A Day in the Life of an Astrophysicist at Oxford University

When people find out I’m an astrophysicist - I often get asked: “So, what do you actually do all day?” The easiest way to answer that question is to show you. From data crunching, to seminars, to journal clubs, emails and chatting on the radio; this was my Thursday 14th November 2019. ------ Smethurst et al. (2017) - star formation histories of fast and slow rotators - http://arxiv.org/abs/1709.09175 Smethurst et al. (2019) - calm growth of supermassive black holes - http://arxiv.org/abs/1909.01355 ---- 📚 My new book, "A Brief History of Black Holes", out NOW in hardback, e-book and audiobook (which I narrated myself!): http://hyperurl.co/DrBecky 📚 Note, USA & Canada hardback out 1st November 2022 ---- 👕 Check out my merch here: https://dr-becky.teemill.com/ ---- 📚 "Space: 10 Things You Should Know": http://bit.ly/SpaceDrBecky 📚 US & Canada version: "Space at the speed of light" (same book, different title): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635406/space-at-the-speed-of-light-by-dr-becky-smethurst/ 📚 German translation "Das kleine Buch vom großen Knall" : https://www.dtv.de/buch/becky-smethurst-das-kleine-buch-vom-grossen-knall-28254/ --- 🔭 Royal Astronomical Society podcast that I’m co-hosting 😱 🥳- podfollow.com/supermassive --- 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! --- Music is "Future Girl" by RKVC from the YouTube Music Library --- 👩🏽‍💻 Dr. Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist researching galaxies and supermassive black holes at Christ Church at the University of Oxford. http://drbecky.uk.com https://rebeccasmethurst.co.uk