Russell Smith
@AstroRJS
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Astronomer at Durham University, UK. I weigh galaxies.
Durham, United Kingdom
Joined March 2010
RT @wartsandbrawls: Universities have in place some of the most advanced systems in the world to stop students using AI to produce their wo…
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RT @IEEC_space: Els primers resultats científics de #WEAVE aporten noves dades sobre els #xocs en el grup de galàxies del Quintet de Stepha…
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RT @AstronomieNL: De eerste publicatie van metingen met het mede in Nederland ontwikkelde WEAVE-instrument is een feit. Stof remt schokgol…
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@Sam_Dumitriu although even if they ever dualled it as far as ellingham that is not scotland strictly...
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Enjoying the implication that my hunter-gatherer ancestors gained some advantage by being sceptical about interferometry, or by not liking UVES.
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Always enjoyed going to Space House for TAC meetings
📰 'The coolest new office development of 2024 is, in fact, one from 1964...this rhythmic cabasa of pop-art London is as impressive in the 21st century as it ever was in the 20th, if not more so.' C20 speaks to @helenbarrett for the @Telegraph, on the incredible transformation of Space House by @SeaforthLand
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And I've updated my list of astronomy journals that publishes anything at all: ApJ, MNRAS, NatAst, A&A. No comment on which is preferable, but feel we under-appreciate just how different astro publishing is to many/most other fields.
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... and if you get the job, that line will still be at the bottom of your never-again-edited website in 2044
Academic job market candidates: PLEASE add a line to the front page of your website that says something like "I am on the 2024-25 academic job market." This might sound silly but it makes it much easier to tell who is looking for a job now.
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