Nabila Cruz

Maybe if I add #procrastinate to my #ToDoList I'll end up not doing it like everything else.

Are you 18-24 years old? I'm interviewing young people to talk about AI generated content in the news. Interviewees get £25 in vouchers for taking part. Sign up at linktr.ee/genai.trust.ne….

📢 University of Sheffield PhD researcher @ninavoluminosa questions how effective #Sheffield is at being a city of sanctuary. She talks to Give Over about the white riots, feeling unsafe in Sheffield, and where we can turn to in the face of violent and widespread racism.

My first published short story is now live on @PeaksOfColour Nature Writing Journal. I tried to imagine a future in which AI could bring us closer to nature, an artificial friend to connect us to our roots. Read it here: peaksofcolour.org/offerings-jour….

This participatory action research project brought Uni of Sheffield students and librarians together to plan and lead creative workshops in the library. You can find out more here: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.u…

Today the Creative Library Project team led by @missvagrant presented our poster at ISAM 2024. It's so exciting to be able to talk about a collaborative research project in an academic makerspace. We even shared copies of our zine!

3 weeks to go! @kryangg fun zines & prints about animals, culture, & mental health @ninavoluminosa collective zines, & personal, with poetry & short stories @pitahpat creates colourful & joyful art. melissa will also have pop culture zines! ID in alt text

I admire the hustle of a researcher gamifying how frustrating academic publishing can be. I haven't even tried but it already feels like I lost the game. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Watched Threads tonight. So much more traumatizing than I expected. Explosions, corpses and effluvia to give me nightmares for years. Apparently a rite of passage for anyone living in Sheffield. I'll never look at the Moor the same way. 10/10 would recommend.

I think I finally found my millennial quirk: I cannot book appointments with businesses via Instagram. Already gave up 3 times (tattoo, nails and braiding) because I need a reservation system with a calendar and an email confirmation. DM bookings are not real.

Really blustery in Sheffield today. Are these the winds of change?

Don't lie to me... You've thought about opening one too!

Sent my postal vote. It was my first time voting at a GE in over 20 years living in the UK. A small act in the grand scheme of things, but a big deal personally after feeling disenfranchised in the country I call home for most of my life.

@ChrisLPsych Once I convinced myself I'm an imposter, life got much easier. I like to pretend I'm infiltrating academia to take it down bit by bit.

It was a fantastic opportunity. My smile in the photos shows how joyous it is to share this experience with other PGRs. Thank you to the DGN team!

3 days in the @digitalgoodnet Summer School went really fast. Probably because it was both fun and intense, lots of inspiration and food for thought. But best of all, met PGRs from around the world working towards the digital good.

We spent the day provotyping at the @digitalgoodnet Summer School today. Our group created Fluffbot for assisted living, a robot that not only helps elderly people with mobility or health issues, but also prevents isolation by fostering community and connection between humans.

Also, I started the day winning so I now expect only good things at the Digital Good Network Summer School.

Excited to attend the @digitalgoodnet Summer School this week. First day and we've already seen so much interesting and important research. These are the best moments of doing a PhD being part of such a diverse and welcoming PGR community is exciting.

If you're stuck inside this sunny Sunday, the recording for the @FestOfDebate panel I presented at in April is now available here: youtu.be/-oIqonJRhtk?si…. I had great fun doing it and learnt a lot from the panellists.

So not very intelligent then? I my book a PhD is not a sign of intelligence, but rather of determination and resilience in the face of unnecessary stress. If anything, anyone doing a PhD is a fool.