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    Distant Galaxies - observation methods

    Hi, I'm a writer and I've just started researching a story about astronomy. I'm not a physicist (actually I'm a biologist by trade) but I really want to get the science right. I know a lot of work has been done lately with things like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey but I was wondering what...
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    I just applied to a couple of astronomy masters and asked whether I would be able to do them with my background and what the chances of doing an astrobiology project would be. I'll just wait and see what they say. The Open University runs part-time PhDs and have a really big astrobiology...
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    Yeah, I did look... it seems the only conversion degree I could do would be a one year Masters in Astrophysics and I would just have to choose a research project in Astrobiology. Unfortunately it had a very high maths / physics component.
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    I'm not sure that's really the issue for me here. I worked incredibly hard to get my degree and Masters, and since I had to pay for it myself, I worked really long hours alongside my degree. I haven't had any support from my family in nine years. I don't want anything handed to me. I just want...
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    Extremophiles really fascinate me, they always have. What I *wanted* to do for my MSc research project was distribution of deep sea corals, but I had funding / department issues and ended up doing tropical coral genetics instead (which had no possible astrobiology connection). I've wanted to...
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    I'm not offended at all :) You're right, it does seem counterproductive to ignore such a valuable resource, but in short: No I didn't. I guess I felt they wouldn't understand me. In my experience, professors can be an intimidating bunch and many students are still unsure of themselves, even...
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    A 25 Year Old's Dilemma in Marine Science and Astrobiology

    Hi... I actually graduated two years ago so maybe it's a little late to be posting this. I've been doing community work since leaving Uni but I miss science. I have a Masters in Marine Science and Management and a BSc in Environmental Biology. My dissertation was on genetics and I have some...
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