James Fenn

And next year I will really need to ramp up any internships, research and lab experience I can get. I love the OU and what it does and the fact that I can do a degree at my age while working full time but (understandably) it's very tough to get any practical experience or build relationships.

Can't know for sure but maybe the simplicity was an issue here as my score was lower than I expected but I got the 2:1 I wanted for the module and now means that a 2:1 overall is basically nailed on unless my dissertation is a disaster or I simply forget to submit it. Could get a First still too

It was also my first time writing an abstract. That was a lot trickier to get right than I was expecting.

1st half of my final year of undergrad is finally finished with a tricky paper assignment. Quite happy with how it turned out even if I was a bit simplistic in my methods but I followed all the instructions to the letter so hopefully that makes up for it.

Only 1 module and my dissertation left...

Wow Istanbul area is really shaking right now. 9 earthquakes in the last 90 minutes. I felt the 6.3 one in Sofia.

Happy New Year to all on this friendly app. I hope 2025 brings you what you need.

Bracket for "BSky Planetary Science Image of 2024" contest, featuring small icon close-ups of 16 images grouped into four quarter-finals. There are finalist placeholders against a lunar surface backdrop.

1st quarter-final of ✨ #planetaryScience image of 2024✨
This round features Mars and Mercury 🧪⚛️

Vote by ❤️ing the image you want to advance to the semi-final. If you want, let us know why you picked the image.

Voting ends on Monday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. CET/10 a.m. EST/7 a.m. PST/midnight JST.

Yessir

First assignment of my final year of undergrad comes back with an 85%. Considering aswell how demanding my job has been in the last couple of months, this is just a huge result for the motivation.

Some parts of Mars really do change a lot between images.

Here are 2 CTX images of exactly the same region taken about 7 years apart (Dec 2007 - Jan 2015).

Lots of dust devil tracks, and wind streaks. But also, a new impact crater.

Hard to overstate how good starter packs are as an idea. I've managed to find hundreds of cool people to follow that would have taken so much longer (if at all) without them. Thanks to everyone who has created them.

periodic table of the elements color-coded by origin in the solar system. Learning more at this conference about how much of orange should be turned green

Updated periodic table with origin of elements in the Solar System (for boron and lithium at least)

Thank you for this!

I feel like this place is starting to finally get more populated but retaining the better atmosphere.

I really should start posting here more often and being more active finding people to follow.

Astonishing effort from SpaceX. I have no idea how that was done on the first try and how it looked so effortless.

An image of a textbox on linkedin where it invites you to post with AI

I feel like this explains alot about Linkedin.

Linkedin job advert for a fraud manager showing me also that my profile matches this job advert

When you’re trying not to let the intrusive thoughts win but Linkedin has other ideas

It’s also incredible what it does for your motivation. I now simply want to get 3rd year started right now while I am still buzzing!

2nd year ends with 80% in Cell and Molecular biology. Puts me a position where I now only need a 1st in half of 3rd year for a 1st overall which felt unobtainable at the beginning considering working full time in a demanding job and studying alongside it. Delighted the effort is getting results.

Registration is open for Life and Planet 2024!

Talks, posters, workshops, discussion and time to connect and collaborate.

Head to lifeandplanet.com to see the programme and register!

What an excellent looking programme!

So happy this lived up to my expectations too.

Perhaps a slow re-integration onto social media is a good thing especially for making exciting connections as I move into my final year of undergrad. Unlikely to spend any time on twitter though as that really has just got worse and worse. I hope this place is still pretty pleasant!

I have been off most social media for the majority of this year and whilst in general this has been a good thing for me, I have missed alot of the interactions with the good people. Also I had my first 'academic' call last month with someone I likely wouldn't have known about without twitter.

m honestly not sure there’s a better hit of a dopamine than when you get a great score back on a assignment that you worked really hard on but thought was just not good at all.

After not using a pack of 48 ladyfingers for a Christmas Day Tiramisu I seem to have discovered that they might just be the best dunking biscuit. Basing this mainly on the incredible liquid soaking potential they possess.

Images of Uranus and Neptune. First from Voyager 2: Uranus is a pale blue/green featureless ball and Neptune a gorgeous deep blue with bands of darker blue and a whiter spot in the middle. Below Uranus and Neptune as you would see them in true colour: both pale green-blue and fairly featureless.

🔊Calling all primary school teachers: time to get the kids to paint Neptune pale bluey-green!

In 1989 when Voyager2 snapped images of Neptune, they upped the blue filter to enhance features in the atmosphere, leading to a global misconception that Neptune is deep blue. 🧪🔭

The application deadline for these PhDs funded through our DTP has been extended to the 8th of Jan 2024. See details below and please share with any interested parties. We are accepting applications from overseas candidates and our funding includes payment of fees (EU students pay UK fees).

Io, a moon of Jupiter, at half phase and sunlit from the left. Tall volcanic mountains and lakes of lava dot the surface.

Amazing new images of the moon Io have come down from the Juno spacecraft! This one shows the volcanic moon of Jupiter from only 2,800 kilometers away, which is the closest look we’ve gotten of Io since over 20 years ago. Check out all those volcanoes!!!!

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

I really might!