Sarah Dixon Smith
@sarahds.bsky.social
Researcher, Imperial College London • Historian #HistMed • PhD in Military Medicine • Blast Injury • Chronic Pain • Applied History • Cats, Podcasts, Spooky Things. And Pastry.
Had a brief exciting moment, thinking I'd found a big data historian job. Odd for Linkedin, but you never know 🤷♀️
Nope... just making AI more fascist
Nope... just making AI more fascist
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Had a brief exciting moment, thinking I'd found a big data historian job. Odd for Linkedin, but you never know 🤷♀️
Nope... just making AI more fascist
Nope... just making AI more fascist
Was looking forward to spending the day sorting out grant & Fellowship applications.
Was not expecting to be punched in the stomach by Agatha Christie on the way to work...
#AcademicSky
Was not expecting to be punched in the stomach by Agatha Christie on the way to work...
#AcademicSky
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Was looking forward to spending the day sorting out grant & Fellowship applications.
Was not expecting to be punched in the stomach by Agatha Christie on the way to work...
#AcademicSky
Was not expecting to be punched in the stomach by Agatha Christie on the way to work...
#AcademicSky
Trying his best to smile for a picture on Ginger Cat Appreciation Day 🐈🐈
September 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trying his best to smile for a picture on Ginger Cat Appreciation Day 🐈🐈
It's not every day you see a Viking longboat cruising through central London
The Saga Farmann will be at St Kat's and open to visitors for the next couple of weeks
The Saga Farmann will be at St Kat's and open to visitors for the next couple of weeks
August 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It's not every day you see a Viking longboat cruising through central London
The Saga Farmann will be at St Kat's and open to visitors for the next couple of weeks
The Saga Farmann will be at St Kat's and open to visitors for the next couple of weeks
Just opened the @royalhistsoc.org newsletter & invite to @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Sept seminar "How I Wrote This"
Now petitioning for all Friday meeting invites to come with a playlist, cocktail & frappé recipes
Now petitioning for all Friday meeting invites to come with a playlist, cocktail & frappé recipes
August 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Just opened the @royalhistsoc.org newsletter & invite to @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Sept seminar "How I Wrote This"
Now petitioning for all Friday meeting invites to come with a playlist, cocktail & frappé recipes
Now petitioning for all Friday meeting invites to come with a playlist, cocktail & frappé recipes
DID SCURVY & CONSUMPTION MAKE BOY KILL CATS
Absurd reporting from the BBC. That "may" is doing so much work...
Given he *hasn't* been diagnosed with either, you could replace adhd & autism in that sentence with literally any other condition
If he had either, his lawyers would have used it
Absurd reporting from the BBC. That "may" is doing so much work...
Given he *hasn't* been diagnosed with either, you could replace adhd & autism in that sentence with literally any other condition
If he had either, his lawyers would have used it
August 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
DID SCURVY & CONSUMPTION MAKE BOY KILL CATS
Absurd reporting from the BBC. That "may" is doing so much work...
Given he *hasn't* been diagnosed with either, you could replace adhd & autism in that sentence with literally any other condition
If he had either, his lawyers would have used it
Absurd reporting from the BBC. That "may" is doing so much work...
Given he *hasn't* been diagnosed with either, you could replace adhd & autism in that sentence with literally any other condition
If he had either, his lawyers would have used it
Struggling to navigate work's HR system to buy some new glasses
Turns out they'll chip in *£25* (1/3 cost of lenses), on the condition that glasses are "solely" for computer use. They may not be used for other work-related tasks such as "Reading" or "Looking at colleagues"
LOOKING AT COLLEAGUES
Turns out they'll chip in *£25* (1/3 cost of lenses), on the condition that glasses are "solely" for computer use. They may not be used for other work-related tasks such as "Reading" or "Looking at colleagues"
LOOKING AT COLLEAGUES
July 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Struggling to navigate work's HR system to buy some new glasses
Turns out they'll chip in *£25* (1/3 cost of lenses), on the condition that glasses are "solely" for computer use. They may not be used for other work-related tasks such as "Reading" or "Looking at colleagues"
LOOKING AT COLLEAGUES
Turns out they'll chip in *£25* (1/3 cost of lenses), on the condition that glasses are "solely" for computer use. They may not be used for other work-related tasks such as "Reading" or "Looking at colleagues"
LOOKING AT COLLEAGUES
Looking forward to today's trip to Manchester and the LUSTRE Network's workshop on AI and gov records.
