Anna Wood
@annakwood.bsky.social
Physicist, education researcher, gardener, bird watcher/photographer, chronic illness/ME
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Thanks to everyone who watched my performance of The Secret Of The Poets at the Edinburgh Book Festival at the @iamloudpro.bsky.social Grand Slam! I'm still reading through comments ❤️
Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❤️
Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❤️
October 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Thanks to everyone who watched my performance of The Secret Of The Poets at the Edinburgh Book Festival at the @iamloudpro.bsky.social Grand Slam! I'm still reading through comments ❤️
Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❤️
Here's the text version, which you can also find on my poetry site. I'll post a video soon about why I wrote this ❤️
Thoughts please?
If you went to uni was it normal to be tired so much that you missed lectures? Especially in first year?
I had pre ME but never missed anything and kept up with the work. Quite a few of the students on my project are reporting tiredness and needing extra sleep
If you went to uni was it normal to be tired so much that you missed lectures? Especially in first year?
I had pre ME but never missed anything and kept up with the work. Quite a few of the students on my project are reporting tiredness and needing extra sleep
October 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Thoughts please?
If you went to uni was it normal to be tired so much that you missed lectures? Especially in first year?
I had pre ME but never missed anything and kept up with the work. Quite a few of the students on my project are reporting tiredness and needing extra sleep
If you went to uni was it normal to be tired so much that you missed lectures? Especially in first year?
I had pre ME but never missed anything and kept up with the work. Quite a few of the students on my project are reporting tiredness and needing extra sleep
In my current project I've asked first year University maths and physics students to write a diary once and week, and I just feel so privileged that they are sharing their thoughts with me - their struggles, their neuro divergence, their worries, everything.
October 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
In my current project I've asked first year University maths and physics students to write a diary once and week, and I just feel so privileged that they are sharing their thoughts with me - their struggles, their neuro divergence, their worries, everything.
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Support for the 2 state solution among Israeli Jews went from 40+ in 1994 to a peak of 70% in 2007-8. Netanyahu came to power in 2009 and it has been falling ever since.
Source: Israel Democracy Institute.
Source: Israel Democracy Institute.
October 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Support for the 2 state solution among Israeli Jews went from 40+ in 1994 to a peak of 70% in 2007-8. Netanyahu came to power in 2009 and it has been falling ever since.
Source: Israel Democracy Institute.
Source: Israel Democracy Institute.
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> an increase in thin papers of narrow scope, as well as ‘salami’ papers, where a single work is broken up and submitted as a set of smaller papers. There is also a marked increase in dense, AI-written papers. AI tools are making it easy for authors to flood arXiv [and others with] low-value papers.
October 2, 2026 at 6:09 AM
> an increase in thin papers of narrow scope, as well as ‘salami’ papers, where a single work is broken up and submitted as a set of smaller papers. There is also a marked increase in dense, AI-written papers. AI tools are making it easy for authors to flood arXiv [and others with] low-value papers.
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I am super happy to share that my paper has now been published open access in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.
#AuthenticAssessment #Motivation #HE #LTHEchat #HigherEducation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AuthenticAssessment #Motivation #HE #LTHEchat #HigherEducation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Motivational authentic assessment: a conceptual framework for assessment design in higher education
Authentic assessment is widely used in higher education to connect learning with disciplinary, professional and societal practice. Its motivational value, however, is often assumed rather than expl...
www.tandfonline.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I am super happy to share that my paper has now been published open access in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.
#AuthenticAssessment #Motivation #HE #LTHEchat #HigherEducation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AuthenticAssessment #Motivation #HE #LTHEchat #HigherEducation
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌵🐤CALL OF THE DUNNOCK 🐤🌵
One suburban Scottish garden. One small brown bird. One life changing moment. The story of how a chronically ill housebound woman discovers the beauty of Glasgow’s urban wildlife while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#DVpit #NF nature/memoir
One suburban Scottish garden. One small brown bird. One life changing moment. The story of how a chronically ill housebound woman discovers the beauty of Glasgow’s urban wildlife while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#DVpit #NF nature/memoir
September 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋
A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescent feathers, kestrels displaying. The story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#DVpit #NF nature/memoir
A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescent feathers, kestrels displaying. The story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#DVpit #NF nature/memoir
September 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
#DVParty Day 3. Opening Line:
It happened on a clear bright day in early March. The sort of day where you feel the potential of spring just around the corner after a long winter, but there is still a chill in the air, still a need to wrap up against the wind. A bird was pecking rhythmically in the
It happened on a clear bright day in early March. The sort of day where you feel the potential of spring just around the corner after a long winter, but there is still a chill in the air, still a need to wrap up against the wind. A bird was pecking rhythmically in the
September 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#DVParty Day 3. Opening Line:
It happened on a clear bright day in early March. The sort of day where you feel the potential of spring just around the corner after a long winter, but there is still a chill in the air, still a need to wrap up against the wind. A bird was pecking rhythmically in the
It happened on a clear bright day in early March. The sort of day where you feel the potential of spring just around the corner after a long winter, but there is still a chill in the air, still a need to wrap up against the wind. A bird was pecking rhythmically in the
Day 2 - #DVparty Intro to main character (me!)
