Trying to spend today really getting to grips with Mastodon and working out how to exist here in a way that is useful to other users and also works within the ethos of users who've been here for a long time, many of whom have come from marginalised groups looking to find a safe social media space.
There's lots of food for thought for us #newbies about how we conduct ourselves, what we share and who is doing the work to keep this platform running.
Are you a #researcher #student or #academic working in #EuropeanStudies or studying #Europe and the #EuropeanUnion? Then a @UACES microgrant might be for you.
They provide up to 500 GBP of funding to support research activities. The next deadline for applications is 30 November.
Find out more at https://www.uaces.org/funding/microgrants.
You can find us now on #Mastodon, too!
Follow us on @UACES for anything related to #EuropeanStudies. 👇👇
📢Deadline upcoming!
Apply for a grant of £100 to £500 to cover one-off research costs. It can be used for
🔹Costs to attend a conference
🔹Professional training
🔹Costs of a subscription to conduct research
and more.
Apply by 30 Nov 👉https://www.uaces.org/funding/microgrants
okay more new user tips
content warnings are extremely important here
they're ingrained in our culture
they're not censorship, but rather consent
they allow someone to decide if they wanna engage with your post, and if so on what terms
they're a courtesy, and you have legiterally no reason to not use them as much as possible
they're one of the best features mastodon has
think of it like a subject line or a title for your post
you're MORE LIKELY to get "engagement" if you use them right
This list of #journalists on Mastodon has absolutely taken on a life of its own. 🔥
It's now grown to over 540 journalists and shows no signs of stopping. I do quality control and check it every day to clean up.
Journalitsts on Mastodon Form to Sign Up:
https://forms.gle/dw5gzkA11uxXiGTy5
Current full list:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/edit?resourcekey=undefined#gid=1320898902
An open list for journalists present on Mastodon - maintained by @[email protected] Link to current Journalists on Mastodon Spreadsheet Link to share this form to others
UACES
MOVED 
Kees van der Leun
Tim Chambers