Caroline Wood
@sciencedestiny.bsky.social
Communicating stories of amazing research at the University of Oxford. Enthusiastically seeking out wonderful artisan cheese. Finding mountains and walking up them. Failing to write a novel. Occasionally doing craft.
One of the things I really love about Oxford University is the juxtaposition between the modern and cutting-edge, with the traditional and historic. Today, we welcomed the new Chancellor, Lord William Hague, in a ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre that stretches back centuries. A feast of Latin!
February 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One of the things I really love about Oxford University is the juxtaposition between the modern and cutting-edge, with the traditional and historic. Today, we welcomed the new Chancellor, Lord William Hague, in a ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre that stretches back centuries. A feast of Latin!
Still on an absolute high after a fantastic visit to @CERN last week, hosted by @STFC Big highlight for me was standing at the base of ATLAS. I also learnt how much champagne physicists can drink when they keep making remarkable advances 😆
February 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Still on an absolute high after a fantastic visit to @CERN last week, hosted by @STFC Big highlight for me was standing at the base of ATLAS. I also learnt how much champagne physicists can drink when they keep making remarkable advances 😆
Since I started working in Research Communications, the amount of kit that a film crew bring to shoots has shrunk dramatically... from a trolley and several heavy bags, to something you could take as hand luggage. So many people now film the whole interview on a mobile phone!
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Since I started working in Research Communications, the amount of kit that a film crew bring to shoots has shrunk dramatically... from a trolley and several heavy bags, to something you could take as hand luggage. So many people now film the whole interview on a mobile phone!
Does anyone else share my view that 'groundbreaking' is one of the most over-used terms in press releases? I am forever being sent releases where no ground was dented, let alone broken, during the research... here's a truly 'groundbreaking science study', according to ChatGPT
January 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Does anyone else share my view that 'groundbreaking' is one of the most over-used terms in press releases? I am forever being sent releases where no ground was dented, let alone broken, during the research... here's a truly 'groundbreaking science study', according to ChatGPT
Really enjoyed being in the audience for BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions?', broadcast live from Trinity College, Oxford. The panel - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Lord Finkelstein, Dame Meg Hillier and Greg Swenson - debated the week's topical issues including Elon Musk, climate change, and the UK economy.
January 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Really enjoyed being in the audience for BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions?', broadcast live from Trinity College, Oxford. The panel - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Lord Finkelstein, Dame Meg Hillier and Greg Swenson - debated the week's topical issues including Elon Musk, climate change, and the UK economy.
Squirting cucumbers! Really enjoyed helping this story land some great coverage this week. Oxford University researchers have discovered the mechanism that enables the squirting cucumber to fire its seeds like ballistic projectiles up to 20 metres per second. Read more: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11...
November 26, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Squirting cucumbers! Really enjoyed helping this story land some great coverage this week. Oxford University researchers have discovered the mechanism that enables the squirting cucumber to fire its seeds like ballistic projectiles up to 20 metres per second. Read more: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11...