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01 Mar 2018 | 12:58 GMT

Podcast: Stars of the yeast

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Podcast

Podcast: Stars of the yeast

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  • astronomy
  • bakery
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28 Feb 2018 | 13:00 GMT

African astronomy and how one student broke into the field

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Blog, Career paths, Mobility, Research

African astronomy and how one student broke into the field

What do you do when the degree you want to study is not offered by your university?  Read more

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  • africa
  • astro-chemistry
  • astronomy
  • development
  • ghana
  • Gina Maffey
  • India
  • jive
  • naomi asabre frimpong
  • PhD
  • UK

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26 Feb 2018 | 13:00 GMT

A student shaping the future of African astronomy

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Data, Research

A student shaping the future of African astronomy

“I want to see Africa lit up.” Naomi Asabre Frimpong says with a laugh, “I want to show how Africa can be forward thinking. I want to make sure that we are not left behind.”  … Read more

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24 Jan 2018 | 09:39 GMT

Open data lessons from an astronomical atlas

Posted by David Payne | Categories: Collaboration, Competition, Data, PhD, Technology

Open data lessons from an astronomical atlas

The image was taken at 05:11 on the 10 February 2016, exposure time four seconds. Jupiter is in greyscale but it is beautiful nevertheless. Although the picture is static, everything about it suggests movement. Pale and dark bands run across the planet’s surface and merge; swirling like oil on water, like the grain in wood. To the bottom left, Ganymede – Jupiter’s largest moon –  is visible.  Read more

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  • ESASky
  • open data

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19 Oct 2016 | 13:00 GMT

What are the benefits of reproducibility in science?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Collaboration, Communication, Data, Perspectives, Research, Technology

What are the benefits of reproducibility in science?

On June 6, 2012, I skipped class to watch the transit of Venus. I was studying in Adelaide, Australia, where the transit lasted from early morning until mid-afternoon and we had a wonderfully sunny day to view it. If I had known a bit more about the history of the transit, I may have been more thankful for that.  Read more

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03 Oct 2016 | 19:19 GMT

A look out to a dark Universe: Three young scientists share their thoughts

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Physics

A look out to a dark Universe: Three young scientists share their thoughts

You can find the full Outlook, covering the Lindau conference, Nobel prize winners, and Q&As with George Smoot and Brian Schmidt, here.  Read more

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  • astronomy
  • dark energy
  • gravitational waves
  • Lindau
  • Nature
  • Nobel Prize
  • outlook
  • physics
  • space
  • universe

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07 Sep 2016 | 17:00 GMT

Finding job satisfaction as a data scientist

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Business, Career paths, Careers articles, Communication, Data, Research, Scientists on the move, Technology

Finding job satisfaction as a data scientist

Unlike most US students, Nathan Sanders declared his specialty as soon as he started undergraduate studies. He’d known for years that he wanted to study astronomy, but during his PhD at Harvard University he realized that the analysis itself enthralled him more than the applications for astronomy. He describes how he used his technical skills, and connections outside his academic program, to launch his career.  Read more

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  • Boston
  • career
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  • data science
  • film
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