Anna Wood
@Annakwood
STEM Ed researcher @UniEdinburgh (part-time). Physicist, digital education, bird photographer, #mecfs Author of 25 Birds: https://tinyurl.com/25birdsanna
Just a wee reminder that my book 25 Birds is on sale in all good bookshops and makes a great Christmas present for nature lovers. All profits to @actionforme #TwitterNatureCommunity #NaturePhotography #MECFS amazon.co.uk/gp/product/173…
Please sign ✍🏼 and share 🙏🏻 Savannah is in a UK hospital, she has very severe ME complicated by paralysing pain. She is suffering from neglect that has caused infections, and under threat of discharge to an FND service (dangerous for pwME). change.org/p/save-savanna…
EMERGENCY DEMO - SANCTIONS NOW Jews in the UK demand forceful action to stop Israel’s starvation, displacement & bombing of Palestinians in Gaza. Join us in London this Monday, 28 July from 5.30pm – or as soon as you can – at the UK Foreign Office, to make your voice heard.
I’ve spent 3 years photographing people with #MECFS, a condition I’ve lived with since 1987. 50 people. Invisible & incurable illness. The work shows at Oxo Tower in September. Updates & book info here: tinyurl.com/58khuv8z #InvisibleIllness #PhotographyForChange
In 2026, as the world's press step carefully over the blood-stained rubble of Gaza's killing grounds we, the British govt, will remind the world how we issued strongly worded statements very strongly. On one occasion we deplored.
Very grateful for a short trip to the botanics today (with the birding group, though only one other person made it, we had a nice chat anyway). Lots of small white butterflies around and not much else - too hot for us all!
I'm really not doing well with this humidity particularly at night - waking up feeling even more awful than usual despite a reasonable sleep
David Baddiel, "One assumption about Jewish privilege is that we can pass as non-Jews, which makes the racism we suffer lesser than some other minorities. It certainly makes it different" David's niece Donna, "It's interesting for me as a biracial person.. I can't hide the fact…
This is fascinating I'm so glad Melles and Fluge are still working in the area healthrising.org/blog/2025/07/1…
Ooo - it's a while since I've had a paper published! “It’s Like a Nice Atmosphere”—Understanding Physics Students’ Experiences of a Flipped Classroom Through the Lens of Transactional Distance Theory mdpi.com/3409778 #mdpieducation via @EducSci_MDPI
✉️ 2-MINUTE ACTION: Challenge Severe Condition Criteria in the Lords Though it’s a Money Bill, Lords can *still* propose key amendments. I’ve written a template letter with email addresses—just copy, paste & send if you have the spoons. 📎 shorturl.at/VsJNE #TakingThePIP
Has anyone had a gastrostomy and have experience of different types of insertion or different types of tube type? Typically thinking these two in particular, and PEG or RIG… I’m leaning more towards one than the other so I’ll try and go with my instincts, but it’s tricky! Ta x
And yet disabled people are now also supposed to compete for these jobs
NEW: Unemployment is up by 124,000 in the last year to 1.67 million. On the wider measure of underemployment, there are 4.98m looking for work - up by 465,000 in the last year. Vacancies fell again - meaning there are now currently 6.8 people for every job going.
A little bug with a heart 🤍 on its back looks out on a big, green world #NaturePhotography #Macro #Wildlife #ThursdayVibes
BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer says he is confident he can turn his polling numbers around by suspending every one of his MPs and purging 100% of disabled people. He has explained Labour's struggles are everyone's fault but his ♥️