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Hot off the press: bird divorce is bad (?)
Some of my research was featured in this article for the Indian news paper the Deccan Herald. It is lovely to see people being interested in the relationship drama of birds. It can be a bit depressing though - more and more studies suggest extreme...
Post · April 04, 2026
How I Characterised a Newly Discovered Potentially Hazardous Asteroid and Presented the Findings at the 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC)
On March 17, 2026, I presented my research at the 57th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC 2026), held in The Woodlands, Texas. The Conference brought together thousands of researchers from space agencies, universities, and observatories ...
Post · April 03, 2026
The quiet normalisation of suffering
In the contemporary academic landscape, a particular form of suffering has become so quietly normalised that it no longer provokes surprise. It is the suffering born of a hierarchical structure in which one person—a supervisor, a principal investi...
Post · April 02, 2026
New study on within-individual changes in mitochondrial DNA copy number across the life course
In this new study, we followed blood mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) within individual zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) across two thirds of the species' normal lifespan. mtDNAcn is widely used as a cellular marker linked to mitochondri...
Post · April 02, 2026
Beyond Convenience: The Real Reason We Record Our Lectures
I’ve just finished reading an interesting paper by Hillsley (2025) on the impact of lecture capture and how students are using the recordings in practice - and it has given me a lot to think about as Head of School. The study explored how 299 unde...
Post · April 01, 2026
Precision Astrometry of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. Early astrometric measurements revealed that the object was moving on an unusual hyperbolic orbit, far too fast to be gravitationally bound to the...
Post · March 31, 2026
Strażnicy Sztucznej Inteligencji
Kiedy myślimy o sztucznej inteligencji w kontekście cyberbezpieczeństwa, najczęściej wyobrażamy sobie algorytmy wykrywające złośliwe oprogramowanie lub analizujące ruch sieciowy. Jednak wraz z rosnącą popularnością modeli generatywnych, na znaczen...
Post · March 31, 2026
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