Aotearoa Science
Scientists and scientists I enjoy following in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now closed, or else I would have to follow every scientist in NZ. Also it’s a faff to keep editing a starter pack!
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@adzebill.bsky.social
@bjjanssen.bsky.social
Husband, Plant developmental biologist, property of one cat, WoW player, wine drinker @bjjanssen@mastodon.nz Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/y9reuqeb ORCID 0000-0002-5871-2831
@astrokiwi.bsky.social
Planetary astronomer @UCNZ: envisioning worlds from here and elsewhere, in a dark & glorious sky. Rutherford Discovery Fellow. Asteroid (10463). Pākehā; she
@astro-jje.bsky.social
NZ theoretical astrophysicist studying exploding binary stars. Sci-fi addict, feminist, non-binary femme. Pronouns: she/her/they. All views my own.
@rjme.bsky.social
Father, husband, scientist, Kiwi diaspora returnee, prof @ U of Auckland - opinions mine. "Astrophysics - it's like a barfight with God" @reasther on the other place. Blog: excursionset.com He/him.
@julietgerrard.bsky.social
professor, director, trustee, patron, author; recovering science advisor
@profgemmell.bsky.social
Geneticist. Pure + applied science mostly with a biodiversity bent. Inordinately fond of 🧬 🐟 🦭 🐋 and beer. Gaffs/typos due to lack of coffee, time, and/or mind-altering parasites. Eternal optimist. Rebel just for kicks.
@oceanhelen.bsky.social
Scientist Interested in all things oceans and climate (esp. carbon cycle). Bike rider, hiker and nature lover. Privileged white feminist. Advocate for diversity.
@nick-golledge.bsky.social
Antarctic climate scientist, IPCC author, FRSNZ, musician, & artist. #julialang. Vegan, yoga, runner. Author of FEEDBACK, a book about complexity and connection - published by Rowman & Littlefield. 🌏 www.nicholasgolledge.com
@cubaraglanguy.bsky.social
Kiwi guy living in paradise. Climate scientist, cyclist, woodworker, whisky drinker. Born at 315ppm carbon dioxide.
@antarcticabella.bsky.social
Research fellow at the Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa NZ. Ancient Antarctica, paleoclimate, biomarkers, geology and the implications of it all for climate change!
@p-hazael.bsky.social
Vertebrates collection manager at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, ex Museums Victoria, PhD Evans EvoMorph. Megafauna, marsupials, morphology, CT & 3D imaging. She/her
@timcurran.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of Ecology at Lincoln Uni, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Scientist, teacher, dad, bibliophile, cricket tragic, snorkeler, rockpooler (fond of crabs). Uses traits to understand plant responses to disturbance. Likes to BBQ plants.
@robertmclachlan.bsky.social
New Zealand mathematician, writing on climate & the environment at http://planetaryecology.org
@davidorlovich.bsky.social
Dad, mycologist, botanist, bassist & ukuleleist, aquarist, baker, cheese aficionado, amateur runner, gardener, general enthusiast, he/him.
@ojala.bsky.social
quantitative forester @UCNZ • latin american diaspora • @ojala@mastodon.nz & @zentree in the dumpster fire • personal views, random commas • ojalá del ár. hisp. law šá lláh 'si Dios quiere' Ōtautahi, Aotearoa | Christchurch, New Zealand
@annabellisimo.bsky.social
Science communication & knowledge exchange #scicomm | 🥝 Aotearoa New Zealand www.sharedscience.nz
@drspidernz.bsky.social
Arachnologist at University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Spider cognition, SciComm, and writer 🕷 #LoveSpiders www.doctorspider.net
@felixvaux.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist (he/him) 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 in 🇳🇿 Marine Biosecurity Scientist at NIWA 🌊🧬 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-7996 #evolution #ecology #genomics #biosecurity #biodiversity #biogeography #phylogenetics
@loraxcate.bsky.social
Tree ecophysiologist, parent, ocean swimmer and brownie baker. I'm interested in forests, water, carbon, climate change. Pākehā (she/her), Auckland Uni Prof
@te-ara-paerangi.community
We are a community of people working together for a better collective future using research, advocacy, and capability building. We are based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Come join us. https://te-ara-paerangi.community Missing words are due to Long COVID.
