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<p>👋 Hi, <a href="/tags/scholars/" rel="tag">#scholars</a>, tell us, why are you on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>?</p><p>🔍 We are researching how and why academics use Mastodon compared to other platforms. Is it key for <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#academic</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a>?</p><p>🔜 We&#x27;ll launch our <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> survey by mid-October, so stay tuned.</p><p>📣 Meanwhile: what features of Mastodon do you find most valuable for academic discourse? <br>And which other questions should we include in our research, you think?</p><p><a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>🚀1 year since we left <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> / <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a></p><p>Our move to <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> wasn&#x27;t just a platform switch. It was a leap into <a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> in action.</p><p>We found a chance to align our communication w/ our values: transparent, meaningful, dialogue-driven.</p><p>Read about our journey, impact, challenges, and lessons:</p><p>🔗<a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.rug.nl/library/open-access</span><span class="invisible">/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>💜Thanks, 🦣-community, for this wonderful experience. We learn a lot here.</p><p>👋We hope to encourage other academic institutions to join.</p><p><a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#SciComm</a> <a href="/tags/digitalmigration/" rel="tag">#DigitalMigration</a></p>

<p>Hi, <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a></p><p>📊First results from our <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> project on the role of <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> in <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#academia</a> are in. n=346</p><p>1️⃣94.7% say they would increase their professional use of Mastodon if more academic peers from their field joined the platform</p><p>2️⃣71.4% report a lack of institutional support for using Mastodon<br> <br>3️⃣66.1% indicate their professional Mastodon use would increase if their organizations were present on Mastodon </p><p>Stay tuned for more results.</p><p><a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>🆕 Out now: our study on <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#academic</a> staff engagement on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a></p><p>🔗 Summary<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582839" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582839"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1558283</span><span class="invisible">9</span></a> </p><p>💡 While Mastodon is valued for its ethical positioning, continued engagement hinges more on social and institutional dynamics than on technical features alone</p><p>➡️Ethical concerns drive adoption<br>➡️Peer presence matters more for staying than joining<br>➡️Academic institutions could be game-changers by leading adoption instead of waiting for grassroots growth</p><p><a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m very honoured to be among this year&#x27;s NWO (Dutch Research Council) Veni research grant recipients, for my proposal &quot;Finding Variables that Matter&quot;! </p><p>I cannot quite believe it, but I&#x27;m excited to get started on the actual research.</p><p>Many congratulations to all of my colleagues who received their Veni grants. Over the last few months, I was lucky enough to get to know them and their research, and I can&#x27;t wait to see what they do with the funds.</p><p>I&#x27;m grateful to Delft University of Technology and all my colleagues and trainers for their support and trust. The Veni application process was part of my life for almost a year. Could not have done it without their encouragement and wisdom. Many thanks also to NWO and all reviewers and committee members!</p><p><a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-delft/record-number-veni-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-delft/record-number-veni-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-delf</span><span class="invisible">t/record-number-veni-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/academiclife/" rel="tag">#AcademicLife</a> <a href="/tags/nwo/" rel="tag">#NWO</a> <a href="/tags/veni/" rel="tag">#Veni</a> <a href="/tags/researchfunding/" rel="tag">#ResearchFunding</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/tudelft/" rel="tag">#TUDelft</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/grateful/" rel="tag">#Grateful</a> <a href="/tags/goodnews/" rel="tag">#GoodNews</a></p>

<p>I am hiring!</p><p>I have a fully funded PhD position available for someone with an interest in logic and statistics, at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands).</p><p>Application deadline: 31 August 2025</p><p><a href="https://careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-PhD-Position-Symbolic-AI-and-Reasoning-Under-Uncertainty-2628-CD/824585702/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-PhD-Position-Symbolic-AI-and-Reasoning-Under-Uncertainty-2628-CD/824585702/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-P</span><span class="invisible">hD-Position-Symbolic-AI-and-Reasoning-Under-Uncertainty-2628-CD/824585702/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/academicjobs/" rel="tag">#AcademicJobs</a> <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#GetFediHired</a> <a href="/tags/academicjob/" rel="tag">#AcademicJob</a> <a href="/tags/symbolicai/" rel="tag">#SymbolicAI</a> <a href="/tags/statistics/" rel="tag">#Statistics</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/constraintprogramming/" rel="tag">#ConstraintProgramming</a> <a href="/tags/combinatorialoptimisation/" rel="tag">#CombinatorialOptimisation</a> <a href="/tags/sensitivityanalysis/" rel="tag">#SensitivityAnalysis</a> <a href="/tags/formalmethods/" rel="tag">#FormalMethods</a> <a href="/tags/combinatorialoptimization/" rel="tag">#CombinatorialOptimization</a> <a href="/tags/delft/" rel="tag">#Delft</a> <a href="/tags/tudelft/" rel="tag">#TUDelft</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a></p>

<p>Hi everyone,</p><p>I feel like a re-introduction is long overdue!</p><p>My name is Anna, and I&#x27;m an assistant professor of Algorithmics at the Delft University of Technology, specialising in combinatorial optimisation, symbolic AI, constraint programming, propositional model counting, operations research and reasoning under uncertainty.</p><p>I&#x27;m a nerd, a feminist and a traveller, not always in that order.</p><p>In my spare time I like to hike and go geocaching. I try to go swing dancing a few times a week. I am a Trekkie. I want to learn how to draw. I am an Indomie and Obsidian enthusiast. Based in the Netherlands, I miss Belgium, Canada and Singapore.</p><p>Since a job in academia somehow always is personal, I have chosen to mix professional interactions with the more personal ones on this platform. At least for now. Obviously, my opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer yadiyadiyada.</p><p>Hope to keep interacting with you all!</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/algorithmics/" rel="tag">#Algorithmics</a> <a href="/tags/symbolicai/" rel="tag">#SymbolicAI</a> <a href="/tags/combinatorialoptimisation/" rel="tag">#CombinatorialOptimisation</a> <a href="/tags/constraintprogramming/" rel="tag">#ConstraintProgramming</a> <a href="/tags/modelcounting/" rel="tag">#ModelCounting</a> <a href="/tags/operationsresearch/" rel="tag">#OperationsResearch</a> <a href="/tags/probabilisticinference/" rel="tag">#ProbabilisticInference</a> <a href="/tags/geocaching/" rel="tag">#Geocaching</a> <a href="/tags/lindyhop/" rel="tag">#LindyHop</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/swingdancing/" rel="tag">#SwingDancing</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#Hiking</a> <a href="/tags/obsidian/" rel="tag">#Obsidian</a> <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/tudelft/" rel="tag">#TUDelft</a> <a href="/tags/mastomigoreng/" rel="tag">#MastoMiGoreng</a> <a href="/tags/indomie/" rel="tag">#Indomie</a> <a href="/tags/gnuterrypratchett/" rel="tag">#GNUTerryPratchett</a> <a href="/tags/catstodon/" rel="tag">#Catstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastocats/" rel="tag">#Mastocats</a> <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#Caturday</a> <a href="/tags/expatlife/" rel="tag">#ExpatLife</a> <a href="/tags/makanapatoda/" rel="tag">#MakanApaToda</a></p>