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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 12h

I have done a bakery crawl in France once and it was the best idea!

Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In a pub quiz: "What's the building with the most stories?" "I don't know. I guess maybe the British library?" Storeys. She meant storeys.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Academia is brutal and amazing in equal measure because of the dozens of long distance friendships it creates. I just spent the most beautiful weekend in Newcastle celebrating the wedding of a very dear friend who I met when she was working on a year contract in Swansea.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have been talking about efficiency at work lately. What does it mean? What's the motivation behind? Who benefits from it? Does it make our lives more productive? Unless it's your own time you save and you can then choose how to spend it then you need to think carefully if you want to be efficient

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

One look at some of the work exhibited at the Festival of Quilts is enough to appreciate the incredible things the human mind is capable of in the state of hyper focus.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Overheard at the lunch queue between two men who looked their mid twenties. "Books now are all slop. The books that I read are all 60 years old and everyone is like 'that's a good book' If you lookat Waterstones is all like feminist literature and shit." I do really want to know what he reads...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Went through the Greek educational system which means I studied the Odyssey in school. It's weird because 1) people are just discovering the story now and 2) you know how in school you ask "when is this ever going to be useful or relevant to my life"? Turns out it takes about 25 years. But it does.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Repeat after me. It's impossible to feel as confident in your new job after a week as you did in your old job after 10 years.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Do you ever think about how influential 18th century Japanese wood printmaking is in our contemporary understanding of art and design? See exhibit A 🌊

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

There is a special irony in that, while waiting on the train platform to travel for my first day at my new job I passed by the VC of my previous job, whose decisions made me to ultimately give up. Is this a good or a bad omen?

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I feel I owe an apology to my high school statistics teacher, for constantly complaining that I don't need to learn probabilities because "I am going to be a dietitian" Not only have I been teaching it for the best part of the past decade, I am about to start my new career as a data analyst 😁

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

While everyone is complaining about the heat I am sitting in a freezing GWR train with my jacket on AND STILL COLD This country is really struggling with air conditioning....

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Where do I petition for a day that's socially acceptable to wear a flower crown in the UK? #midsommar

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The real question is who is going to ban my mum from social media...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It was a very enjoyable sea themed lino printing Sunday! 🐟🪼🫧

A linocut block with two jellyfish carvings and partly inked with blue ink. The ink roller is resting on the right side of the block

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A bit ironic that the 2024 infant feeding survey is released 4 days after I left academia but glad to see in published! www.gov.uk/government/s... For decades we were citing that "only 1% of UK mothers exclusively breastfeed at 6 months". This figure is now 26% which is a massive increase!

gov.uk

Infant feeding survey 2024: summary of main findings

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Australia is going for the nostalgia vote from millennials this year, with a signature Delta Goodrem mashup of innocent eyes and mistaken identity. It worked on me. I am singing it all day today. I hope they win. #esc26

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Decided to bake a cake at 22.30. 2 hours later, the kitchen smells fantastic but the recipe says to cool completely, which means I can't have any before bed...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The king really packed some "I don't give a f*ck" energy for his US trip, didn't he?

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Grief is a beast. You think you are coping and then it hits you like a tonne of bricks. A notification popped up that I had a voicemail and thought: The only person who leaves me voice messages is my grandma. Occasionally, and just to say hi. And then it hit me why it cannot possibly be her...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I watched Project Heil Mary last night and, I need to be honest, Arrival has ruined any other attempt of showing what human communication with any other intelligent life form would be like. This almost felt more cartoonish than sci-fi Also spacewalks, both real and fictional freak me out so much...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

It's really sad that the headlines do not cover as much of the breathtaking images and discoveries of #Artemis2 and too much of the doom and gloom of life on Earth...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Afternoon coffee catching the light just right

Black cup of coffee on a matching saucer with a spoon, sitting on a dark table by a sunlit window; light reflects off the coffee’s surface and creates a soft lens flare.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The only way to invite spring was to order a new umbrella. It’s arrived just in time for the 19°C forecast tomorrow. I have no illusions. I live in South Wales. I’ll be needing it by the weekend.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

St David's has become one of my favourite days of the year. I get to mix cultural symbols of Greece and Wales and for me it is the beginning of spring!

Wooden desk set up for a printmaking project, featuring yellow daffodils in a glass jar, pencil sketches of daffodils on tracing paper, a carved linoleum block with a daffodil design, carving tools, pencil, scraps of shavings, a cup of tea, and a Welsh cake on a white plate.

Bouquet of bright yellow daffodils tied with red-and-white string, a traditional martis bracelet that has a blue eye bead to protect from the evil eye, held up against a plain wall in strong sunlight, casting distinct shadows.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

You think pancake day is good but what if I told you that in Greece there is A WHOLE WEEK traditionally dedicated to eating cheese and eggs? (It is followed by traditionally giving up eating all animal products for lent though)

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I was told you are not supposed to throw out the rubbish on Lunar New Year but it's bin day today. What do I do?

