Another blog post - from one of my #AcWriMo workshops. All about using Zines to help with your academic writing stephaniezihms.blog/2025/12/02/c... @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social @roseychang.bsky.social @drhelenkara.bsky.social

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I'd appreciate help circulating this survey, part of our overall work on neurodivergence. This one is on behalf of the graduate deans, to develop better supervision guidelines. You can help by boosting and circulating the link in your various networks 🙏 redcap.unisq.edu.au/surveys/?s=D...

Another blog post - this is all about grounding your #ResearchStrategy in your values and planning and working with your holistic self stephaniezihms.blog/2025/11/21/g...

Not sure if this is an #ADHD hack but we started a master shopping list and tick off what we have and then know what need to buy…rather than having to work out what we need…what are yours?

We are moving from Spotify to Qobuz (www.qobuz.com) - week 2 of the free trial and very happy with the sound, music available and features…it’s cheaper and supports the artists better

I would love an #ADHD setting on my washing machine. Rather than beeping three times and then shutting off when a wash is done , it beeps three times every 15min. If the washing hasn’t been taken out after a certain time the machine does a short refresh cycle and we start again…

Ever notice how you're way more supportive of other people's research than your own? So... what if you wrote about YOUR work as if you were someone else? This rewriting-in-role technique (Claire Coleman) is surprisingly effective for combating imposter feelings. stephaniezihms.blog/2025/10/07/u...

Our wee guy did not let the surveyor out of his sight…he will make a good QA person some day.

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer. This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

📢 Call for Contributions is open for #ICRMC 2026! Find out more here: creativeresearchmethods.com We're also excited to announce the ICRMC 2026 keynotes: Ranjita Dhital and Alastair Roy — ready to spark debate and inspire new ways of thinking. #ICRMC26 #CRMethods #creativeresearch

I am working on a really cool project - a pop up science and art shop in Swindon! We are looking for researchers to run public engagement activities in this space from 25th Oct - 1st Nov. If you are interested, please get in touch via my website contact form: www.sarahcosgriff.com/contact

Apparently Thursday evening is peak Vinted shopping time - most of my baby stuff sold within 2hrs of posting and I spend this evening getting it all packed up ready to be shipped tomorrow…

You know that saying "a PhD is a marathon, not a sprint"? I actually think that's rubbish. A marathon has a fixed distance and finish line. A PhD is more like preparing for a marathon with a moveable finish line and confusing signposts! stephaniezihms.blog/2025/09/12/a... #PhD #academia #PhDChat

Going to pick up the wee guy from nursery - that always helps me re-set. Especially after a tricky day!

So I totally messed some timings today, then got mad at someone because I thought they had messed up. So I apologised and will be anxious until I get a reply. Thanks #ADHD brain! Thats why I need calendar invites and not information in emails… BTW This was for my reasonable adjustments appointment

Here is a wee poem about #ICRCM25 Interesting and diverse presentations Connecting diverse but like-minded Researchers, trying to puch beyond the Conventional. Through that process Making research better for everyone

#ICRMC Day 2 is about to start - Keynote by Amanda Taylor-Beswick: Postdigital Creative Research: Working through the prenup!

At the #ICRMC testing the loop conversation ear plugs… I will try and live post - haven’t done this in ages so be patient Day 1 will be in a thread here ⬇️

Off to Manchester for #ICRMC25 - first time away from my little one overnight…actually 2 nights! So Hoping for some decent sleep and planning some long showers… #AcademicMum

I've been working on some #AcademicWriting frameworks based on my work at GCU. SPARK is a self-assessment Paper SPARK: stephaniezihms.blog/2025/08/28/i... Thesis SPARK: stephaniezihms.blog/2025/09/04/i... @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social @academicaunties.com @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Found a great #ADHD focus app - free and no account needed - it’s called Focus Friend and you help a little bean knit socks…unless you interrupt them. Definitely like this better than just a timer or the ones that grow things because this little guy is working too…

Quite happy with this weekly layout…took a while to decide where to pop the non working days…#BuJo

Working compressed hours after maternity leave was one of the best decisions - I love having that extra day with the wee guy…and not lose 20% pay #WorkingMum #AcademicMum

Fascinating thread about uni websites

Of course the wee guy caught one of the bugs going round at nursery…luckily it’s a writing day so collecting him and then working from home…

