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Hana Ayoob

@hanaayoob.co.uk

60% freelancer exploring & challenging science through art & events. 40% Patient & Public Involvement @britsocimm.bsky.social 100% nerd. Views my own! She/her Spoonie / medical mystery 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇸🇬 Hanaayoob.co.uk

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Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 3w ago

On Friday I’m co-running a session on Care & leading a section on what disabled & ND people in scicomm need to thrive. And something I keep thinking about is having the support to tap out. This is me thriving - taking time on the floor of the quiet room at a conference I am Chair of #BIGEvent

Hana’s legs in floral dungarees stretched out on the floor. You can see her name badge which says Hana Ayoob she/her. Ask me about BIG, PPI, SciArt. There is a sticker saying I Make Intros
Moths in a human suit (they/them)@lycomorpha.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good aft/eve/morning wherever you are, spoonie people. May we take of ourselves & each other as much as we're able to today. May we vex fascist shitpickles with our continued existence. May we cherish each other even when society devalues us, & survive like the glorious, intrepid beetles we are 💖

A glorious and intrepid chafer beetle climbing up my finger. It has a chonky black and white body, warm brown wing cases, a slightly fuzzy black head, big black eyes, and the most delightful antennas. The antennas are short with utterfuckingly adorable little fan shaped structures at the ends. There's probably a scientific name for those. I didn't think to look it up though. It also has long spindly legs that end in smol claws, that would be great for tap-dancing.
Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️@canopyrobin.com · 4mo ago

It's #TransDayOfVisibility! Feels weird to post about it this year considering how visible I've had to become to drive my fundraising. Being visible is a mixture of joy and absolute terror but, more than anything else, it's necessary for me right now 🏳️‍⚧️

Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️@canopyrobin.com · 5mo ago

Want to help me pay for my transition? Thank you!! 🩷🏳️‍⚧️ I sell pride pins at canopyrobin.etsy.com and have a tip jar at pay.sumup.com/b2c/QP6VYR07 Facebook & Tiktok pay me for views, comments etc so following me there also helps 😊 • www.facebook.com/share/1DEkUw... • www.tiktok.com/@canopyrobin...

Me, holding a pin in the shape of a hinged book that is a miniature guide to trees
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 4mo ago

March was always going to be ALOT. Even before my dad had fairly major surgery scheduled and spent 9 days and counting in hospital. But brighter days feel right on the horizon! He should be out soon & there’s one more major work event which should be a delight. Also here’s some henna 💁🏽‍♀️

Hana’s intricately hennaed hand - piped glossy brown paste forms a floral mandala on the back of the hand hand with vines flowing up the fingers and thumb, and swirly vines coming down on to the wrist area. Hearts and leaves fill the empty areas between the vines.
Moths in a human suit (they/them)@lycomorpha.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Restarting an old tradition. Good morning/aft/evening wherever you are. May we take care of ourselves & each other as much as we're able to today. May we vex fascist wankspangled dicklimpets as much as we can, with our very existence even. & Please enjoy this lichen.

Close up on a tree branch covered in felt lichens and liverworts. The lichens are kinda fan-shaped with frilly edges, smooth and grey on top, with a fuzzy blue underside that seems like felt. The liverworts are like thin branching strands of string, burgundy red brown.
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 5mo ago

Steadily coming back to myself, including creatively, after surgery last month and a recovery period which has been tougher than expected in every possible way. Read this line of a Rumi poem and this piece buzzed around in my head incessantly until I made it. This counts as #SciArt right?

A collaged anatomical heart made from hand printed papers surrounded by collaged flowers and penned in leaves and patterns. A hand written Rumi quote ‘Each time a thought enters your heart, treat it as an honoured guest’ is in one corner. Art materials are scattered around the piece.
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 5mo ago

Steadily coming back to myself, including creatively, after surgery last month and a recovery period which has been tougher than expected in every possible way. Read this line of a Rumi poem and this piece buzzed around in my head incessantly until I made it. This counts as #SciArt right?

A collaged anatomical heart made from hand printed papers surrounded by collaged flowers and penned in leaves and patterns. A hand written Rumi quote ‘Each time a thought enters your heart, treat it as an honoured guest’ is in one corner. Art materials are scattered around the piece.
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me. 10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social! Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?

Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks! Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615

Graphic which is predominantly text with the BIG logo. The Little Event 2026. Our popular introductory event for people new to STEM Communication in the UK and around the world. 29th January @ 3pm-6.30pm GMT, 31st January @ 10am-2pm GMT. Members £50, Non-members £85, Price includes one year of BIG Membership. Zoom Event, Captions Available, Breakout Room Activities, Bursaries Available. www.big.uk.com
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

The Little Event was my 1st #SciComm Event back in 2016 when I still wasn't quite sure if it was for me. 10 years & 10 BIG Events later and I've carved out a place for myself in SciComm - including now as Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social! Where could #LittleEvent26 take you?

Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

There's still time to grab a ticket for the @big-stem-network.bsky.social #LittleEvent26 next week for early career #SciComm folks! Lots of great sessions including an overview of the sector from me & @acescicomm.bsky.social Find the fulll programme online www.big.uk.com/event-6410615

Graphic which is predominantly text with the BIG logo. The Little Event 2026. Our popular introductory event for people new to STEM Communication in the UK and around the world. 29th January @ 3pm-6.30pm GMT, 31st January @ 10am-2pm GMT. Members £50, Non-members £85, Price includes one year of BIG Membership. Zoom Event, Captions Available, Breakout Room Activities, Bursaries Available. www.big.uk.com
Hierophant Shelley B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛@shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hey, all right now, all right now, fellas (Yeah?) Now, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!) I can't hear ya I say what's, what's cooler than being cool? (ALT text!) All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right Lend me some alt text! I am your neighbor!

a man singing into a microphone with a green jacket on

Alt: Andre 3000 singing into a microphone with a green shirt and white suspenders on with the word alright popping up around him

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rach | 🏳️‍⚧️ | 🔒 | caged critter@shiftingentity.bsky.social · last yr.

Please enable the mandatory alt text setting and encourage your moots and fave creators on here to do so as well! A lot of people, myself included, won't share or interact with others' posts when it isn't present! For those that struggle there are the hashtags #alt4me and #alt4you that can help 😊💚

An infographic. There are six panels. 1. "Slow internet. Alt text is shown in place of unloaded images." a drawing shows a phone with poor signal, and alt text is visible where the image should have loaded. 2. "Findabillity. Alt text helps to search content." A drawing shows someone searching 'dog with banana' and a post is shown underneath without the words 'dog' or 'banana'. It is implied to be part of the alt text. 3. "Screen readers. Alt is read out to people using text-to-speech software". There is a drawing of the output a screen-reader would show when viewing an image with alt text on bluesky. 4. "Translation. Alt text can be translated". A drawing shows a post being translated. The alt text is also translated into german. 5. "Readability. Text in images can be made legible" There is a drawing of some truly awful handwriting inside a speech bubble. The alt text clarifies what the text is supposed to say. 6. "Disambiguation. Description helps clarify intent." There is a drawing of a post with a picture of a creature. This is styled after the famous optical illusion of a rabbit and a duck. The alt text clarifies that the animal is a rabbit. It definitely looks more like a duck.
Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

Doing some *practical* immunology this morning - I’ve just had my first dose of dust mite allergy immunotherapy! Feeling very well taken care of & trying to keep my nerding out to a minimum 😂

Sam Langford@samsighs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A small little bit of both advice and a plea for using Bluesky. This platform doesn't have an algorithm for content. If your default response to seeing something cool is to hit like, take a second to hit the Repost button too. Especially if it's a cool indie product, a show, some art, whatever.

Alison Kiddle@alisonkiddle.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I still think this is one of the most beautiful pins Robin has ever designed (and given their huge array of gorgeous designs that's saying something!) Go and buy one, now!

Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️@canopyrobin.com · 7mo ago

In an attempt to finally break even on these trans ferns and clear some space in my flat, I'm running a January sale for the pin versions. For the rest of the month, you can get them for £10 instead of the higher price I usually charge for this full 3d moulding canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4312...

Hana Ayoob@hanaayoob.co.uk · 7mo ago

Happy New Year folks!! This is your friendly neighbourhood spoonie reminding you that you don’t have to start anything new today or this month 😴 I wish you the ability to be kind and gentle to yourself this year ❤️

A roughly drawn crow looks at the words ‘nobody expects as much from you as you expect from yourself’ in handwritten pink and Green text. On a green background. There are pink paisley flourishes and a scalloped blue border. A collaged big stack of diffwrent coloured blocks with the text ‘what I expect of myself’ next to a much smaller stack of a few blocks, a star and a heart with ‘what I can achieve’