Nic Wray

Becoming a Chartered PR Practitioner was the best thing I've ever done in terms of professional development. It consolidated my learning by experience, it gave me confidence, and it shows the world that I am a strategic communications leader.

#CharteredWeek #CIPR #CPD #AlwaysLearning

🔉 Do everyday sounds feel too loud or painful?
We’re looking for UK adults with hyperacusis (sound sensitivity) to share their experience of talking to a GP.
Your answers can help improve understanding and support.
👉 Scan the QR code to take part.

#hyperacusis #volunteersneeded

📣 We’re looking for UK adults (18+) with tinnitus to take part in a confidential survey exploring their experiences with GP care & self-management strategies.
This research aims to better understand patient pathways & improve support.
👉 Please share within your networks.
QR code in the image.

I'm still working away on my blanket and making a whole field's worth of flowers...

#crochet #charlottesuniverse #lookwhatimade

A small boxed Lego kit in front of a tall white jug containing red roses and lilac freesias

I know Lego have called this set a hamster, but I think it looks like a guinea pig! My Valentine's gift from my partner ❤️

#guineapig #lego #hamster

🔉 Do everyday sounds feel too loud or painful?
We’re looking for UK adults with hyperacusis (sound sensitivity) to share their experience of talking to a GP.
Your answers can help improve understanding and support.
👉 Scan the QR code to take part.

#hyperacusis #volunteersneeded

A guinea pig with a black face and white body stares directly at the camera

A profile shot of a black guinea pig with a thin white stripe around his middle sits pensive next to a half full food bowl

Arlo is a bit more subtle about wanting his bowl refilled ... Westley will come up and tell you!

#guineapigs #adoptdontshop

Hyperacusis can be hard to explain — especially in a short GP appointment.
We want to hear what your experience was like, and what support you were offered.
If you’re 18+ and in the UK, you can take part using the QR code or email me at nicola.wray@nottingham.ac.uk

#hyperacusis #volunteersneeded

GP Service Evaluation Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

Has Tinnitus Week led to a flurry of new tinnitus related appointments?

As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value your input via a 10 min survey

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

Thank you!

To register your interest and check eligibility: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

It’s Tinnitus Week this week, led by the brilliant team at @TinnitusUK 👏 If you live with tinnitus, I know you you're all too aware of it. If you’re willing to share how your GP has helped you manage it (or not), I’d really value hearing from you.

Link in comments or scan the QR code

A middle aged woman with greying curly hair, red framed glasses and a black cardigan looks out of the train window

Off to London today, hence the #trainselfie. I'm attending the launch of @tinnitusuk.bsky.social 's Tinnitus Week report at the House of Lords. Rather smart!

Looking forward to seeing others from the tinnitus community and catching up!

#tinnitusweek

A cream coloured tall jug holding a bunch of bright yellow daffodils in full bloom

A cream coloured tall jug holding a bunch of bright yellow daffodils in full bloom

Daffodils are such a cheerful flower and a reminder that winter and darkness always pass. And at £1 a bunch, they are an absolute bargain - I've filled this jug for a couple of quid, and the colour and scent really lift the spirits!

#daffodils #springvibes

It’s Tinnitus Week, led by the excellent team at @TinnitusUK

As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value hearing from you via a 10 min survey

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

Thank you!

These two handsome chaps are always happy to see us in the morning!

#guineapigs #guineapiglife #guineapigcare #adoptdontshop

It's Tinnitus Week! If you have tinnitus yourself, you're probably all too aware of the symptoms. What's it been like getting help from your GP for it? I'd really like to know! If you'd like to help me find out, scan the QR code or visit app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

#TinnitusWeek

Your story matters!

We’re gathering experiences from UK adults with tinnitus or sound sensitivity to understand what support is/isn’t available through their GP

Confidential. Voluntary. ~25 mins.

QR code to take part or✉️ nicola.wray@nottingham.ac.uk

#tinnitus #hyperacusis #livedexperience

We had a great day in Ipswich yesterday - lunch at Noodle 92 and then off to New Wolsey Theatre, where we saw a three person production of David Copperfield. I'm not a Dickens fan, but this was excellent - engaging, energetic, funny, moving.

No big thesis-shaped document yet. Just steady progress, and dagnabbit, I'm going to celebrate just moving forward! 😀

#PhDLife #SmallWins

So today’s win: the protocol for my realist synthesis has been published on PROSPERO 🎉 It’s a clear statement of intent, and the official starting line for a lot of work ahead (not least of which are 2852 of papers to screen to decide whether they are included in the review). 2/3

One thing that’s taken some adjustment in my PhD is the pace of outputs. Unlike working life, there aren’t daily deliverables in the same way - progress is slower, quieter, and often invisible.
But those small milestones matter. They’re the bricks that build the bigger picture. 1/3

Another cracking night out at the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts with 3 excellent performers - Lianne Kaye, The Wilswood Buoys and The Leylines. It's a shame The Leylines are calling it a day soon 😐

And all for the princely sum of £17 each including booking fee...
#live #independentvenuesweek

Westley and Arlo are always pleased to see us in the morning, although Arlo's noises and Westley's chittering teeth are expressing their opinion that breakfast is late and I should stop filming them!

(Clean out after breakfast!)

#guineapiglife #guineapigs

Do you live with tinnitus?

You’re not alone — and your voice can help improve the support people get from GPs.

We’d love to hear about:
• what you told your GP
• what advice you were given
• what you tried yourself
• what actually helped

Scan the QR code to take part.

#tinnitusresearch #tinnitus

Obligatory post to announce that we have snow! It's an unusual occurrence in East Anglia - one of the reasons I was happy to move here!

#snow #nosnowdayforme

⏳There’s still time to take part!

We’re inviting GPs to share their experiences managing tinnitus and hyperacusis in primary care.

📆 Survey closes 31 Jan 2026
✅ 10–15 mins | 🔒 Confidential | 💬 Your insights matter

👉 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...

#PrimaryCare #Tinnitus #GPsurvey

2025 was the year of live music, and walking the Pilgrims Path to Holy Island, both amazing experiences. I didn't fail. I lived. And life doesn't conform to lists!

I'll still do a goal list for 2026. It helps me focus, but I won't be consumed by it.

#2025recap #2025review #goals

I set myself some goals for 2025, and the results are a bit of a mixed bag in terms of the numbers. Some I smashed, some I didn't come close! And there are lots of things I did that I didn't even plan.

A colourful sunrise in pinks and oranges taken from an upstairs window over the roofs of surrounding houses

My phone can't quite capture the intensity of the colours of the amazing sunrise that is welcoming in 2026! #sunrise #newday #newyear

He's such a happy pig in general - always pleased to see you, burbles happily as he trundles round, the only time he is unhappy is if Westley is taken out without him!