Dr Sophia Komninou
@sophiakomninou.bsky.social
Academic @SwanseaUni public health nutrition, interested in the first 1000 days, research magpie, inclusive feminist, amateur ballet dancer & ballet geek, passionate about food, inter-crafter, curious, pretending adult. She/her
But of course I would decide to take up silversmithing classes when the price of silver is breaking records every day!
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
But of course I would decide to take up silversmithing classes when the price of silver is breaking records every day!
Just spotted @torstenbell.bsky.social walking down the other side of the road. If I was not late on my way to climbing I would have stopped to ask him what he thinks about the proposed 200+ job cuts at Swansea Uni!
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Just spotted @torstenbell.bsky.social walking down the other side of the road. If I was not late on my way to climbing I would have stopped to ask him what he thinks about the proposed 200+ job cuts at Swansea Uni!
I have been reflecting on learning and assessing the learning as educators lately.
I ask my students to make a podcast to help them develop comms skills beyond academic language.
What I get is read out academic essays.
I think students are taught they should not have fun with their academics.
I ask my students to make a podcast to help them develop comms skills beyond academic language.
What I get is read out academic essays.
I think students are taught they should not have fun with their academics.
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I have been reflecting on learning and assessing the learning as educators lately.
I ask my students to make a podcast to help them develop comms skills beyond academic language.
What I get is read out academic essays.
I think students are taught they should not have fun with their academics.
I ask my students to make a podcast to help them develop comms skills beyond academic language.
What I get is read out academic essays.
I think students are taught they should not have fun with their academics.
Over Christmas I had to sit through conversations about how "carnivore is the best diet" and how what I've spent 20 years on is just "my opinion."
Now the new US dietary guidelines are out, shaped more by lobbying than evidence, from an administration that doesn't believe in public health anyway.
Now the new US dietary guidelines are out, shaped more by lobbying than evidence, from an administration that doesn't believe in public health anyway.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Over Christmas I had to sit through conversations about how "carnivore is the best diet" and how what I've spent 20 years on is just "my opinion."
Now the new US dietary guidelines are out, shaped more by lobbying than evidence, from an administration that doesn't believe in public health anyway.
Now the new US dietary guidelines are out, shaped more by lobbying than evidence, from an administration that doesn't believe in public health anyway.
Hugo refering to the secret traitor as "the middle management" not really thinking HE is the middle management 🤣
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hugo refering to the secret traitor as "the middle management" not really thinking HE is the middle management 🤣
#TheTraitors
#TheTraitors
I am scrolling though the beautiful magical Christmas pictures on social media and ours is so so different, chaotic and loud!
Balkan people don't really do tranquil, magical and warm white soft glow.
Balkan people don't really do tranquil, magical and warm white soft glow.
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I am scrolling though the beautiful magical Christmas pictures on social media and ours is so so different, chaotic and loud!
Balkan people don't really do tranquil, magical and warm white soft glow.
Balkan people don't really do tranquil, magical and warm white soft glow.
Greek coaches seem to be running on a vibes based schedule, yet everyone seems to know when to show up.
Well, anyone but me that is! I have been living in the UK for far too long for this I think!
Well, anyone but me that is! I have been living in the UK for far too long for this I think!
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Greek coaches seem to be running on a vibes based schedule, yet everyone seems to know when to show up.
Well, anyone but me that is! I have been living in the UK for far too long for this I think!
Well, anyone but me that is! I have been living in the UK for far too long for this I think!
I have been sharing with people the results of the programming course I have been doing this past term (I actually did better than I expected) and I often get the question "Why are you doing this if you find it so hard?"
Like, I don't know, since when we are not supposed to do hard things?🤯
Like, I don't know, since when we are not supposed to do hard things?🤯
December 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have been sharing with people the results of the programming course I have been doing this past term (I actually did better than I expected) and I often get the question "Why are you doing this if you find it so hard?"
Like, I don't know, since when we are not supposed to do hard things?🤯
Like, I don't know, since when we are not supposed to do hard things?🤯
A lovely reminder today that, while the system is broken, my colleagues and my students are awesome!
What a joy it is to attend their graduation (and be called a superstar teacher 🌟)
What a joy it is to attend their graduation (and be called a superstar teacher 🌟)
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A lovely reminder today that, while the system is broken, my colleagues and my students are awesome!
What a joy it is to attend their graduation (and be called a superstar teacher 🌟)
What a joy it is to attend their graduation (and be called a superstar teacher 🌟)
All the emotions liquefied and escaping out of my eyes.
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
All the emotions liquefied and escaping out of my eyes.
My colleague's baby's reaction to our results section makes me think they should have a word with reviewer 2.
#academicsky
#academicsky
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My colleague's baby's reaction to our results section makes me think they should have a word with reviewer 2.
#academicsky
#academicsky
Not quite sure what extra information the interpreter can provide that deaf people cannot already read?
What am I missing here?
What am I missing here?
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Not quite sure what extra information the interpreter can provide that deaf people cannot already read?
What am I missing here?
What am I missing here?
My ceramic pumpkin is giving more Cinderella than Halloween and I am ok with that.
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My ceramic pumpkin is giving more Cinderella than Halloween and I am ok with that.
If you live in Wales consider signing this petition to ask the Welsh Government to continue funding Technocamps
I'm a current student in their introduction to Python course this semester and, trust me, they provide a fantastic value for money service for Wales!
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
I'm a current student in their introduction to Python course this semester and, trust me, they provide a fantastic value for money service for Wales!
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Petition: Continue funding Technocamps to provide the support that schools and teachers across Wales rely on.
