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Colliding Worlds: how a PhD in particle physics can help respond to crises

30th September 2021

About me I’m Joe, I’ve just finished my PhD at the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) in the Department of Physics at Durham. I’m part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Data-Intensive Science and my research has focussed on using machine learning and other emerging technologies in particle…

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Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham – Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro

By Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro

13th May 2021

Durham University PhD astrophysics research student Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro talks about how her studies have led her to learn a lot about machine learning statistics and Artificial Intelligence, skills that can be applied to other fields like healthcare and natural language processing. Find out more about Astronomy and Cosmology…

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Studying cosmology is not what you think!

By Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro

10th May 2021

When I started my PhD, I imagined that in four years time I would become a highly specialised researcher in Cosmology, and would not learn much about anything else. However, since I started my studies at Durham I have worked in widely different fields such as epidemiological simulations, Astrophysics and Natural Language…

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Simulating giant planetary impacts!

By Jacob Kegerreis

7th May 2021

Last year I completed my PhD on planetary giant impacts in the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University, and am happily continuing to work on similar things. Our solar system used to be a much more violent place, with early planets crashing into each other to create the worlds we see today. Since we can’t…

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Babies and the universe

By Giorgio Manzoni

7th May 2021

Hi There! I am Giorgio and I am an astrophysicist, and guess what? Today I’m here to speak about… babies. Yes, you heard it right, and it’s not a cool way to name galaxies or stars but I am referring to actual babies! More precisely a few hours old babies. Curious, about why? Well, I am here to explain. Trying…

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Researching quasars

By Vicky Fawcett

6th May 2021

In my PhD, I research quasars, which consist of a supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxies surrounded by a disc of matter that is so bright it outshines the entire galaxy. Most quasars are very blue, but there is an important subset that are much redder which we call “red quasars”. These red quasars could be an…

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Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham – Vicky Fawcett

By Vicky Fawcett

6th May 2021

We’re celebrating Durham University’s strengths in astronomy and cosmology research. Here PhD Researcher Vicky Fawcett, in our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, talks about her research on quasars, a supermassive black hole at the centre of a galaxy surrounded by a disc of matter that’s so bright it outshines the entire…

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Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham University – Dr Chichuan Jin

By Chichuan Jin

26th April 2021

Former Durham PhD student Chichuan Jin talks about his time at the University and his research work. Jin, who is now a researcher in the National Astronomical Observatories of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is a core member of the Einstein Probe mission which will look for black holes hidden in the centre of galaxies. He…

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Memories of studying Physics in Durham

By Chichuan Jin

26th April 2021

My journey to Durham October 1st, 2008, I was a fresh graduate student, leaving China for the first time and coming to Durham, UK. I was supported by the Durham Doctoral Fellowship, which gave me the opportunity to commence my Phd study in Durham. I was full of curiosity about everything, looking forward to the upcoming…

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My experience of doing real-life research

By Louise Hanson

19th March 2021

My interest in pursuing a career in research really piqued in my final year of undergrad: after completing my dissertation, where I had completely free reign to design and run my own study, I was hooked. My specific interest lies in body image and I would love to spend my future career researching how we form opinions about our…

Colliding Worlds: how a PhD in particle physics can help respond to crises

Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham – Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro

Studying cosmology is not what you think!

Simulating giant planetary impacts!

Babies and the universe

Researching quasars

Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham – Vicky Fawcett

Astronomy and Cosmology at Durham University – Dr Chichuan Jin

Memories of studying Physics in Durham

My experience of doing real-life research

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