@mehr.nz
i am a cognitive scientist working on auditory perception at the University of Auckland and the Yale Child Study Center 🇳🇿🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦 lab: themusiclab.org personal: mehr.nz intro to my research: youtu.be/-vJ7Jygr1eg
@tomsaunders.me
💡 Digital research skills training • Open research • Research policy 💼 Centre for eResearch, University of Auckland. 💻 tomsaunders.me
@nzbatman.bsky.social
#Conservation #scicomm, passionate about #nzbats. Opinions my own. Repost/follows not endorsements. ❤️ #batspotting 🦇 #teampekapeka 🌳 #nzdotterel 🐥 #pestfreeAKL 🐀
@morganemerien.bsky.social
Science Communicator at Canterbury Museum, presenter of Bug Hunter on TVNZ+, Entomologist, research on camouflage & colour in NZ stick insects 🌿💚she/her 📍Ōtautahi, Aotearoa New Zealand
@cillaw.bsky.social
Here for isotopes, curiosity, community. Also human ecological relationships. Co- Director Te Pūnaha Matatini national centre of research excellence in complex systems, AoNZ. HB2. Hapainga te reo Māori. https://priscillawehi.com
@alisonmarigold.bsky.social
Mycologist, sometime botanist, plant lover, forager, small business owner, forester, musician. Working to become a better ancestor. Aotearoa/New Zealand.
@emilynz.bsky.social
Enthusiastic about mathematical modelling, playing with data, maps, being in the wilderness, and evidence-informed policy.
@theobrominated.bsky.social
Retired botanist, now focusing 📷 on flower biology. New book "He Puāwai, a natural history of New Zealand flowers", ~October 2025 (Auckland University Press), illustrated with >500 stereo pairs. Whakatū, Aotearoa. orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-4152
@rebekahwhite.bsky.social
Science journalist, contributor @nzgeo.bsky.social, writes mostly about climate engineering, conservation, birds & also science fiction
@naomiarnold.bsky.social
Award-winning science & nature journalist. Author of Te Araroa hiking memoir Northbound and Southern Nights, a history of NZ astronomy. 📍portfolio & contact: www.naomiarnold.net
@smcnz.bsky.social
Independent, unbiased scientific information for the New Zealand media | sciencemediacentre.co.nz
@cpaintingnz.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @Uni Waikato, Behavioural Ecologist, Bug lover, Pākeha, Mama to 2 kiddos, Senior Ed for NZJZ, She/her
@rhizobia.nz
New Zealand mycology / bacteriology scientist at Manaaki Whenua working on 🍄 #fungi and 🦠 #bacteria taxonomy mostly using 🧬 on 🧫. Hobbies: #fountainpens, #cycling, #homebrew, #photography, and #archery website: https://rhizobia.nz/about
@drsian.bsky.social
PhD Literary Translation Studies; freelance editor; reader; occasional writer; translator, A Tale of Love/ Conte de l'amour bifrons by Linda Lê (Mākaro Press); knitter, mad, mad knitter.
@birdsnewzealand.bsky.social
Te Kāhui Mātai Manu o Aotearoa | The Ornithological Society of New Zealand - for all things birds in Aotearoa New Zealand. www.birdsnz.org.nz
@nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
Associate Professor, palaeoecologist, and science communicator @Otago Palaeogenetics Lab using ancient DNA and palaeontology to reconstruct past ecosystems.
