeeraf.com/lesbians-sup...
Lesbians support the trans and non-binary community – just look at all the evidence
This year Lesbian Visibility Week is bringing together the UK’s largest queer and lesbian groups around the theme #UnitedNotUniform
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
The music score to this is icing on the cake 🍰
icanseeforever1.bsky.social On a clear day @icanseeforever1.bsky.social · Apr 25
This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.
April 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
the-quantum-ace.bsky.social
I feel disillusioned...
May I refer to my previous shared post that contains a map of local protests and demonstrations.
tonybirdlondon.bsky.social Tony Bird @tonybirdlondon.bsky.social · Apr 16
Remembering the ten pledges from LGBT+Labour that Starmer signed up to in the leadership election.
Guess what?
Starmer lied about these pledges as well
Keir_Starmer These pledges and LGBTLabour have my full support. I stand in full solidarity with our LGBT+ members and the wider community, will defend LGBT+ rights and protections, and campaign with you for the changes rightly prioritised here. Look forward to the hustings! 8:55 AM · Feb 13, 2020 Quote LGBTLabour Feb 12 2020 We're asking each of the Labour Leader and Deputy Leader candidates to sign up to our 10 pledges that we believe are vital to protecting and extending the rights of LGBT+ people in the Labour party and in wider society. This is what we're asking for Ten pledges to LGBT+ Labour members and the wider LGBT+ community: 1. Fully inclusive LGBT+ Sex and Relationships Education for all children in the UK. I will campaign for: greater training and support for teachers; buffer zones to protect children, parents and staff from protests; and the removal of any exemptions for non-council maintained schools and an end of the parental right to remove children from these classes. 2. Trans rights and reforming the Gender Recognition Act. I will campaign to reform the Gender Recognition Act to introduce a self-declaration process and for the introduction of legal recognition for non-binary gender identities. I believe that trans women are women, that trans men are men, and that non-binary gender identities are valid and should be respected. 3. Tackling the rise in anti-LGBT+ hate crime. I will campaign for a change in the law on anti-LGBT+ hate crimes to bring them in line with hate crimes based on race and faith, by making them aggravated offences. 4. Healthcare system that supports the LGBT+ community. I will campaign for the provision and funding needed for: the full rollout of free PrEP across the UK; IVF treatment for lesbians, bisexual women, trans men and non-binary people; the reduction of waiting times for trans people to access hormones and surgery; and specific LGBT+ mental health services. 5. Supporting LGBT+ homeless people. I will campaign to…
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM