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An interview with Leah Morabito: International Women's Day 2019
Friday, March 8, 2019
Earlier this academic year Dr Leah Morabito, Millard and Lee Alexander Postdoctoral Research...
Earlier this academic year Dr Leah Morabito, Millard and Lee Alexander Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Galaxy Evolution, came up with the idea of a new initiative for women in the SCR, allowing them to meet each other at events like lunches and dinners, to share knowledge and experience and, in the future,...
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Women in Science 2019: Dr Becky Smethurst - Part 2
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Having talked yesterday about Becky's research, today we're finding out more about her...
Having talked yesterday about Becky's research, today we're finding out more about her successful YouTube channel, Dr Becky!   ELEANOR: How did you first get in to science communication and using YouTube as a way of explaining science to people? BECKY: Well I loved explaining stuff to family and friends when they asked me – I...
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Women in Science 2019: Dr Becky Smethurst - Part 1
Monday, February 11, 2019
This is the first of two interviews with Dr Becky Smethurst, Junior Research Fellow in Astrophysics...
This is the first of two interviews with Dr Becky Smethurst, Junior Research Fellow in Astrophysics at Christ Church. She also has a successful YouTube channel, which we’ll be chatting more about in part 2 tomorrow… But to start with, I asked her about her research:   ELEANOR: Could you start off by explaining your research? ...
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An interview with... David Weller, artist and assistant gardener
Friday, February 1, 2019
In this post we're finding out more about Christ Church's David Weller, who's not only an assistant...
In this post we're finding out more about Christ Church's David Weller, who's not only an assistant gardener in our Gardens and Meadows team, but is also a talented artist! From his paintings inspired by the people and places at Christ Church, to the ways in which his background in art influences his gardening, discover more about the varied skills...
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An interview with... Dr Hadia Almahli
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Nearly two years ago, in October 2015, a group of visiting academics arrived in Oxford to take up...
Nearly two years ago, in October 2015, a group of visiting academics arrived in Oxford to take up positions at Christ Church, Merton College, and St John’s College. They had arrived in the UK as part of a scheme to provide refuge to academics fleeing war, persecution or discrimination, and these particular academics were escaping the civil war in...
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