Welsh Government has stopped funding Welsh universities (Technocamps) to support Welsh teachers, and instead is giving £1.4M to York University to provide on-line resources for this. This is outrageou...
petitions.senedd.wales
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If you live in Wales consider signing this petition to ask the Welsh Government to continue funding Technocamps
I'm a current student in their introduction to Python course this semester and, trust me, they provide a fantastic value for money service for Wales!
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
I'm a current student in their introduction to Python course this semester and, trust me, they provide a fantastic value for money service for Wales!
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
I will give you a scary costume idea this Halloween! 🎃
An academic in UK higher education in 2025.
Pitch dark academia.
#academicsky #Halloween
An academic in UK higher education in 2025.
Pitch dark academia.
#academicsky #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I will give you a scary costume idea this Halloween! 🎃
An academic in UK higher education in 2025.
Pitch dark academia.
#academicsky #Halloween
An academic in UK higher education in 2025.
Pitch dark academia.
#academicsky #Halloween
I do hate it when I don't know what is the next right thing to do...
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I do hate it when I don't know what is the next right thing to do...
That's probably the best picture of me even taken and it was from this random lady while I was minding my own business looking though the displays in the Archeological Museum in Thessaloniki.
What can I say? If the golden wreath fits...
What can I say? If the golden wreath fits...
October 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
That's probably the best picture of me even taken and it was from this random lady while I was minding my own business looking though the displays in the Archeological Museum in Thessaloniki.
What can I say? If the golden wreath fits...
What can I say? If the golden wreath fits...
I came back home to a shattered inner pane of my window.
The internet says metal enclosure/manufacturing fault and I have already contacted my landlady who is sorting a replacement out but I can still hear more cracking happening and I am kind of terrified it will collapse into a heap 😬
The internet says metal enclosure/manufacturing fault and I have already contacted my landlady who is sorting a replacement out but I can still hear more cracking happening and I am kind of terrified it will collapse into a heap 😬
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I came back home to a shattered inner pane of my window.
The internet says metal enclosure/manufacturing fault and I have already contacted my landlady who is sorting a replacement out but I can still hear more cracking happening and I am kind of terrified it will collapse into a heap 😬
The internet says metal enclosure/manufacturing fault and I have already contacted my landlady who is sorting a replacement out but I can still hear more cracking happening and I am kind of terrified it will collapse into a heap 😬
Just published! Supervised my student Chelsea's systematic review on foodborne infections in infant feeding.
I hope this helps improve safety protocols for vulnerable infants.
Paper is open access if anyone's interested in the full findings.
#academicsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40970506/?tr...
I hope this helps improve safety protocols for vulnerable infants.
Paper is open access if anyone's interested in the full findings.
#academicsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40970506/?tr...
Foodborne Infections and Mortality Associated With Expressed Breastmilk, Donated Breastmilk, and Infant Formula in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Peer-Reviewed Evidence Cases - PubMed
Infant feeding influences infant growth, development, survival, and long-term health. Maternal expressed breast milk (MEBM), donor human milk (DHM), and powdered infant formula (PIF) serve as alternat...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Just published! Supervised my student Chelsea's systematic review on foodborne infections in infant feeding.
I hope this helps improve safety protocols for vulnerable infants.
Paper is open access if anyone's interested in the full findings.
#academicsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40970506/?tr...
I hope this helps improve safety protocols for vulnerable infants.
Paper is open access if anyone's interested in the full findings.
#academicsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40970506/?tr...
I have not written for @theconversation.com for a while but I am back taking a closer look at the evidence and explaining why most children already consume enough protein and why focusing on overall diet quality is far more important for their growth and wellbeing
theconversation.com/does-your-ch...
theconversation.com/does-your-ch...
Does your child need more protein? The answer is probably not
The vast majority of children will already get more than enough protein as part of their usual diet.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I have not written for @theconversation.com for a while but I am back taking a closer look at the evidence and explaining why most children already consume enough protein and why focusing on overall diet quality is far more important for their growth and wellbeing
theconversation.com/does-your-ch...
theconversation.com/does-your-ch...
I have now watched @hankgreen.bsky.social scishow's video on physics and knitting and I am really curious to know if they had a single knitter or any kind of textile related expert in the writing team.
If not I offer my services.
If not I offer my services.
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I have now watched @hankgreen.bsky.social scishow's video on physics and knitting and I am really curious to know if they had a single knitter or any kind of textile related expert in the writing team.
If not I offer my services.
If not I offer my services.
Why am I getting adverts for advent calendars? It's August! 😳
August 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Why am I getting adverts for advent calendars? It's August! 😳
Yesterday was a good day to be a supervisor! On article from my PhD student published and one other from a MSc dissertation accepted!
Read Grace's open access here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#academicsky
Read Grace's open access here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#academicsky
How Does Household Food Insecurity Impact Complementary Feeding, in High Income Countries, in a Cost‐of‐Living Crisis? A Systematic Scoping Review
The impact of household food insecurity on complementary feeding, in high-income countries, in the cost-of-living crisis was reviewed. Five studies were reviewed, only one study, from New Zealand, fo....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yesterday was a good day to be a supervisor! On article from my PhD student published and one other from a MSc dissertation accepted!
Read Grace's open access here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#academicsky
Read Grace's open access here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#academicsky
August 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This weekend I am sharing stall C23 at the festival for Quilts with @tripsandflips.bsky.social talking about our interactive feminist community quits projects.
We have loads of fun talking to people from so many different paths of life who share the enthusiasm for textiles.
We have loads of fun talking to people from so many different paths of life who share the enthusiasm for textiles.
August 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This weekend I am sharing stall C23 at the festival for Quilts with @tripsandflips.bsky.social talking about our interactive feminist community quits projects.
We have loads of fun talking to people from so many different paths of life who share the enthusiasm for textiles.
We have loads of fun talking to people from so many different paths of life who share the enthusiasm for textiles.