Aoife Simpson ✨ (@astroaoife) 's Twitter Profile
Aoife Simpson ✨

@astroaoife

Astrophysics PhD Student at @Cambridge_uni • Studying gravitationally lensed quasars • tea addict • Proud European • Thoughts are my own • She/Her

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calendar_today15-02-2012 14:30:05

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Alice 🌤️ (@alicejanelake) 's Twitter Profile Photo

All through (state, mixed) sixth form I had people warn me that Theoretical Physics was a "really hard" degree. My maths teacher refused to predict me an A* in Further Maths because it was "really difficult", despite pretty much all the boys in my class being predicted A*s. (1/2)

Katie Mack (@astrokatie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am very glad that there are people who choose to be mothers and also very glad to be able to decide never to become one myself. No one should have that choice taken away from them.

Dr Becky Smethurst (@drbecky_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The main take aways: 1️⃣ first direct evidence of central black hole in Milky Way (dark shadow in centre) 2️⃣ it’s an average image because material around black hole very variable 3️⃣ image agrees with predictions of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity #EventHorizonTelescope

Dr Emma Francis (@emmarubyfrancis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please RT. PhD students funded by UK Research and Innovation face a cash crisis. They are working full-time, yet earning less than living wage. With the rising cost of living and increasing pressure to deliver high quality research that benefits society, something needs to change. THREAD (1/10)

Micaela Bagley (@bagleymicaela) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Okay folks, it's time!! This was definitely a labor of love, and something that's been in the works for 4+ years. Inspired by the perfect similarity between #JWST's primary mirror and the Catan board, I present JWST Catan: Explore the Universe #UnfoldTheUniverse 🧵(1/23)

Okay folks, it's time!! This was definitely a labor of love, and something that's been in the works for 4+ years. 

Inspired by the perfect similarity between #JWST's primary mirror and the Catan board, I present JWST Catan: Explore the Universe
#UnfoldTheUniverse  🧵(1/23)
Aoife Simpson ✨ (@astroaoife) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just sharing this for everyone getting their A level results… There isn’t one way to do university #AlevelResultsDay2022

Aoife Simpson ✨ (@astroaoife) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As someone who did not have any papers, this is incredibly alarming. The PhD is about training but if the expectation is to have published before then what is the point of the PhD. Not only this but it discourages people from a wide variety of backgrounds to apply.