By and large, Subs are all-round generalists and trivia addicts, always keen to find out about new subjects in detail. It's handy, though, to know that you can refer to someone if you need some advice or clarification, which is why the Subs' Specialists Topics List exists. However, it should be emphasised that in order to be a Sub, you do not have to have a specific area of expertise. What matters most is your ability to (or your enthusiasm for learning about) crafting a piece of work into honed prose.

It doesn't matter if your specialism is already listed under somebody else's name, no one has ownership of a particular subject. As far as we're concerned, the more specialist we have, the better!

For Subs and anyone else who's passing though - do consider putting your specialisms at the top of your Personal Space in a list, if you haven't done so already. Scouts and others who hang out in Peer Review could refer to newbies to Researchers who they know have particular specialist areas - 'I don't know about the subject myself, but I know a Researcher who does'.

If you're a Sub and you have a specialist topic, please leave me a message at the bottom of this page. Cheers!

Here's a handy list of all the Subs...

Subs and Specialist Topics

• Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Physics
• Classical Music

• Veterinary nursing of companion animals. Excludes farm animals and equine.
• Psychology

• Computer Science
• Maths
• Physics
• Cooking
• History

However, I'm happy to sub anything, from highly technical to funny or obscure, and I'm particularly happy if the subject of an entry doesn't fit into the categories listed above.

• Main area of expertise is Computer Science
• Indie music (music of the last two decades in general)
• British TV
• Some maths
• Useless trivia

Everything except politics, really.

• Maths, especially geometry
• Physics
• Music
• Web programming

I'm also interested in expanding my technical horizons a little, so anything mechanical or 'techie' would be nice.

• Medicine and anything health related
• Pets, especially fish
• Anything and everything on books and history

• Philosophy
• Computers
• Music
• Psychology
• Theatre (I've done a lot of work in theatres)
• Literature
• Scuba diving (I'm a certified scuba diver and lifeguard)
• All things military

• Literature
• History
• Religions
• Scandinavia
• Disability and illnesses

• Chemistry
• Maths
• Biology
• Astronomy
• Computers
• Latin
• Religion
• Photography

• US History, especially anything to do with Pennsylvania
• Geosciences
• Economics
• Geography
• Sport and outdoor activities

I'm a well-versed generalist who likes to read and learn new things.

• Technology
• Writing
• Chemical phenomena and principles
• English literature
• Late modern British History

I'm not all that bad at entries where the English is OK but uses somewhat artificial constructions - often when the Author has English as a second language.

• Computer Science
• Fantastic literature (SF and Fantasy, old and new)
• Norway

Jack of all trades, master of none. I'm interested in almost anything there is to know in the world.

• History, especially Napoleon and the French Revolution, and American Government and Constitution
• Maths
• Chemistry
• Calculators (history of and modern varieties... what a thing to know!)
• Psychology

• Music
• Engineering
• Sports and games
• Welfare issues
• Theatre

• Medicine, especially emergency medicine
• Recent literature
• Drama

• Musical instruments
• Classical music
• Babies
• Africa
• The Middle East

• Soviet, European medieval and American history
• Modern social history
• Cycling
• Football
• Indie/Britpop/punk
• Physical fitness theory

• Medicine/Biology (esp. molecular biology/genetics)
• General science
• Music
• Some film/television/theatre/literature

And varying degrees of knowledge about absolutely everything else!

• Sport, especially football and the darts, rugby league and greyhound racing end of it rather than, say, tennis or rugby union
• Pop culture, sub-cultures, and cultural theory
• Mod, Punk, New Wave and Indie music
• Film, British TV and modern history in general
• Travel, geography and the built environment, especially if it's in London
• Italy, especially Venice

• Languages (especially French, German, English, Greek and Armenian)
• Greek and Cypriot culture and politics
• Human relationships
• Computers
• Machine translation
• Cuisine