Kate Stuart

@Aerliingus_Ire Hi, what is going on with the Manchester to Orlando route. We have flights booked in May. We have not been told they are cancelled but have been sent an email saying we can request a refund or reallocation, with vague references to social media. Any clarification?

@ScotCitylink We were travelling to Aviemore from Perth. We seem to have caught a bus going in the right direction from Broxden now though, so all good! Thanks for your help

@KateStuart4 could you please advise where you are travelling to and from? what time was the service due? ^Emma

Due to adverse weather conditions all Citylink services which operate through Perth WILL NOT SERVICE BROXDEN OR PERTH BUS STATION ALL SERVICES ARE BEING DIVERTED VIA LAMBERKINE DRIVE THEN BACK ONTO THE MOTORWAY TO THEIR SAID DESTINATIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

@ScotCitylink Hi, thank you! Just setting off to go to the bus stop now. Do you know if the bus is running on time? It's not showing on the tracker

@KateStuart4 While Broxden is closed services will be operating from the bus stops on the A93 at the right hand side when you leave the Park and Ride, please reach out before you leave ^Matthew

@megabusuk Hi @megabusuk and @ScotCitylink , I've seen the posts about Broxden. I'm supposed to travel from there, heading to Aviemore at 5.35 this evening. Is there an alternative stop I should go to to continue my journey, or should the issue be resolved by then? Any info appreciated!

@KateStuart4 Hi Kate, we can be contacted on here or live chat up until 6pm. We can also be contacted up until 8pm by phone before our out of hours team taken over the phoneline ^Matthew

Hi @megabusuk, travelling Perth to Aviemore today (5.35pm). Where is the best place to stay updated? It'll be cold if we're stuck waiting at Broxden so want to be prepared! Thank you

@megabusuk Thank you, I appreciate your reply. From looking at the Tracker, our intended bus isn't trackable, so you may end up with another tweet closer to the time. Trains have already been disrupted, so this journey is looking fun!

@amadaun777 Travel joys! Had a lovely conference but now delayed by an hour trying to get home. I'm so tired!

@KateStuart4 You doing ok, Kate?

Hi @megabusuk, any news on the M66? It should have arrived in Reading at 16.35 headed towards Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds but is nowhere to be seen. Coach tracker is also not showing it. I want to go home!

@megabusuk Bus finally leaving Reading at 5.30pm. I imagine you may want to put posts or notifications up for travellers waiting in Birmingham and Manchester. The bus driver also said to another customer that the 5.40pm bus was expected to be another hour, so also late.

@KateStuart4 If you need to contact us after 6pm, we are available on the phone until 8pm this evening - 0141 352 4444. I'm sorry there is no other information we have available to us at the moment! ^Heather

@megabusuk I'm really concerned that I'm still stuck here with no knowledge of what's going on when I know the social media team only runs to 6pm. What do we do if we're still waiting after that point? I know there is another bus that goes via Birmingham at 5.40 - am I allowed to hop on it?

@megabusuk It's been 25 minutes with no sign so far, so definitely some delay. There's a group of us here waiting - is there not anything further that can be done to know what's going on?

In related news, if anyone needs my updated institutional email, let me know. My access to my Bangor account will end soon!

I am officially Dr Auntie Kate!

So this is the GIF that comes up when I type in 'Dr Stuart'. I'll take it! Thanks to my amazing examiners yesterday for, from the little I can remember, was a lovely viva experience! I still haven't processed things yet, but is it weird that I'm excited to work on my corrections?

Is there some kind of beef with Norway going on that I didn't know about? I didn't expect her to win but definitely feel like the jury vote doesn't seem to match the show I watched! #Eurovision2023

Oh look, it's other me!

@ThePhDPlace If I'm being nice, "performing authorship online". Less nice, "author twitter problems" 😂

Describe your research in 3 words or less

@NayanaPrakash1 @AcademicChatter It's okay to go off topic! If the thought that flows into your head is "oh, I'm feeling stressed about X or y" write it down and keep moving forward. I find it helps my mind feel less cluttered. Even better, you see what you know about your chapter and where you need more info.

@NayanaPrakash1 @AcademicChatter I find having a bit of a brain dump through freewriting useful if I'm feeling blocked. Set a timer and then just start writing. No worries about grammar, references, sounding 'right' - just write what you think you want to do in the section you're blocked in.

OK, help! I’ve been struggling with writer’s block on my DPhil/PhD and would really appreciate some tips on how to work through it. Any and all suggestions welcome! 📝✏️✍🏼 @AcademicChatter