Sophia Jex-Blake died at the age of 71 #OTD in 1912. Jex-Blake campaigned for women's rights to higher education. She was part of the Edinburgh Seven, the first group of women to matriculate into a British university. She later became Scotland's first practicing female doctor.

Great article about the demise of civilisation... mit.edu/people/dmredis…

I will ensure full #genderequality in my College of Commissioners. If Member States do not propose enough female Commissioners, I will not hesitate to ask for new names.

delighted about this: chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/departmen… but very sad to be leaving the wonderful Chemistry Edinburgh

Without these women, man would not have walked on the moon theguardian.com/global/2019/ju…

In line with our efforts to fight discrimination and create an open and inclusive environment for all students and staff, we have put together information, resources, campaigns and news in our new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages: ph.ed.ac.uk/edi

We ❤️ the women in science in Scotland exhibition! Drop-in to the #festivalofphysics to learn more about these amazing women and stay for a #physics talk or show! More at festivalofphysics.iop.org

This is very sad news- Gorgie City Farm, just outside my constituency, is treasured by people across Edinburgh. edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/ed…

nature.com/articles/d4158…

#Brainiac Krypton

Amazing!

State of play... 🥴🤓