Less excited about the 4.30am start...
Less excited about the 4.30am start...
July 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Looking forward to today's trip to Manchester and the LUSTRE Network's workshop on AI and gov records.
Less excited about the 4.30am start...
Less excited about the 4.30am start...
I have never 'excelled' at a sport in my life. I've quit Couch to 5k nine times.
So why is the hyper-competitive academic bit of my brain utterly convinced that with a bit of training, I'd smash a pentathlon.
So why is the hyper-competitive academic bit of my brain utterly convinced that with a bit of training, I'd smash a pentathlon.
July 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I have never 'excelled' at a sport in my life. I've quit Couch to 5k nine times.
So why is the hyper-competitive academic bit of my brain utterly convinced that with a bit of training, I'd smash a pentathlon.
So why is the hyper-competitive academic bit of my brain utterly convinced that with a bit of training, I'd smash a pentathlon.
Very excited to have caught The Midnight Bell at Sadler's Wells before it closes this eve
But really feeling for the dancers, having to do 2+ hrs in a heatwave, in full tweed suits & knitwear 🥵
But really feeling for the dancers, having to do 2+ hrs in a heatwave, in full tweed suits & knitwear 🥵
June 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Very excited to have caught The Midnight Bell at Sadler's Wells before it closes this eve
But really feeling for the dancers, having to do 2+ hrs in a heatwave, in full tweed suits & knitwear 🥵
But really feeling for the dancers, having to do 2+ hrs in a heatwave, in full tweed suits & knitwear 🥵
Time for this year's Great Exhibition Road Festival 🎉
It's going to be a packed weekend with +40,000 people signed up so far.
🦾 Join us in the Be A Scientist Zone to design a robot leg, take part in a research study, & test your skills with our prosthetics 🦿
#ExRdFest
It's going to be a packed weekend with +40,000 people signed up so far.
🦾 Join us in the Be A Scientist Zone to design a robot leg, take part in a research study, & test your skills with our prosthetics 🦿
#ExRdFest
June 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Time for this year's Great Exhibition Road Festival 🎉
It's going to be a packed weekend with +40,000 people signed up so far.
🦾 Join us in the Be A Scientist Zone to design a robot leg, take part in a research study, & test your skills with our prosthetics 🦿
#ExRdFest
It's going to be a packed weekend with +40,000 people signed up so far.
🦾 Join us in the Be A Scientist Zone to design a robot leg, take part in a research study, & test your skills with our prosthetics 🦿
#ExRdFest
Another great seminar from @britishacademy.bsky.social This time on transitioning from academia to consultancy
Now to figure out how to make a viable & ethical consultancy from my work: explosions, pain & injuries
Maybe a general approach is a better way forward...
Now to figure out how to make a viable & ethical consultancy from my work: explosions, pain & injuries
Maybe a general approach is a better way forward...
May 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Another great seminar from @britishacademy.bsky.social This time on transitioning from academia to consultancy
Now to figure out how to make a viable & ethical consultancy from my work: explosions, pain & injuries
Maybe a general approach is a better way forward...
Now to figure out how to make a viable & ethical consultancy from my work: explosions, pain & injuries
Maybe a general approach is a better way forward...
Heading into 9 hrs of meetings with 0 breaks.
Thoughts & prayers please.
Thoughts & prayers please.
May 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Heading into 9 hrs of meetings with 0 breaks.
Thoughts & prayers please.
Thoughts & prayers please.
Spending the first sunny day in ages like a true academic... inside in a seminar.
In a session on 'Cursed Objects', flashing back to my undergrad at Royal Holloway & the spooky painting that gets covered in exams. It's rumoured to cause students to fail or go insane
#ThePolarBearsMadeMeDoIt
In a session on 'Cursed Objects', flashing back to my undergrad at Royal Holloway & the spooky painting that gets covered in exams. It's rumoured to cause students to fail or go insane
#ThePolarBearsMadeMeDoIt
May 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Spending the first sunny day in ages like a true academic... inside in a seminar.