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Today's self-care was cutting up a couple of sewing patterns and getting them ready to put them together. Only I decided to do this on the floor and now my back hurts...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

But of course I would decide to take up silversmithing classes when the price of silver is breaking records every day!

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Just spotted @torstenbell.bsky.social walking down the other side of the road. If I was not late on my way to climbing I would have stopped to ask him what he thinks about the proposed 200+ job cuts at Swansea Uni!

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I have been reflecting on learning and assessing the learning as educators lately. I ask my students to make a podcast to help them develop comms skills beyond academic language. What I get is read out academic essays. I think students are taught they should not have fun with their academics.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Over Christmas I had to sit through conversations about how "carnivore is the best diet" and how what I've spent 20 years on is just "my opinion." Now the new US dietary guidelines are out, shaped more by lobbying than evidence, from an administration that doesn't believe in public health anyway.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hugo refering to the secret traitor as "the middle management" not really thinking HE is the middle management 🤣 #TheTraitors

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I am scrolling though the beautiful magical Christmas pictures on social media and ours is so so different, chaotic and loud! Balkan people don't really do tranquil, magical and warm white soft glow.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Greek coaches seem to be running on a vibes based schedule, yet everyone seems to know when to show up. Well, anyone but me that is! I have been living in the UK for far too long for this I think!

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I have been sharing with people the results of the programming course I have been doing this past term (I actually did better than I expected) and I often get the question "Why are you doing this if you find it so hard?" Like, I don't know, since when we are not supposed to do hard things?🤯

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

A lovely reminder today that, while the system is broken, my colleagues and my students are awesome! What a joy it is to attend their graduation (and be called a superstar teacher 🌟)

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

All the emotions liquefied and escaping out of my eyes.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

My colleague's baby's reaction to our results section makes me think they should have a word with reviewer 2. #academicsky

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Not quite sure what extra information the interpreter can provide that deaf people cannot already read? What am I missing here?

The image displays a train departure board at a station. A person is visible in the bottom right corner, appearing to be using British Sign Language (BSL) to interpret the information on the screen.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

My ceramic pumpkin is giving more Cinderella than Halloween and I am ok with that.

A hand holds a small, handmade clay pumpkin with holes and a twisted stem. In the background, there is a wall decorated with embroidery hoops featuring various designs, including flowers, a bird, a mushroom, and a seascape. A wooden shelf with potted plants and dried flowers is visible on the left.

A hand holds a small clay pumpkin with a twisted brown stem and holes in its orange body. The pumpkin rests on a wooden work surface scattered with art tools, including a paintbrush, a pen, and small containers. The background shows crafting supplies and materials.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

If you live in Wales consider signing this petition to ask the Welsh Government to continue funding Technocamps I'm a current student in their introduction to Python course this semester and, trust me, they provide a fantastic value for money service for Wales! petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

petitions.senedd.wales

Petition: Continue funding Technocamps to provide the support that schools and teachers across Wales rely on.

Welsh Government has stopped funding Welsh universities (Technocamps) to support Welsh teachers, and instead is giving £1.4M to York University to provide on-line resources for this. This is outrageou...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I will give you a scary costume idea this Halloween! 🎃 An academic in UK higher education in 2025. Pitch dark academia. #academicsky #Halloween

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I do hate it when I don't know what is the next right thing to do...

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

That's probably the best picture of me even taken and it was from this random lady while I was minding my own business looking though the displays in the Archeological Museum in Thessaloniki. What can I say? If the golden wreath fits...

Museum display case showing ancient golden artifacts including an ornate wide-brimmed neck collar or torque at the base and an elaborate golden tree-like crown or headdress with intricate branch designs suspended above it. My (a white woman in her 30s wearing glasses) reflection is visible in the protective glass, creating a layered, atmospheric effect with dramatic lighting in the darkened exhibition space

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I came back home to a shattered inner pane of my window. The internet says metal enclosure/manufacturing fault and I have already contacted my landlady who is sorting a replacement out but I can still hear more cracking happening and I am kind of terrified it will collapse into a heap 😬

A large window with shattered safety glass, forming a web-like pattern of cracks across the entire surface. A small sunflower sticker is placed near the top left corner. Through the damaged glass, a view of the beach, ocean, and cloudy sky is visible in the background.

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Dr Sophia Komninou @sophiakomninou.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I have not written for @theconversation.com for a while but I am back taking a closer look at the evidence and explaining why most children already consume enough protein and why focusing on overall diet quality is far more important for their growth and wellbeing theconversation.com/does-your-ch...

theconversation.com

Does your child need more protein? The answer is probably not

The vast majority of children will already get more than enough protein as part of their usual diet.

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