Category: The Gallery
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Newsletter #6 – Working through burnout (Don’t do this)
POC2 Post đ June – Early Summer â ď¸ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. Despite the summery vibe of this months newsletter this is the first time I have been experiencing burnout and being so acutely aware of the symptoms. Due to my paid…
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Newsletter #5 – Desperate Measures
POC2 Post đ May – Late Springđ¸ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. So I went back to some mentoring that I am entitled to through the disability support I recieve but had not yet used and the external committment as well as outside…
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Newsletter #4 – The starting line
POC2 Post đ April – High Springđˇ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. I’ve taken a little less than half the month off thanks to easter holidays, and this was a desperately needed and welcomed reset, but this month where Iâve personally decided to…
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Newsletter #3 – Perhaps a better way to live
POC2 Post đ March – Early Springđˇ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. I come to you wishing that I could bottle my current feeling of being rested whilst also wanting to (not needing to) be productive. Yes this month is late but the…
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Newsletter #2 – Jobs by Email (7)
POC2 Post đ February – Late Winter âď¸ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. đˇ Without realising it, I paused active job applications at the beginning of the month to follow some connections I have. Networking is usually a word I try to avoid…
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Newsletter #1
POC2 Post đ January – High Winter âď¸ Hi everyone, I hope youâre doing well and if not I hope youâre taking care of yourself. As we begin a new year weâre inching ever closer to the end of our PhDs. I specifically was part of the last UK cohort to start my PhD before…
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock – Space scientist and science educator
Thanks to the amazing grant of ÂŁ1000 given to us by the Royal Astronomical Society, weâve been able to hire writers for our blog posts on scientists of colour. This incredible article was written by the wonderful Charlotte Tomlinson! Basic information Name: Dr Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock MBE Born: 9th March 1968 (Islington, London) Education: B.Sc in Physics…
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Ancient Australian Indigenous Astronomy
Thanks to the amazing grant of ÂŁ1000 given to us by the Royal Astronomical Society, weâve been able to hire writers for our blog posts on POC science. This incredible article was written by the wonderful Abigail Frost! When you think of ancient astronomy, your mind may quickly go to the ancient Greeks. The influence of ancient…
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Dr. Claudia Alexander – Planetary Scientist
Thanks to the amazing grant of ÂŁ1000 given to us by the Royal Astronomical Society, weâve been able to hire writers for our blog posts on scientists of colour. This incredible article was written by the wonderful Davitia James! Follow her on Twitter here: Basic information Name: Claudia Joan Alexander Born: May 30, 1959 Vancouver, Canada Died:…
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Dr Gyanpriya Maharaj – Entomologist and Behavioral Ecologist
Thanks to the amazing grant of ÂŁ1000 given to us by the Royal Astronomical Society, weâve been able to hire writers for our blog posts on scientists of colour. This incredible article was written by the wonderful Rebecca Rambarran! âThe Amazon has a lot to do with [everyone]. That is why when they talk about it, they…
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