Thread by @Andy_Tattersall

My latest post for @LSEImpactBlog and one of my last here as I will be elsewhere (see bio for links).
If ‘academic X’ is sinking, where are research organisations going?
I have compiled a spreadsheet (that can be updated) includes over 250 of them 1/12

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

My spreadsheet can be viewed online
It details over 250 research and academic funders, learned societies, charities, open research orgs, publishers etc. All are on @X most on @LinkedInUK and various numbers on @bluesky @joinmastodon and Threads. 2/12bit.ly/4ecQPWo

Those which have sailed across to other platforms (except LinkedIn) the majority are not using them in any meaningful way. Most remain here, posting to smaller audiences within an increasingly toxic ocean of abuse, bots and misinformation. @Jisc & @A_L_T recently departing. 3/12

The spreadsheet I have created can be added to via a form in this Tweet. New accounts and updates to the 250+ accounts can submitted to the form. 4/12 inthttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5xRljxI6M8XnrsyETzHpMuEk8DRW9iJ7Npw7_ajX5Y9o1lA/viewform

The optimist in me would hope the aforementioned esteemed organisations join together and sign an open letter to @elonmusk to tackle these problems. The realist in me knows this is unlikely to work. That alone sums up why organisations need to consider leaving. 5/12

Some of the organisations included in this spreadsheet include funders like @ESRC @wellcometrust @NIHRresearch @UKRI_News @ResEngland @The_MRC @EPSRC @NuffieldFound @jrf_uk @ahrcpress @BBSRC @TNLComFund @NERCscience @STFC_Matters @BBSRC @EPSRC 6/12

It includes many learned societies who may flourish elsewhere in time. For some, having their own Mastodon server may be a good option alongside LinkedIn Group. Some on my list include @royalsociety @theRCN @Ri_Science @BritSciAssoc @AcadSocSciences @BritishAcademy_ 7/12

There are also those writing and sharing research including @LSEImpactBlog @GdnUniversities @researchinfo @ConversationUK @timeshighered @Wonkhe @scholarlykitchn @absw @EurekAlert @SMC_London 8/12

Open research sites and organisations, manu of which have also set up on Mastodon above others. Including @infobeautiful @GrowKudos @RoRInstitute @SPARC_NA @ORCID_Org @DORAssessment @datadryad @oatp @OKFN @openscience @overleaf 9/12

Publishers pretty much seem to have stuck to X and LinkedIn. They need to go claim their alternative account handles sooner than later. Including @Nature @ElsevierConnect @WileyGlobal @jmirpub @bmj_latest @BMJ_Open @tandfonline @FrontiersIn @EmeraldGlobal @F1000Research 10/12

Losing access to the general public is going to be tricky, but those engaging in public engagement will need to consider hedging bets at least. @senseaboutsci @FestOfDebate @FestivalMind @BritishSciFest @pintofscience @SoapboxScience 11/12

Hopefully the spreadsheet will give some insight into the lay of the land and as I wrote for the @LSEImpactBlog two years ago, it was always going to be tricky for organisations to switch, especially when they have large followings.
Safe journeys. 12/12 blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…

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