Mia Holt

Very excited to share that, come January, I will be joining the faculty at @UniofBath as a Lecturer/Assistant Prof! We’ll be studying all things microbiomes, harmful & beneficial host-microbe interactions, and protist diversity & evolution theholtlab.com for updates! 😁

It's published! So delighted to have written the Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura chapters of the new @lonelyplanet guide to the Canary Islands – plus a little piece on gofio. Available now in all good bookshops #canaryislands #bookstagram #guidebook #travel #lonelyplanet

oh this is fucking brilliant

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Another night of horror in the #Gaza Strip. A strike hit a hospital courtyard, burning the tents where people were sleeping. Just before this, an @UNRWA school sheltering families was hit in Nuseirat. That same school was going to be used as a #polio vaccination site today.

Sally Rooney at The Southbank Centre tonight, before beginning her reading, speaking out strongly about the death and destruction in Palestine while saying, "It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that we are witnessing an unfolding genocide..."

For the love of Christ just tell us it’s sold out and let us get on with the hoovering

Women don’t owe the world children. They don’t owe men babies. And they don’t owe you an explanation.

🚨 He's going freelance again, from August*. It is time to start working on things that fill me with purpose once more. Very around for all things features writing and editing, editorial strategy/consultancy, copywriting, plus plenty more between. My website gives you a sense of what I can do. Feel free to spread the word, excited to build with new people, brands, and publications. *Unless a job I really want comes up... rhysthomas-writer.com

Did you know @BBCOne’s new series, Lost Boys & Fairies, was set and filmed in Cardiff? Check out the Wales-based locations, trainees and music that brought it to life: ow.ly/Pc0e50SbObl #LostBoysAndFairies #Cardiff

Labour's manifesto promised to "remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition & acceptance". That entails ending the Tories' ban on puberty blockers. Young people – cis & trans – must have access to healthcare they need. I'll always stand with the trans community.

Plaid Cymru gained 14.8% of the votes in #Wales. That’s the highest vote share in the party’s history. #GeneralElection2024

whenever i see the moon it’s like ok i want six blurry pictures of that on my phone so bad

Car crash from @GMB presenters. Do they even have researchers on @GMB? I've been interviewed on Wales and #GeneralElection2024 by French and German broadcasters this past fortnight who have far greater knowledge and depth of understanding.

What a game!! Best one so far #TURGEO

Why it's important to have a strong Welsh media industry, and a brilliant example of knowing your patch as a journalist

I feel so seen

Wrote about ditching, and wanting to reclaim, my Welsh accent. For @theipaper inews.co.uk/opinion/traine…

Freelancer journos: come one, come all, I’d love you hear your pitches for our next issue! Send me an email for details sophia@digitalfrontier.com