@bugblokenz.bsky.social
Lecturer @UCNZ | entomologist | ex-librarian | museum junkie | phylogeny nerd | urban iNaturalist | nemophilist (woodland enthusiast) | bug hotelier | maker | cyclist | drummer | koumpounophobe | INFJ | born 322 ppm CO2 | he/him | there's other stuff too
@drhhnz.bsky.social
#Evolution, #Microbiology, and #Phages. Associate Professor, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ. Past President of NZ Microbiological Society | Te Manatōpū Mātai Koiora Moroiti o Aotearoa. Views my own. |She| Her|. hendricksonlab.co.nz
@natforsdick.bsky.social
Conservation genomics researcher @ MWLR in Aotearoa New Zealand 🧬🐦🐸🐛🌿 | Bird Nerd & President @birdsnewzealand.bsky.social | Secretary @scboceania.bsky.social | pākehā | she/her 🏳️🌈 Opinions are my own. www.researchgate.net/profile/Natalie-Forsdick/research
@rkpriestley.bsky.social
Science writer & professor in Aotearoa New Zealand: Antarctica, climate, nukes. Tangata tiriti. Latest book, End Times, by @thwupbooks.bsky.social ❄🇦🇶🐧 🌈. Now writing book about the (melting) Antarctic Ice Sheet She/her or they/them/ia
@lcsnz.bsky.social
Fan of weird microbes, Pākehā nō Pōneke, dilettante crafter, co-President @nzscientists.bsky.social. All opinions my own etcetera. ORCID: 0000-0001-7352-3329
@andyreisinger.bsky.social
Climate science and policy. Also the occasional photo and random thoughts. Currently serving as Commissioner at He Pou A Rangi, New Zealand Climate Change Commission; former IPCC vice-chair WGIII. Usual disclaimers...
@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social
The Aotearoa New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence for complex systems. We build community across disciplines to solve complex problems.
@ecostanley.bsky.social
Professor, University of Auckland: urban ecology, conservation, invasive species. Mum to 2 teenagers. Nature fan. She/her. Aotearoa - New Zealand. UOA profile: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/mc-stanley
@hendysh.bsky.social
Physicist, complex systems, ex-COVID modeller, he/him Author of "The Covid Response" https://www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covid-response
@kategevans.bsky.social
Nature writer & science journalist New Zealand Geographic Www.Kateevans.org Words also in Scientific American, the New York Times, bioGraphic, among others. Author of FEIJOA: A STORY OF OBSESSION AND BELONGING
@ni28ga31.bsky.social
Where do we go from here? The planet is a gunboat in a sea of fear There is, however, such a thing as society
@tslumley.bsky.social
Biostatistician. Baritone. He/Him. Product of more than one country. May contain nuts.
@veronikameduna.bsky.social
Sci/env/health editor The Conversation | writer Science, Guardian, Eos, Nautilus, NZ Geographic, NZ Listener | Books Science on Ice http://bit.ly/2YsvVxv Towards A Warmer World http://bit.ly/3ObP2Er
@siouxsiew.bsky.social
The other “Susie” Wiles AKA NZ’s “Pink Terror”. Microbiologist interested in antibiotic resistance, experimental evolution, and sustainable period products. Also science communicator and lover of bioluminescence & Lego. She/her.
@lauriewinkless.bsky.social
Physicist & science storyteller. 📚#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY 📚#2: STICKY. Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand. She/her. Massive science nerd, biz owner / self-employed, unapologetically enthusiastic, outspoken, equity-minded, a crafter, and a bit annoying
@thoughtfulnz.bsky.social
I like collating data, and getting thoughts in the brain. I run https://thoughtfulnz.quarto.pub/nzcovidreport/ All for Public data, Aotearoa New Zealand, and informed communities. #openData #NewZealand #Aotearoa #rstats. He/him. He tangata tiriti ahau
@digs.bsky.social
Conservation biologist and former astrophysicist. Scientist for threatened birds with the #kakapo and #takahe programmes at the New Zealand Department of Conservation. 🦣 digs@sci.kiwi. Avatar: @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social
@frankashwood.bsky.social
Soil ecologist & macrophotographer | Author-in-progress | He/Him | www.frankashwood.com
@adzebill.bsky.social
My Jeopardy categories would be Wikipedia, natural history of Aotearoa New Zealand, Sondheim musicals, bird bones, and enough typography to get me into trouble. Ōtautahi, Dr Him. 0000-0003-1183-2550, Q56458901