Academic and research Mastodon servers

This page lists Fediverse servers that are related to science, research, education and academia. Most are Mastodon servers where it is not that important where you start because it is really easy to move and because in the Fediverse it is possible to communicate with people on other servers. The main reasons to find a server that is right for you are the local time line with posts by people on your server, which can help build your circle of friends, and the moderation policies, which should fit your values. Most descriptions below are taken from a longer list at Fediverse.party. Suggestions for servers that should be on this list are very much welcomed.

FediScience.org

For publishing scientists, from natural sciences to the humanities.

Scholar.social

For researchers, undergrads, journal editors, librarians, administrators.

Tech.lgbt

For tech workers, academics, students, and others in tech who are LGBTQA+ allies.

Mathstodon.xyz

For Maths people. Toots with equations.

idf.social

For researchers in information retrieval.

types.pl

A Mastodon instance for programming language theorists and mathematicians. Or just anyone who wants to hang out.

SciComm.xyz

For scientists and science enthusiasts.

mastodon.elte.hu

For Eötvös Loránd (ELTE) University in Hungary.

red.niboe.info

For Latin American researchers, students, science communicators and tech workers.

RealScience.social

(defunct) For naturalists and scientists that appreciate evidence based science.

Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM)

Code4lib

The Mastodon server of the Code4lib community, which started as coders for libraries, but both aspects have broadened.

glammr.us

For folks interested in productive conversation about, well, galleries, libraries, archives, museums, memory work and records.

OpenBiblio.social

German libraries and information facilities.

AusGLAM.space

Australian galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records people.

DigiPres.club

Conversations about digital preservation.

Tusk.SchoolLibraries.net

Helping educators improve the School Libraries Resource Network.

Scientific support and service

Vis.social

For anyone into data, visualization, creative coding, related arts and research.

mastodon.oeru.org

Open Educational Resources Foundation (EORu) server.

Local servers

Mastodon.MIT.edu

For the MIT community, USA.

Mastodon.OCF.Berkeley.edu

For Berkeley, USA students, faculty and staff.

Mastodon.ACC.Sunet.se

By Academic Computer Club at Umeå University, Sweden.

Mastodon.UTwente.nl

For the University of Twente community, Netherlands.

METU.life

For METU university of Turkey.

Iztasocial.site

Discussions about psychology for professors of SUAyED Psicología university of Mexico.

Lugnasad.eu

For French speaking science lovers.^*

toot.kif.rocks

A server by the annual conference of German-language informatics students (Konferenz der Informatik-Fachschaften; KIF). But others are welcome.

^* This is a Friendica server, which looks more like Facebook, but can also communicate with all Mastodon micro-blogging servers.