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Hope everyone is having a good summer vacation! For those who are going to have (or already doing) a science placement this summer, we believe this will be a good read: http://tiny.cc/eh0a8y Good luck and have fun!😀

We are hiring!

In one minute, 14841 pints of beer are drunk in UK. 🍻
In one minute, 66 rats are born in London. 🐀
In one minute, 216000 photos are uploaded on Instagram. 📸
... How much can you do in just one minute?

💥SciCon presents a 1 minute challenge💥
⏰Can you explain a scientific concept in just one minute?⏰

WHAT: post Instagram/facebook story up to 1min length, explaining a scientific paper in an exciting and interesting way;
HOW: the format is free. From poems to movies. As long as you tag #SciConcompetition at your Instagram/facebook story, you’ll be considered in our comptetion!
WHY: 💰 the winner will get a £30 Amazon voucher! 💰 And maybe we all together will be able to turn a tiny part of Instagram into something more than selfies and eggs!
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We are excited to announce a workshop on Cosmic Dust! Learn about its origins, significance and how to produce code to model a supernova remnant! ***only 15 tickets available!!***
THEME: Cosmic dust is a key player in virtually every field of astrophysics: whether that be star formation, or galaxy evolution, and it also constitutes the key building blocks of life. The origin of the huge amounts of cosmic dust observed in high redshift galaxies is heavily disputed, one hypothe...sis is that most of this dust is created in supernova remnants.
WORKSHOP: Herschel, the last far-infrared observatory which can observe dust emission at the temperatures we're interested in, was decommissioned in 2013. In this session, we're going to be discussing and solving problems related to how we can indirectly observe this dust, as well as how we'd set about creating code to model a dusty supernova remnant.
SPEAKER: Maria Niculescu-Duvaz is in her second year of studying for a PhD at UCL, after graduating with an MSci also from UCL. Her research interests include supernova remnants, interstellar dust, and planetary nebulae. She has an avid interest in promoting STEM subjects. This led her to work with the Orbyts scheme for two years, designing and co-ordinating a research project based on her PhD studies for high school students. She also often gives outreach talks at schools and participates in events such as the nature day of light and leading a summer school session at UCL.
Only 15 tickets are available! If you have booked a ticket but can no longer attend, please let us known as soon as possible.
GET YOUR TICKET HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-2-s upernovae-remnants…
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An exciting workshop on Cosmic Dust, its origins, significance and how to produce code to model a supernova remnant!

We are excited to announce a workshop on Cosmic Dust! Learn about its origins, significance and how to produce code to model a supernova remnant! ***only 15 tickets available!!***
THEME: Cosmic dust is a key player in virtually every field of astrophysics: whether that be star formation, or galaxy evolution, and it also constitutes the key building blocks of life. The origin of the huge amounts of cosmic dust observed in high redshift galaxies is heavily disputed, one hypothe...sis is that most of this dust is created in supernova remnants.
WORKSHOP: Herschel, the last far-infrared observatory which can observe dust emission at the temperatures we're interested in, was decommissioned in 2013. In this session, we're going to be discussing and solving problems related to how we can indirectly observe this dust, as well as how we'd set about creating code to model a dusty supernova remnant.
SPEAKER: Maria Niculescu-Duvaz is in her second year of studying for a PhD at UCL, after graduating with an MSci also from UCL. Her research interests include supernova remnants, interstellar dust, and planetary nebulae. She has an avid interest in promoting STEM subjects. This led her to work with the Orbyts scheme for two years, designing and co-ordinating a research project based on her PhD studies for high school students. She also often gives outreach talks at schools and participates in events such as the nature day of light and leading a summer school session at UCL.
Only 15 tickets are available! If you have booked a ticket but can no longer attend, please let us known as soon as possible.
GET YOUR TICKET HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-2 -supernovae-remnan…
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The photos from yesterday's event are here! Feel free to tag yourself and we hope you enjoyed it :) Please don't forget to fill in the feedback form. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SVYQ3MQ< br> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…

We're proud to present you our speakers for Tuesday's Life of a PhD!
Find out more and get your tickets for the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/326459584 842033/

Interested in being introduced to the fascinating world of behavioural psychology and how advances in this field might change the world? Come along to the UCL Life Sciences Society's next academic talk, held by Dr. Paul Chadwick from the UCL Centre of Behaviour Change. We hope to see you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/310345436 240450/

Thank you to everyone who came to our workshop today! We hope you enjoyed it :) Here is the link to the feedback form, your opinions help us to get better!
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/N536MMQ< br>

Our workshop series is BACK!!🎉🎉
In our first one of the year, we will be exploring the field of biopharmaceutical manufacturing which will have a huge impact on the treatment and prevention of various types of cancer and autoimmune diseases for example. Ricardo, our workshop lead, is studying for his PhD in Biochemical Engineering at UCL. His research interests focus on biological medicines within the field of biopharmaceutical manufacturing... more info in the description!
... Book your free tickets early to avoid disappointment as there are only 20 spaces available!!
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