Languages English (en)
Users 13
Active users (last month) 8
Active users (last six months) 11
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 9,709
First sight Dec 25, 2023 UTC
Last successful check Jun 6, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.8
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
E-mail michael.huber@unibas.ch
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) space, ki, android, python, privacy, chatgpt, pastpuzzle, phdlife, un
Short description
Mastodon Server of the Institute of Nursing Science @UNIBAS
Long description
Welcome!
This is the Mastodon server of the Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department of Public Health (DPH) at the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel.
https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch is an online community to connect INS staff, students, alumni and collaborators with the fediverse. Registration requires approval by INS admins. If you are unsure whether this applies to you, register here and we will let you know. If you do not belong to the group of people mentioned above and want to join a Mastodon server, here are some common alternatives:
Mastodon Social
Swiss Social
Fedi Science
Visit Join Mastodon to get more suggestions for Mastodon instances to join.
To get started, follow these steps:
Create an account
First you need to register here to get your account. After you agree to some basic rules and you have confirmed your email, you are ready.
Bookmark or get an app
You probably like to make yourself at home with either bookmarking:
https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch
or trying out some apps:
Ice cubes (MaOS/iOS)
Metatext (iOS)
Ivory (iOS)
Tusky (Android)
AndStatus (Android)
Elk (Web client)
Follow others
Thousands of scientists are active on Mastodon, and you can follow all of them. It does not matter which instance (server) they are on. Mastodon has no algorithm that determines what is shown on your home timeline. Follow generously to populate this timeline. The federated timeline shows all posts of users people on https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch are following. This is why it is important to follow others. When you newly follow someone, you will not see any or very few posts. Mastodon does not backtrack past posts of people. They will pop-up if you follow them and they post ('toot') something.
Boosts and #hashtags
Mastodon does not have 'likes', so boosts are a great way to get visibility for a post. Also, remember to use hashtags in your posts, as these also help to increase visibility. You can follow specific #hashtags. If you see a #hashtag in a post you are interested in, click on it and follow the hashtag. This way you find also posts from people you do not follow.
Groups
Similar like #hashtags you can follow groups, which connects posts of people using the group's name. For example, if you follow @nursingresearch@a.gup.pe and use the hashtags #nursres #nursingresearch, you can easily share your posts with people who follow @nursingresearch@a.gup.pe. This works for all sorts of topics. Visit https://a.gup.pe/ to find more groups or to create your own.
Bridging
There are several options how to connect with different social media networks including BlueSky. You can find instructions here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#fediverse-get-started
Relays
As https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch is small we use relays to identify interesting posts across the fediverse. Find below a list of #hashtags we currently use. If you feel we need to add others, please let us know.
Currently used hashtags: Science, rstats, phdlife, nursing, impsci, epi, ebm, ScienceMastodon, AcademicMastodon, pflege, pflegewissenschaft, stem, PhD, PublicHealth, NursingHomes, Oncology, PhDChat, AcademicChatter, Implementation, workforce, OlderPeople, ImplementationScience, CH, Schweiz, BL, BS, Basel
This is the Mastodon server of the Institute of Nursing Science (INS), Department of Public Health (DPH) at the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel.
https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch is an online community to connect INS staff, students, alumni and collaborators with the fediverse. Registration requires approval by INS admins. If you are unsure whether this applies to you, register here and we will let you know. If you do not belong to the group of people mentioned above and want to join a Mastodon server, here are some common alternatives:
Mastodon Social
Swiss Social
Fedi Science
Visit Join Mastodon to get more suggestions for Mastodon instances to join.
To get started, follow these steps:
Create an account
First you need to register here to get your account. After you agree to some basic rules and you have confirmed your email, you are ready.
Bookmark or get an app
You probably like to make yourself at home with either bookmarking:
https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch
or trying out some apps:
Ice cubes (MaOS/iOS)
Metatext (iOS)
Ivory (iOS)
Tusky (Android)
AndStatus (Android)
Elk (Web client)
Follow others
Thousands of scientists are active on Mastodon, and you can follow all of them. It does not matter which instance (server) they are on. Mastodon has no algorithm that determines what is shown on your home timeline. Follow generously to populate this timeline. The federated timeline shows all posts of users people on https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch are following. This is why it is important to follow others. When you newly follow someone, you will not see any or very few posts. Mastodon does not backtrack past posts of people. They will pop-up if you follow them and they post ('toot') something.
Boosts and #hashtags
Mastodon does not have 'likes', so boosts are a great way to get visibility for a post. Also, remember to use hashtags in your posts, as these also help to increase visibility. You can follow specific #hashtags. If you see a #hashtag in a post you are interested in, click on it and follow the hashtag. This way you find also posts from people you do not follow.
Groups
Similar like #hashtags you can follow groups, which connects posts of people using the group's name. For example, if you follow @nursingresearch@a.gup.pe and use the hashtags #nursres #nursingresearch, you can easily share your posts with people who follow @nursingresearch@a.gup.pe. This works for all sorts of topics. Visit https://a.gup.pe/ to find more groups or to create your own.
Bridging
There are several options how to connect with different social media networks including BlueSky. You can find instructions here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs#fediverse-get-started
Relays
As https://mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch is small we use relays to identify interesting posts across the fediverse. Find below a list of #hashtags we currently use. If you feel we need to add others, please let us know.
Currently used hashtags: Science, rstats, phdlife, nursing, impsci, epi, ebm, ScienceMastodon, AcademicMastodon, pflege, pflegewissenschaft, stem, PhD, PublicHealth, NursingHomes, Oncology, PhDChat, AcademicChatter, Implementation, workforce, OlderPeople, ImplementationScience, CH, Schweiz, BL, BS, Basel
Instance rules
- Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
- No harassment, dogpiling, or doxxing of other users.
- No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
- No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia.
- Be kind.
- No Spam.
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Admin account michaelhuber@mstdn.nursing.unibas.ch
Date of creation Nov 2, 2023 UTC
Display name Michael Huber
Bio
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Statistics
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Succesful checks: 529/529 (100%)