I'm so productive in the mornings (especially when working from home) and then lunch seems to zap it all...any tips? #ADHD #AcademicLife

🔥 25 days until #ICRMC2025! Be part of a global community exploring creative ways to do and share research — in Manchester & online. 🎟 Final tickets here: creativeresearchmethods.com #ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearch #ResearchMethods #AcademicConference

Repost appreciated: Open #PhDposition in structural virology in my group! Join us in Umeå, Sweden to uncover how arboviruses remodel infected cells. In situ #cryoET and #cryoEM combined with #virology, #cellbiology, and #biophysics. Deadline 7 September. More info: www.carlsonlab.se/join/

Trialling a hybrid writing day today - so far 4 online and only me on campus…still time left for people to join #AcWri

Today I learned that there are “Need Power Point notes” and “Never used Power Point Notes” people - I wouldn’t even know what to put in the notes section…

📢 New financial year, new chances to invest in your research! Join us in #Manchester and online on September 8th and 9th for the International Creative Research Methods Conference. Tickets available now 👉https://creativeresearchmethods.com/ #ICRMC2025 #CreativeResearchMethods #ICRMC #AcademicLife

More Writing Cafe on campus today - so I’m going to make time this afternoon to re-visit this book as we plan for AY 25/26 and get to grips with our restructure #AcWri #ResearcherDevelopment

The wee guy seems to be loving our camping pod adventure so far! Can’t wait for some more hikes tomorrow

I’ve written another #AI post - this time about building agents in Copilot (o my AI tool we are currently allowed). I made a PhD assistant and Supervisor assistant…if you’ve built any agents what for? #HigherEd #AcWri #ResearcherDevelopment stephaniezihms.blog/2025/07/23/b...

I’m supporting the cyclists this year but have cycled along a few times in honour of a Dale our friend’s brother… This year we are adding a fundraiser to support Jack (his other brother) and the amazing #autism charity that helps him have a more independent life www.justgiving.com/campaign/the...

Writing Café in our PGR Hub today - such a great space. Sometimes juts a small change of location can make a big difference…#AcWri

Ein grosser Geburtstag, aber die Feier fällt aus. Warum Starmer nach seinem überragenden Wahlsieg vor allem innenpolitisch eine komplette Enttäuschung ist. Und warum in Zeiten des Rechtspopulismus halbherziges Herumlavieren einfach nicht mehr reicht. My analysis for Tagesschau.de 👇

Currently working in 36 degrees because it seemed a great idea to add some wfh days while visiting my parents so the wee one gets some more grandparents time…he’s having a blast though

I was not expecting to dive into the depths of the Equality Act today but here we are...

Brilliant. Martin Lewis destroying the defence minister on Good Morning Britain. ‘Minister can I interrupt you. You keep talking about getting people into work… but PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. I don’t know why you keep talking about getting people back to work’. #TakingThePIP

I have finally figured out how to schedule emails from my phone - and now I can do a lot of email responses while up from 5am with the wee guy…

For the return journey I’m working on my #ICRMC presentation slides powered by Pink Hurts to be Human #AcWri

Finally it’s Train Writing time with @sgsah.bsky.social Write-Away! On the move! 19 participants and 5 facilitators are on their productive #AcWri way from Glasgow to Aberdeen! I’m reading while listening to Snadstorm by Darude

Because our titles are Dr and Mr the letter from the solicitor was (auto?) addressed Dear Sirs - how dare a woman have a PhD?

Does anyone know why the envelope symbol is open for an unread email and closed for a read one? I noticed this the other day and it’s been bugging me a lot…it’s the wrong way round since I have to open the envelope to read the letter? If this now bugs you too I’m sorry

I’ve just got my Pocket export file and it’s 4824 links 😮 Going to have to find a way to keep and archive the useful ones

Slowly getting back into my #BuJo and want to use it better for work and life admin…any suggestions for a good weekly spread? I like a view across the double page and only need to dos rather than appointments (I think) - I might go back to my old schedule view…Trial and error phase coming up

As widely predicted. These poorly thought through populist moves by centrist governments do more damage to liberal democracies than anything else. I sincerely hope Merz and his ministers will learn from this.

Endorsing racism doesn’t disempower racists. It emboldens them.