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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Proud supervisor day: say congratulations to my (now former) MScR student Pombili Christian who just successfully defended her thesis! Pombili had full funding from the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy program for her degree at @durhamphysics.bsky.social and we couldn't be prouder!

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Honoured that Bénite will be doing her PhD with me! Congratulations to her on this well deserved scholarship - I know she'll be a great Bell Burnell Ambassador

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Well done @rtimmerman.bsky.social on getting this brilliant paper published!

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Martin Bourne 🏳️‍🌈 @astromartin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lord Vallance's office wrote to my MP about my concerns with STFC cuts. In two pages, they: 1. Misspell Stephen Hawking's name 2. Get my university wrong 3. Decide to strip me of my PhD The "reassurances" and commitments were hollow, promising not to worsen an already collapsed baseline. #astro

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Super proud of my MScR student Pombili Christian who gave her first scientific presentation today!

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

everyone was super happy for you to visit! They say come back soon <3

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Don't ignore error messages: just thought I'd figure out exactly where "Mean of empty slice" warnings were coming from and found a fairly major bug in my code!

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Very nice earlier this week to run into former DARA (Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy) student Sambatriniaina Rajohnson, who is now a postdoc! From Hartebeesthoek basic training to a Radio Astronomy master class at the Kapteyn Institute in Groningen ❤️

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Today's the day - the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey is done! Huge congratulations to the entire team. Honoured to have been (a very small) part of it. If you haven't yet started using LOFAR as your go-to for radio in the Northern hemisphere, you are missing out! www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/la...

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Largest Ever Radio Sky Survey Maps the Universe in Unprecedented Detail

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

What a great week ... two papers from former students accepted and now live on arXiV! The second is from Abdul Gani - his first paper which is absolutely beautiful, showing a detailed analysis of a head-tail galaxy on its first infall to a cluster: arxiv.org/abs/2602.04962

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

What a great week ... two papers from former students accepted and live on arXiV! The first is from Emmy Escott, showing the first LOFAR sub-arcsecond resolution image of the Boötes field. She shows a connection between radio emission and kpc-scale outflows of ionised gas! arxiv.org/abs/2602.05318

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 03/02/2026

From the US Air Force to pioneering astrophysicist✨🔭 @astroradioleah.bsky.social shows how diverse experiences lead to scientific innovation. Leah's research is reshaping our understanding of galaxy evolution 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @durhamphysics.bsky.social #DUinspire #DUSpotlightOn

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Had a great time last week at the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) MScR symposium last week watching my students and others around the UK give presentations on their work! And since we were at Jodrell Bank of course we got a telescope tour :)

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I am a very proud no-longer-supervisor today! Massive congratulations to Dr. Emmy Escott

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

congratulations to @rtimmerman.bsky.social for winning a research excellence award in the Physics Department at @durham-university.bsky.social !

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🥳 It's #RubinFirstLook day and the Universe sure is beautiful! Here's the evidence backing up my BBC Radio 4 Today assertion that Rubin's Trifid nebula image looks just like a jellyfish! You are welcome 🤗🔭 Join the watch party online today at 16:00 UK time! 🎥: www.youtube.com/live/Zv22_Am...

The Triffid nebula. Fluffy clouds of gas in pinks and blues on a star-studded background.

A jellyfish on the beach - looking just like the Trifid nebula.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🚨 Announcement! 🚨 Dr Victoria Fawcett, of @newcastleuni.bsky.social, has been named as the winner of the 2025 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship, awarded by the Herschel Society and RAS. Her lecture topic will be: 'Unveiling the secrets of hidden supermassive black holes'.

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Very honoured to be giving this year’s Caroline Herschel prize lecture on dusty black holes! ✨

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This is the kind of April Fools content I can get behind!

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Francesca Fragkoudi @astrofrancesca.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

NAM abstract submission closes *today* don't forget to submit yours and join us in beautiful Durham in July! 🔭 #astrosci

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Prof Leah Morabito @astroradioleah.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

New here! Who should I be following? Looking for astronomers / professional astronomy groups, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds

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