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Brick Walls and Adaptations: Working Throughout Quarantine

This is my short story of quarantine so far.

8th June 2020

Communicating in crisis

i newspaper Monday June 1st 2020In UK newspapers, and elsewhere, reactions to the spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 have ranged  from the stoical (‘wash your hands’), to panic (complete absence of toilet roll and pasta in supermarkets), to constant praise for NHS workers, to anticipating the end of lockdown.

4th June 2020

The Overlooked Science of Communicating Science

I must have been a fifth year pupil when I first visited a Natural Science Museum. I still remember my excitement describing to my classmates how I had spent my summer holidays: It was our first family trip to Paris, spending two full weeks sightseeing.

28th May 2020
Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station

Isolation but “not on Earth”

We are all in self-isolation. However, I suddenly realized that this new lifestyle that we all have acquired looks a bit familiar to me. I reminded myself that I have already spent five months in isolation (without even talking to my mum – for me, this is an extreme condition!). 

21st May 2020
Flowers in the garden

Lab-based PhD student adjusts to working from home

Since the 17th March, I have been working from home, like many others, owing to the government guidelines in response to COVID-19.

15th May 2020
On science-making: reflections on decolonising astrobiology

On science-making: reflections on decolonising astrobiology

I am writing – and you may be reading – during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a fact that, among its many visible effects, the pandemic has profoundly affected the public perception of science

7th May 2020
Socially distanced thesis submission

Thesis submission from isolation

When I tell people I work at the Open University, the response has often been “so…is your PhD all distance-learning then?”. It isn’t.

30th April 2020
Space Resource the Need for Multilateralism in Outer Space

Space Resource the Need for Multilateralism in Outer Space

24 April 2020 is the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. This post will argue that a multilateralism is vital for the effective maintenance of order in outer space. It will use space resources as a case study to make this argument.

23rd April 2020
The Duluth drill hole on Mars, image credit NASA/JPL

Astrobiology – a science, a passion, and inspiration for science fiction

I am honoured to be able to kick things off on this blog. From now on, we will have a post each week from one of our team members, and if you keep following us, you’ll learn a lot about the different things we do.

16th April 2020

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