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PhDone!
I am incredibly excited to announce that I have successfully completed my dissertation and am PhDone ! It still feels slightly surreal,...
Sophie
Apr 28, 20251 min read
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Magic star dust
I saw the Northern Lights for the first time in my life on Thursday, and despite the streetlamps and light pollution, even in Littleton...
Sophie
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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"Hope is the thing with feathers"
I have been incredibly privileged to spend several months in New South Wales, Australia, conducting fieldwork for my PhD. I came to know...
Sophie
Sep 28, 20242 min read
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Saving slow life
It is spring in New England, which means that the turtles are on the move, emerging from wetlands to find a good spot to dig into the...
Sophie
May 27, 20244 min read
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Libraries of thought
When I wander through the stacks in the Ernst Mayr Library, I often marvel at the great wealth of knowledge upon which this university,...
Sophie
Feb 18, 20243 min read
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Why I walk early (and late)
I walked this morning along the newly frozen pond at Newtown Hill in Littleton, where the path is strewn with brambles and sunken with...
Sophie
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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