Blog@InterCat – Page 3 – A space for the researchers at InterCat to share their experience

Do you want to know more about the type of things Julia and I are researching about? Or do you want to know a little more about how we observe the interstellar medium and how it was first discovered?
If so, I have made three videos which you can watch here!

→</a></div> <footer class="entry-footer">Posted by <span class="uppercase">Alfred Hopkinson</span> in <span class="uppercase">Alfie&Julia</span>, 0 comments</footer> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-210" class="tile-1x1 hide-overlay grid-item post-210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alfiejulia no-thumb"> <div class="grid-item-inner"> <div class="grid-item-box"> <header class="entry-header grid-item-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2021/06/08/the-difficulties-starting-at-a-distance-and/" rel="bookmark">How to try to make the most of this experience</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content grid-item-content"> <p>I do not have access to the stunning vistas of the beaches of Brazil but instead during this lockdown I have been in the green rolling hills of the UK, usually with my dog. However, my mind and work has all been focused in Denmark and so I, like Julia, have had to adjust to make the most of working.. <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/?post_type=post&p=210">→</a></div> <footer class="entry-footer">Posted by <span class="uppercase">Alfred Hopkinson</span> in <span class="uppercase">Alfie&Julia</span>, 0 comments</footer> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-145" class="tile-1x1 hide-overlay grid-item post-145 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alfiejulia no-thumb"> <div class="grid-item-inner"> <div class="grid-item-box"> <header class="entry-header grid-item-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2021/05/30/day-in-the-life-of-an-incoming-phd-candidate-at-home-with-tips/" rel="bookmark">Day in the life of an incoming PhD candidate at home (with tips!)</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content grid-item-content"> <div id="pl-145" class="panel-layout" > <div id="pg-145-0" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" > <div id="pgc-145-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell" > <div id="panel-145-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child" data-index="0" > <div class="textwidget"> <p>Recently I’ve come across an.. <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/?post_type=post&p=145">→</a></div> <footer class="entry-footer">Posted by <span class="uppercase">Julia Santos</span> in <span class="uppercase">Alfie&Julia</span>, 0 comments</footer> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-128" class="tile-1x1 hide-overlay grid-item post-128 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alfiejulia no-thumb"> <div class="grid-item-inner"> <div class="grid-item-box"> <header class="entry-header grid-item-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2021/05/18/starting-a-phd-overseas-introduction-and-purpose-of-the-blog/" rel="bookmark">Starting a PhD overseas : Introduction and purpose of the blog</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content grid-item-content"> <p>I will follow Julia’s advice and not start my essay with a cliché, but instead, say I am also glad I was chosen for this PhD. During my third year of being an undergraduate I realized that I had, much to my shock at the time, started to enjoy doing research and found myself staying long hours in.. <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/?post_type=post&p=128">→</a></div> <footer class="entry-footer">Posted by <span class="uppercase">Alfred Hopkinson</span> in <span class="uppercase">Alfie&Julia</span>, 0 comments</footer> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-110" class="tile-1x1 hide-overlay grid-item post-110 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alfiejulia no-thumb"> <div class="grid-item-inner"> <div class="grid-item-box"> <header class="entry-header grid-item-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2021/05/01/starting-a-phd-from-overseas-an-introduction/" rel="bookmark">Starting a PhD from overseas: an introduction</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content grid-item-content"> <div id="pl-110" class="panel-layout" > <div id="pg-110-0" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" > <div id="pgc-110-0-0" class="panel-grid-cell" > <div id="panel-110-0-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child" data-index="0" > <div style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img.. <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/?post_type=post&p=110">→</a></div> <footer class="entry-footer">Posted by <span class="uppercase">Julia Santos</span> in <span class="uppercase">Alfie&Julia</span>, 2 comments</footer> </div> </div> </article> </div> <nav class="navigation pagination grid-pagination" role="navigation"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text"> Posts navigation </h2> <div class="nav-links"> <a class="prev page-numbers" href="https://blog.intercat.dk/page/2/">« Previous</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blog.intercat.dk/">1</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blog.intercat.dk/page/2/">2</a> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">3</span> </div> </nav> </main> </div> <div class="sidebar widget-area"> <div id="search-3" class="widget widget-sidebar widget_search clear"> <form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="search-form" action="https://blog.intercat.dk/"> <div class="search-form-wrap"> <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" class="search-form-input" placeholder="Search.." /> <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" class="button submit-button" value="" /> </div> </form></div><div id="nav_menu-3" class="widget widget-sidebar widget_nav_menu clear"><div class="menu-left-side-bar-for-page-names-container"><ul id="menu-left-side-bar-for-page-names-3" class="menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-634"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/category/research-roundtable/">Research Roundtable</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-98"><a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/category/alfiejulia/">Alfie&Julia</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div id="recent-posts-3" class="widget widget-sidebar widget_recent_entries clear"> <h3 class="widget-title">Recent Posts</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2023/09/18/theoretical-chemistry-calculations-and-computers/">Theoretical chemistry calculations and computers</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2023/09/08/hello-from-the-research-roundtable/">Hello from the Research Roundtable!</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2023/03/05/part-a-exam-and-a-danish-masters/">Part a exam and a Danish masters</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2022/04/28/forskningens-dogn-day-of-research/">Forskningens Døgn – Day of Research</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.intercat.dk/2022/03/25/on-non-thermal-desorption-and-baked-goods/">On non-thermal desorption and baked goods</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="after-content"> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="widget-area sidebar-footer clear"> <div class="bnt-container"> <div id="media_image-3" class="column-3 widget widget-footer widget_media_image clear"><h3 class="widget-title">The Center for Interstellar Catalysis is funded by The Danish National Research Foundation</h3><img width="220" height="109" src="https://blog.intercat.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DG_logo_220_109.png" class="image wp-image-68 attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; 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The Center for Interstellar Catalysis – Blog

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