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Dr Maria Afonso

@drmariaafonso.bsky.social

Veterinary Educator, Anatomy Lecturer, Part-Time Virologist @ University of Glasgow

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Please feel free to share! We want to understand how to better support autistic and or ADHD undergraduate students at UK universities. The entire study team is neurodivergent (as you can imagine we had some excellent meetings!)

15.12.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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‼️ NEW SPECIAL ISSUE ALERT‼️

Check out our latest special issue: Anatomical Engagement and Science Communication!

LINK: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19359780...

15.12.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Day 9: Reflection - #UofGSoTL Welcome to day 9 of the SoTL Advent Journal. Below, we have interesting reflections from MΓ³nica Legazpi-Iglesias who considers the learning from feedback in relation to course design, Stephen Leckey w...

I have recently written a little reflection, as part of the UoG SOTL advent calendar series, centred on the teaching of veterinary anatomy at the University of Glasgow and how the past shapes the future - Ghosts of veterinary anatomy: Past, Present and Future. uofgsotl.blog/day-9-reflec...

14.12.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll need chocolate reviews once you try it!

07.11.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not great 😭

07.11.2025 07:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds incredible!

07.11.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curious how other researchers are using Bluesky vs. Twitter/X for academic or professional communication? Me too!

That’s exactly what I’m studying for my graduate capstone.

Would love your input (5 min survey + optional interview) uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#AcademicSky #SciComm πŸ§ͺ

06.11.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It's my big excuse to get "just one more coffee". But I confess the hot cocoa idea sounds excellent!

05.11.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very modest this year! Trying to form sustainable habits so focusing on blog posts (more detail and shameless plug, sorry - drmariaafonso.com/2025/11/04/a...)

05.11.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm doing #AcWriMo for the first time in years and feeling a little deflated by how few people seem to be doing it these days (at least publicly/online?) 😒 Hope your writing is going well!

05.11.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm too nosey not to ask... What are the snacks of choice?

05.11.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like a win to me!

05.11.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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<em>Equine Veterinary Journal</em> | BEVA Journal | Wiley Online Library Background The Equine Injury Database (EID) is a census-level record of Thoroughbred racing in North America, currently recording 95.6% of all race starts in 2023, along with partial training and ve...

He introduces us to common fatal horse racing injuries and talks about his most recent paper (doi.org/10.1111/evj....) where he uncovered novel risk factors associated with fatal injuries in race horses.

09.10.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AcWriMo 2025 – Carving out time for writing this November What is AcWriMo? AcWriMo (short for Academic Writing Month) is an annual event that takes place every November. This project is all about making space for writing. I.e. carving out the time needed …

This November, I’m joining #AcWriMo for the first time in years. Hoping to reconnect with my writing practice through small, sustainable goals. You can read about my plans here: drmariaafonso.com/2025/11/04/a... #AcWriMo2025

04.11.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Teaching and Scholarship Podcast: Dr Maria Afonso It's time for episode 80 and in this one we speak with Maria Afonso who is a veterinary educator with an interest in pedagogy and scholarship of education - her main areas of interest are assessment, ...

A great chat with Professor Scott Border about learning and teaching careers in higher education, scholarship projects, anatomy...and raccoons? Thanks for having me! meinpodcast.libsyn.com/dr-maria-afo...

06.08.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Announcements - The Veterinary Journal | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect Read the latest articles of The Veterinary Journal at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

The Veterinary Journal is recruiting a new Editor-in-Chief.
If you have strong editorial experience and want to help shape the future of a respected journal this is a great opportunity:
www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-...

11.06.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello #AcademicSky! Wondering if anyone has recommendations of online-based learning and teaching (higher education) focused conferences? Thank you!

27.01.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for this week’s #LTHEchat which will explore Playful Learning with @kiusum.bsky.social and @sfaulknerpando.bsky.social on Wednesday, 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at:
lthechat.com

20.01.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7

Belated congratulations, Emily!

10.01.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just found out about #BookSky and can't wait to jump on it!!!

10.01.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the decisions I am proudest of in my role as first year lead has been switching to an open access textbook. I can't control inflation and the cost of living but I can reduce unnecessary additional costs. We use Open Stax openstax.org/details/book...

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05.01.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Final reminder. #LTHEchat is happening TODAY at 20:00 GMT. We will be joined by @profsallybrown.bsky.social and @kaysambell.bsky.social to discuss effective feedback practices. Read the blog for more: lthechat.com

08.01.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1