Victoria

Dr Gray (she/her). University Lecturer. Former Genetics and Genomics researcher. Runs @ImAScientistAnd. Mainly tweeting about science, motorsport and theatre.

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

Dr Gray! No taking it back now…

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

Absolutely disgusted with the way that @AsdaServiceTeam. Left me high and dry with no delivery, will take them up to 3 days to refund and customer service were so unsympathetic. I am now stuck trying to figure how out how I’ll find money or time to get groceries before Thursday

[North Wales Medical School @medicalbangor]

Considering @BangorUni for September '25?

Come to our Mini Open Day next Friday and talk to lecturers from:
- Pharmacy💊
- Pharmacology 🔬
- Biomedical Sciences (IBMS accredited) 💉
- Medical Sciences 🩺

Register here for more info: https://t.co/jIiGsRU5P1

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

I’m finding twitter to be a lot less fun, kind and informative than I remember. So I’m transitioning to the other place. Find me on BlueSky under the same handle 💙

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

Grief is a funny thing. Sometimes grief starts before someone dies, sometimes it lingers for years after.

You expect it in the big moments but it staggers you in the quiet moments. I do wonder when I’ll stop reaching for my phone to talk F1 with someone who can’t reply anymore.

[Voices of Academia @academicvoices]

OPEN CALL 🧠📝 Do you have an experience or an idea you'd like to share relating to academia and mental health/ wellbeing? If so, we're always interested in hearing from you! We pay our bloggers £25 GBP.

Please see the link below to submit a pitch:
https://t.co/mOeXM8IvE2

[Medical Genetics Team @UofG @UofGMScMedGen]

https://t.co/cVRee1DucI

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

@ZJAyres More importantly - thank you! I didn’t realise until I’d written this how important it was for me to put it out there.

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

A very honest and (hopefully) optimistic piece I wrote about my journey from cancer researcher to teaching academic. It’s been a huge transformation for me.

Things have changed a lot since I wrote this. Sorely miss lots about Glasgow but so glad I made the leap to North Wales.

[Voices of Academia @academicvoices]

🚨📝 New blog

Jumping without a Parachute: Leaving a ‘Dream Job’ in the Search of Happiness by Dr Victoria Gray @VicLouGray

"Going into an exciting new area had meant that I made lots of mistakes, some big and some small"

https://t.co/QiKzILRHDd

#AcademicMentalHealth

[Bangor University @BangorUni]

A new era for medical education and healthcare in #NorthWales! 🎉

The #NorthWalesMedicalSchool was officially opened yesterday by the First Minister of Wales, alongside our medical students, staff, partners and the wider community! 🩺✨

Read more: https://t.co/GmLnX0xTYd

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

Coming soon: A little something I wrote about my experience of leaving research. I can’t believe how much my life has changed since writing this….

[Voices of Academia @academicvoices]

🔜📝 New blog on Friday

Jumping without a Parachute: Leaving a 'Dream Job' in the Search of Happiness by Victoria Gray @VicLouGray

"... I realised what the problem was: I wasn't happy in research"

#AcademicMentalHealth #AcademicChatter

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

@Oohgpwales Huge congratulations!

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

@dr_angharad Diolch Angharad 😊

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

This week has already been a rollercoaster at its only day two.

In the last four days I’ve become a homeowner, moved in, built a lot of furniture and delivered my first lecture on the new medical degree at the North Wales Medical School. (1/2)

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

I’m exhausted, excited and so grateful of all the support and flexibility of my team at work and friends who have made this happen, even at the most inopportune time. I’m so lucky to have found such a lovely bunch of people.

Talk about getting in just under the line! (2/2)

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

I can’t believe it’s nearly the Cardiff half again…

If you’ve got any spare change, please consider supporting the wonderful @EmmaYhnell and her ambitious costume choice 🧠

[Dr Emma Yhnell FLSW 🧬🔬🧪🧠 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @EmmaYhnell]

Only 5 days to go until @CardiffHalf and #EmmasBrainChallenge for @PAPYRUS_Charity

Thanks so much to those who have already donated.

If you haven't yet and you'd like to, here's the link ⬇️

https://t.co/7kiUjNXwtd

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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[Victoria @VicLouGray]

Hi @dusk_uk - I’m trying to reply to an email you sent me and your inbox is full. What do I do?

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

It’s the time of year where I get to do one of my favourite parts of my job, read students acknowledgement sections of dissertations.

I always feel a little emotional seeing the gratitude, enthusiasm and pride students have at the end of their degrees.

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

@EmmaYhnell @TicketmasterUK Both gigs and tours and see tickets servers have crashed after keeping me in a three hour do not refresh queue…

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

After over 3 hours in a holding queue for @gigsandtours, the site goes down. I’m joining my brother in the conspiracy that you never had tickets to begin with…

[Victoria @VicLouGray]

I’m yet to see anyone actually saying they’ve got Oasis tickets. I’m convinced they’re not real…