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Nic Wray
@nicwray.bsky.social
PhD student #tinnitus and #hyperacusis. Chartered PR Practitioner. Northerner in East Anglia. Bookworm, yarn & thread maven.
For everyone who died so that we might live in freedom.
For everyone who died over disputes about land, or oil, or politics.
For everyone left bereft and bereaved.
For everyone left scarred physically or mentally by conflict.
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I’m inviting #GPs to take part in a short service evaluation on #tinnitus & #hyperacusis management in #PrimaryCare

Your experience can help shape better care for people living with these conditions.

Survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

#GeneralPractice #GPSky #BJGP #RCGP #JustAGP
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’m looking for a little help with my PhD research: a service evaluation to understand how GPs assess and manage ppl presenting with #tinnitus & #hyperacusis.

If you’re a #GP, your insights are incredibly valuable. The short, confidential survey takes around 10–15 mins.

Scan QR or link in thread
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Well, I found juggling so many things (including social media) as I found my feet as a #PhD student a little tricky, so for once I prioritised (go me!)

But now I'm back, as I'm at a stage in my research where social media could be a useful tool.

So hi, how are you? No really, how are you?
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Received a copy of a book that I looked over a draft of the #tinnitus and #hyperacusis section. Unexpectedly, I have a mention in the acknowledgements - "research based feedback and [a] keen eye for detail".

I think that sums up my professional self quite neatly!

The book's a good read too!
April 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This is St George.

His dad was from Turkey
His mum was from Syria
He was a Roman
He died in Palestine
He never visited England
He didn't kill a dragon
He is a Christian saint
He is a Muslim and Jewish prophet

Happy #StGeorgesDay
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A day late for #NationalPetDay, but every day is Pet Day in our house!

#guineapigs #AdoptDon'tShop
April 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm working on a service evaluation to find out how GPs deal with #tinnitus & #hyperacusis patients.

In 2011, a similar study was presented at my first @tinnitusuk.bsky.social conference. Now I'm the one conducting the study! It feels slightly unreal, but also like I've come full circle.
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Train selfie - off to #Nottingham to see my #PhD supervisors, work on writing content for a digital intervention, and help facilitate a day of workshops on #tinnitus, #hyperacusis and #MentalHealth

Increasingly greige hair due to slow progress on my literature review!

#PhDChat #PhDLife
March 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Tinnitus UK is holding a free Tinnitus Information Roadshow event in Sheffield, which aims to reduce stress, confusion, isolation, improve wellbeing and enable people with tinnitus to cope better with their condition.

Find more information about the event and book your place today (link in bio)
March 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We didn't make #pancakes last night but we made a new-to-us dish from Rukmini Iyer's The Green Roasting Tin. Persian mushrooms with pomegranate and walnuts. Delicious and deeply savoury!

#mushrooms #vegan #accidentallyvegan #rukminiiyer
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Joining the library was one of the first things I did when I moved here. I've made good friends through groups the library hosts & have got involved in their crime fiction festival.

I would not have had the career I've had & be a PhD student without libraries & librarians!

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March 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Had a very bracing #geocaching event on the Stone Jetty at #Morecambe - it should have been in the cafe there, but we think the owner took one look at the yellow weather warnings and went "nah!". We on the other hand...
February 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If you love cheese, this place is paradise! It's the Courtyard Dairy in Austwick. They do mail order and online tastings (which are fab) but the shop is en route to where we're staying this week so...

#CourtyardDairy #BlessedAreTheCheesemakers
February 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Progress on one of my UFOs - The Green Man by Witches Stitches. It is taking concentration, but I'm loving the colours and the 3D effect.

#cross-stitch #greenman #witchesstitches
February 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
When I pressed this, some of the colour ran 😐 Fortunately, I had some tiny heart buttons on my stash & they beautifully covered up the marks. I added others for balance & I think it looks even nicer than it did!

If this was #LinkedIn, I'd be making some kind of moral out of that 😂

#CrossStitch
February 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Had a great catch up with my supervisor and a fab time in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social

I did the fun #geocache and the most exciting bit - I got a Reader's Pass and worked for a while in the Science Reading Room 😊

Kudos to #BritishLibrary for their acceptance of digital ID and lovely staff!
February 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Off to London to meet up with my supervisor. Last week marked a definite jump up in pace and scope of my work. I'm actually quite happy about that - I now have more defined things to be doing (just a lot of them!), which suits me better - I am not very good with the unknown 😊

#PhDLife #PhDChat
February 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Happy Monday! Arlo and Westley are keen to start the week, I hope it's a good one for you!

#guineapigs #mondaymotivation
February 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
First #trainselfie of the year!

Off to London for the launch of the @Tinnitus UK Tinnitus Week report (I've had previews, it's a belter!)

Then to Nottingham, for a supervision meeting, speaking to a Tinnitus Support Group & hosting a geocaching event!

Busy week 😀

#TinnitusWeek #RaiseTheAlarm
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I said this year I was going to concentrate on my abandoned projects, but when I saw this design, I could not pass it by, it might have been designed just for me!

Designer: #Stitchrovia (on #Etsy)
Threads: #DMC
Fabric: #Silkweaver

PhDone?

#crossstitch #PhDone
January 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We have a new guinea pig in the house 🤣

My first craft finish for 2025. You can see the before and after the back stitch and little highlights in his eyes.

He will be pressed and framed for display next Christmas.

Kit: Twist and Sprout by #BothyThreads

#CrossStitch #GuineaPigs
January 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Goals for 2025

#PhD 200 words/day (Mon-Fri)

#Books: A Crime Classic/month; 52 books in the year

#Geocaching: Go to a Giga, cache outside the UK

#Crochet: Complete Charlotte's Universe, finish UFOs

#Knitting: Finish or rip back UFOs

#Crossstitch: 6 UFOs

#Cooking: 6 new to me dishes
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January 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Back to the usual routine today. PhD students don't get the long breaks that undergraduates do!

#PhDLife ##PhDChat
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January 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When I moved to #Suffolk, I got involved with the regional @cipr.co.uk group @cipreastanglia.bsky.social

It's a fantastic network. My comms practice developed massively, I am now a Chartered Practitioner much more aware of my value.

Delighted to be able to give back as a volunteer!

#comms #PR
December 30, 2024 at 6:44 AM