In a session on 'Cursed Objects', flashing back to my undergrad at Royal Holloway & the spooky painting that gets covered in exams. It's rumoured to cause students to fail or go insane
#ThePolarBearsMadeMeDoIt
In a session on 'Cursed Objects', flashing back to my undergrad at Royal Holloway & the spooky painting that gets covered in exams. It's rumoured to cause students to fail or go insane
#ThePolarBearsMadeMeDoIt
Waiting for an hour, in the rain, to watch the Red Arrows zip in front of grey clouds feels like a terribly British way to celebrate #VEDay
May 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Waiting for an hour, in the rain, to watch the Red Arrows zip in front of grey clouds feels like a terribly British way to celebrate #VEDay
May 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
First day back in the office after two weeks of leave, and heading into 8hrs of meetings.
This calls for a little treat.
This calls for a little treat.
May 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
First day back in the office after two weeks of leave, and heading into 8hrs of meetings.
This calls for a little treat.
This calls for a little treat.
When you finally finish a presentation at 6.30pm and then realise they should have been on a provided template and you have to start again...
And that means all 20 speakers in the 9hr meeting will be presenting *the same slides*
#academicsky
And that means all 20 speakers in the 9hr meeting will be presenting *the same slides*
#academicsky
March 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When you finally finish a presentation at 6.30pm and then realise they should have been on a provided template and you have to start again...
And that means all 20 speakers in the 9hr meeting will be presenting *the same slides*
#academicsky
And that means all 20 speakers in the 9hr meeting will be presenting *the same slides*
#academicsky
Not the most reassuring view for a hospital room...
March 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Not the most reassuring view for a hospital room...
Anyone want to go halves on that academic daydream bakery/bookshop/pet rescue 🥐
A post-PhD fellowship at £23k is insane.
#AcademicSky #Skystorians
A post-PhD fellowship at £23k is insane.
#AcademicSky #Skystorians
February 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Anyone want to go halves on that academic daydream bakery/bookshop/pet rescue 🥐
A post-PhD fellowship at £23k is insane.
#AcademicSky #Skystorians
A post-PhD fellowship at £23k is insane.
#AcademicSky #Skystorians
Passed by this tree on the way home yesterday and had to go back today to see if I'd imagined it
Can any folk/occult #skystorians please explain why it's so unsettling. I don't understand why, but I don't like it
🗃
Can any folk/occult #skystorians please explain why it's so unsettling. I don't understand why, but I don't like it
🗃
January 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Passed by this tree on the way home yesterday and had to go back today to see if I'd imagined it
Can any folk/occult #skystorians please explain why it's so unsettling. I don't understand why, but I don't like it
🗃
Can any folk/occult #skystorians please explain why it's so unsettling. I don't understand why, but I don't like it
🗃
If there was ever a sentence that shouldn't be followed by "However..."
January 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If there was ever a sentence that shouldn't be followed by "However..."
He's finally allowed to play with the Christmas tree and I think it's blown his single orange braincell 🎄
#academiccats #academicsky
#academiccats #academicsky
January 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
He's finally allowed to play with the Christmas tree and I think it's blown his single orange braincell 🎄
#academiccats #academicsky
#academiccats #academicsky
✅️ Christmas shopping done
✅️ Out of office set
✅️ Kettle's on
Time to settle down for the shortest day with a cup of tea, open fire & some festive spooky stories
✅️ Out of office set
✅️ Kettle's on
Time to settle down for the shortest day with a cup of tea, open fire & some festive spooky stories
December 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
✅️ Christmas shopping done
✅️ Out of office set
✅️ Kettle's on
Time to settle down for the shortest day with a cup of tea, open fire & some festive spooky stories
✅️ Out of office set
✅️ Kettle's on
Time to settle down for the shortest day with a cup of tea, open fire & some festive spooky stories
When you offered to arrange an office picnic, spent £20 on ingredients & your daydream is to quit academia and set up a bakery...
... but you have the baking skills of a labrador
#skystorians #academicsky
... but you have the baking skills of a labrador
#skystorians #academicsky
December 13, 2024 at 10:27 AM
When you offered to arrange an office picnic, spent £20 on ingredients & your daydream is to quit academia and set up a bakery...
... but you have the baking skills of a labrador
#skystorians #academicsky
... but you have the baking skills of a labrador
#skystorians #academicsky