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My name is Beth (she/her), and I created this blog to share my thoughts on topics that interest me and connect with people who share my interests! All thoughts are my own.
If you’re interested in PhD life, STEM, tech or all things space related, this is the place for you!
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What is my PhD about? (In simple terms)
This blog is inspired by a blog post from PhDemi, where she says that she feels that in order for her research to be useful, it must be understandable – and I couldn’t agree more! Much of academia is inaccessible to the general population because hidden away behind walls of unnecessarily confusing language. Not only…
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World Space Week!
World Space Week (4–10 October) is here, and this year’s theme, Living in Space, invites us to imagine what it means to exist beyond our little blue planet. From astronauts living and experimenting aboard the International Space Station to engineers designing lunar habitats, it’s a theme that celebrates human ingenuity and creativity. But “living in…
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Starplot Glasgow – Stargazing from Your Browser
I’m very excited to share a new little project I’ve been working on: Starplot Glasgow. It’s a web app that lets you generate star plots of the night sky as seen from Glasgow. You can choose the date, time, and plot type, then sit back and enjoy a colourful map of the stars overhead.
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Beth is an astrophysicist, award-winning software engineer, and PhD researcher with a passion for diversity and inclusion.
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