🦆#MEcfs for 27 yrs
🪻Live in Glasgow
🦃 Housebound 18 yrs
🦜Love watching nature
🦋 Published a book of bird photos (25 Birds), raised £850 for biomedical research
🐞Fav bird - dunnock
🌼 Fav food - dark chocolate
🦆#MEcfs for 27 yrs
🪻Live in Glasgow
🦃 Housebound 18 yrs
🦜Love watching nature
🦋 Published a book of bird photos (25 Birds), raised £850 for biomedical research
🐞Fav bird - dunnock
🌼 Fav food - dark chocolate
September 26, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Day 2 - #DVparty Intro to main character (me!)
🦆#MEcfs for 27 yrs
🪻Live in Glasgow
🦃 Housebound 18 yrs
🦜Love watching nature
🦋 Published a book of bird photos (25 Birds), raised £850 for biomedical research
🐞Fav bird - dunnock
🌼 Fav food - dark chocolate
🦆#MEcfs for 27 yrs
🪻Live in Glasgow
🦃 Housebound 18 yrs
🦜Love watching nature
🦋 Published a book of bird photos (25 Birds), raised £850 for biomedical research
🐞Fav bird - dunnock
🌼 Fav food - dark chocolate
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Anna is also taking part in the diverse voices pitch event with her amazing non-fiction book of wildlife observation from her Glasgow garden!
Do show her some ♥️ & support
#pwME #MEcfs
Do show her some ♥️ & support
#pwME #MEcfs
September 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Have you checked out all the amazing things Pillow Writers has going on lately? So many options! https://pillowwriters.wordpress.com/
They are an international ME/CFS writing community, free and open to anyone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. We are honored to host this amazing group!
#pwME #pwLC
They are an international ME/CFS writing community, free and open to anyone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. We are honored to host this amazing group!
#pwME #pwLC
September 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Have you checked out all the amazing things Pillow Writers has going on lately? So many options! https://pillowwriters.wordpress.com/
They are an international ME/CFS writing community, free and open to anyone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. We are honored to host this amazing group!
#pwME #pwLC
They are an international ME/CFS writing community, free and open to anyone with ME/CFS or Long Covid. We are honored to host this amazing group!
#pwME #pwLC
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When I have my intro calls with clients, I say that coaching takes around nine months, but it is highly variable. Let’s dive into this!
THE FIRST 3 MONTHS
Three months is a useful placeholder because people come to me with the expectation that a “complete package” can be delivered in that time.
THE FIRST 3 MONTHS
Three months is a useful placeholder because people come to me with the expectation that a “complete package” can be delivered in that time.
September 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
When I have my intro calls with clients, I say that coaching takes around nine months, but it is highly variable. Let’s dive into this!
THE FIRST 3 MONTHS
Three months is a useful placeholder because people come to me with the expectation that a “complete package” can be delivered in that time.
THE FIRST 3 MONTHS
Three months is a useful placeholder because people come to me with the expectation that a “complete package” can be delivered in that time.
🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋
A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescence, kestrels displaying. This is the story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#preDV #NF nature/memoir
A fox burying a chicken leg, a magpie’s iridescence, kestrels displaying. This is the story of how one small brown bird led me to discover the wildlife in an urban Glasgow garden, while coming to terms with chronic illness.
#preDV #NF nature/memoir
September 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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The statement about "avoiding PEM as much as possible" is valid but needs clarification or we are accused of maladaptation. I have read stories about people with #MECFS who took it too far, did as little as possible, became deconditioned, then blamed pacing when their illness worsened overall.
September 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The statement about "avoiding PEM as much as possible" is valid but needs clarification or we are accused of maladaptation. I have read stories about people with #MECFS who took it too far, did as little as possible, became deconditioned, then blamed pacing when their illness worsened overall.
#askDV
Is it ever acceptable to chase an agent if you've not heard from them?
Or to update them if anything has changed? (Eg I'm writing non-fiction and I now have more chapters written than I did when I started querying)
Is it ever acceptable to chase an agent if you've not heard from them?
Or to update them if anything has changed? (Eg I'm writing non-fiction and I now have more chapters written than I did when I started querying)
September 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
#askDV
Is it ever acceptable to chase an agent if you've not heard from them?
Or to update them if anything has changed? (Eg I'm writing non-fiction and I now have more chapters written than I did when I started querying)
Is it ever acceptable to chase an agent if you've not heard from them?
Or to update them if anything has changed? (Eg I'm writing non-fiction and I now have more chapters written than I did when I started querying)
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#TimmsReview
#PIP
📢Stop Disability Cuts
Stop The Sham Timms Review
📢Friday 25th September 2026
📢1pm
📢Meet Outside Cardiff Vale College and Business Centre
City centre campus
Dumballs Road
Cardiff CF10 5FE
#PIP
📢Stop Disability Cuts
Stop The Sham Timms Review
📢Friday 25th September 2026
📢1pm
📢Meet Outside Cardiff Vale College and Business Centre
City centre campus
Dumballs Road
Cardiff CF10 5FE
September 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#TimmsReview
#PIP
📢Stop Disability Cuts
Stop The Sham Timms Review
📢Friday 25th September 2026
📢1pm
📢Meet Outside Cardiff Vale College and Business Centre
City centre campus
Dumballs Road
Cardiff CF10 5FE
#PIP
📢Stop Disability Cuts
Stop The Sham Timms Review
📢Friday 25th September 2026
📢1pm
📢Meet Outside Cardiff Vale College and Business Centre
City centre campus
Dumballs Road
Cardiff CF10 5FE