Want to see what it’s like to do a writing retreat on a train? Can get to Glasgow Queen Street and are free 18th August? Win a space on my Write-Away! On the move retreat - out your name in the hat by 8th July! #AcWri docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Write-Away! On the move for Shift.MS

Complete this form to win one of 7 seats on my Write-Away! On the move write away retreat. I'm running the Dramathon — 42km — this October in support of Shift.ms, a charity that means a great deal t...

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“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” JW von Goethe #PhDchat #ECRchat #PhDforum #Gradschool

Ahhh... the cycle of life

Half way through #MSAwarenessWeek and the theme this year is #MSThinkAgain - I’m training to run the Dramathon in October to mark 10 years living with MS and raising funds for @shiftms.bsky.social - www.justgiving.com/page/stephan...

Running The Dramathon for Shift.MS

Help Stephanie Zihms raise money to support Shift.ms

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With 100 jobs under threat and compulsory redundancy on the table I’ve emailed my MP and MSP using Write to them - will email my councillors later today…

All ready to move to a house tomorrow - I haven’t lived in a house for 23 years…excited about the garden…not looking forward to the stairs 😂

This is the only spoon of this shape/size in the office kitchen. So I had to claim it. The other spoons are not as good…

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Your experiences are so valuable and important to creating better products and services, that companies and researchers will pay you just for sharing your experience and opinions!

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At the @advancehe.bsky.social AI symposium today. Will be presenting later about adding AI to creative practice to help students overcome the fear of not being creative. I will try and post through the day in this thread. It’s been a while so I might be rusty…#AISymp26

Here are my reflections on almost 10 years using the #BulletJournal or #BuJo system - stephaniezihms.blog/2026/01/30/a...

Almost 10 Years with a Bullet Journal: A Reflection

I can’t quite believe I’m writing this, but I’ve been using a bullet journal for almost 10 years. That’s 17 paper journals (I think), countless layout iterations, one stint …

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My 2026 Thursday morning “me-time” work version - reading first thing with a coffee and @obsidian.md for notes. At the moment I’m reading @drhelenkara.bsky.social The Handbook of creative data analysis - for my own development and for ideas for new workshops. #ResearcherDevelopment

@annasharmanrd.bsky.social did a great job live posting from #REDSConference2026 - definitely something I need to revisit as a practice…along making more use of this platform again

Anna Sharman@annasharmanrd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The #REDSConference2026 closing keynote is from Dr Lisa Bradley (Uni of Glasgow) on "Creativity in Practice: Making Communities, Cultures, and Futures in Higher Education". She asks "What becomes possible when creativity is viewed as a crucial strategic practice?"

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

Cut, Paste, Create: Using Zines for Academic Writing

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we approach academic writing – and more specifically, how much of the writing process happens away from the keyboard. During a recent works…

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I'm hiring again! I want to increase our current team capacity across @aat-transcribes.bsky.social's two core teams, Customer Support & Operations Admin, and Sales & Marketing. Reckon you might want to come and work with me? Find out more here academicaudiotranscription.com/work-with-us/

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...

Getting Started with Your Research Strategy: A Values-Led Approach

This post is based on Dr Rowena Senior’s brilliant workshop on courage-based planning that I attended at the 2025 International Creative Research Methods Conference. The approach transformed …

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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

Qobuz Student Plan

Qobuz Student offers the lowest price for a subscription with access to a catalog of over 100 million tracks in high quality.

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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...

Using Creative Writing to Combat Imposter Feelings

Using Creative Writing to Combat Imposter Feelings We’ve all been there – that nagging voice telling us we’re not quite good enough, that someone will eventually figure out we don…

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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

A PhD is not a marathon – it’s like preparing for one

You’ve probably heard people say “a PhD is a marathon, not a sprint.” While I get what they’re trying to say, I actually disagree with comparing something fixed like a marat…

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

Dr Stephanie Zihms@acwristeph.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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

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!