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In October 2024, just before starting the final module of my MSc (Space Science and Technology at the Open University), I decided I was going to write a weekly blog post documenting the process of completing my thesis. Riffing on the space theme, I decided to call the project “Mission Thesis”. “Weekly” was, of course,… Continue reading Mission Thesis – documenting my space science thesis writing journey

Thirty years ago today, the pilot episode of The X-Files first aired in the US. Since I lived in the UK, and was preoccupied with being a toddler, this passed me by completely. Nevertheless, about ten years later I discovered a couple of VHS tapes on my parents’ shelf: the first X-Files film, and a… Continue reading The Truth Is (Still) Out There: 30 years of the X-Files and 20 years as an X-Phile

I’ve been a volunteer at the Science Museum for seven years now, and this summer was lucky enough to develop and present a talk on one of our flagship objects: not a model, not a replica, but the actual command module from the Apollo 10 mission. This spacecraft brought three astronauts back from the Moon in May… Continue reading Seven years of Science Museum volunteering: not because it is easy, but because it is hard

Every year, February 11 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and every year I have similar thoughts about it. I’ve expressed some of them online before, and have certainly ranted about them to my partner on many an occasion, but this year I decided to sit down and get them out of… Continue reading Thoughts on being a “woman in science”

Feel free to connect to me via my LinkedIn profile, where I originally published this piece. Also, here is a quick disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional and this post should not be considered medical advice. Please see your doctor if you have any concerns about your own mental health. Today is Post-Traumatic Stress… Continue reading Five ways I have turned complex PTSD into my superpower