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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · 1d

That's a wrap on another great #STEMFest in Newcastle!
It was a great event, talking to thousands of primary, secondary, and sixth form students about space! 🚀

It's been a busy #WorldSpaceWeek, speaking to students, giving a school talk, and being part of Meet a Scientist with Dynamic Earth 🌎

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to this tomorrow!
I will be discussing my latest work, linking outflows, radio, and dust in DESI QSOs ✨

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 1d

Our other discussion about galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei will take place at the Geological Society. 🌌✨

Get an online or in-person ticket at: ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...

Graphic to promote the October Specialist Discussion Meeting hosted by the Geological Society.

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · 15d

The @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social team will be at this year's #stemfest in Newcastle!
We'll be exploring invisible light and space with ~3000 students across 3 days! ✨
#rtcnorth

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 19

‪Tiago Costa giving the quasar feedback overview talk 🌌‬

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Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) @aippotsdam.bsky.social · Jul 17

Über 150 internationale Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler diskutieren diese Woche am AIP beim 18. Potsdamer Thinkshop. Der Thinkshop mit dem Titel „The Role of Feedback in Galaxy Formation“ bietet Raum für neue Ideen und interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit. 💫

#astrophysics #galaxy #potsdam

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 15

Houda Haidar presenting her poster on dust in nearby AGN with JWST ✨

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 15

‪Nice to catch up with Samuel Ward, presenting his work on simulating AGN-driven outflows 💨‬

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 15

First time visiting @aippotsdam.bsky.social this week presenting a poster on my recent dusty QSO work 🔭

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Astro-Obs Newcastle 🔭 @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lots of @newcastleuni.bsky.social representation at @nam25-durham.bsky.social this week! ✨
First up, @astrofawcett.bsky.social talking about evidence for a blow-out phase in dusty QSOs 💨
#NAM2025Durham

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great talk at the @nam25-durham.bsky.social EDI session by @izgarland.bsky.social
Favourite (paraphrased) quote on why outreach is important: 'Astronomy is a hobby, disguised as a profession, paid for by the tax payers. I think the least we can do is to make our work accessible to the tax payers.’

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 7

The majority of items on display were originally part of the Space Investigators exhibit at the Great North Museum: Hancock 🚀
www.spaceinvestigators.com

Home

Astronomy and Telescopes in the North East of England

www.spaceinvestigators.com

Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you’re at @nam25-durham.bsky.social this week, check out the North East Astronomy exhibition in TLC39! ✨

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jun 27

Fill out the survey and help @rosedshepherd.bsky.social's amazing research!

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jun 27

We need your help to create immersive and accessible educational experiences!
Are you interested in helping make science engaging and accessible to a wider audience? If so, please fill out this short survey about using sound to represent scientific data and concepts in educational shows.

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jun 25

First ever talk at the EAS!

#EAS2025Cork @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jun 24

Enjoying my first ever EAS at @ucc.ie Cork! 🇮🇪🚀

Come along to session SS26 on Wednesday to hear about outflows and shocks in dusty quasars ✨

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Jun 23

Very honoured to be giving this year’s Caroline Herschel prize lecture on dusty black holes! ✨

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚨 Announcement! 🚨

Dr Victoria Fawcett, of @newcastleuni.bsky.social, has been named as the winner of the 2025 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship, awarded by the Herschel Society and RAS.

Her lecture topic will be: 'Unveiling the secrets of hidden supermassive black holes'.

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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here @imascientist.org.uk · Jun 6

Choose the best plan:
- Take a break from work, or…
- Take a break from work to exchange black hole theories with a student🌌
As we wrap up #VolunteersWeek2025, join Vicky! She has been taking part since 2023 and was one of the most active scientists last term.

The screenshot of an I'm a Scientist Chat reads: Student "Rae": @Vicky F, do you believe that anything is in the centre of a black hole? If you do, what do you think? Vicky: the short answer is that no one knows what is in the centre of a black hole! Because the gravity is so strong nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. Rae: I heard a theory once that if anyone was to ever make it through a black hole it would open up into a 'light hole', which could be said was the big bang! Would something like that be possible?? Vicky: It's an interesting theory! Some people think black holes are wormholes that transport you to another time and place. However it is all theoretical and no one really knows what happens when you go into a black hole. So if we sent a drone into a black hole, it would not be able to escape or send a signal to tell us what it found. Some people think that if you fall into a black hole you keep falling forever, and that it is a literal "hole" in space!

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · May 27

I'm attending EAS this year in Cork, speaking at the AGN outflow session (SS27) 🌌

If anyone attending would like to have a chat about dusty AGN, please reach out!

#EAS2025Cork

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NAM 2025 Durham @nam25-durham.bsky.social · May 27

Remember to register to be a part of NAM 2025! Presenters need to register by 6th June (next Friday), this includes anyone giving a talk or presenting a poster! All other participants have until 20th June!

#NAM2025durham #community #sciencethroughconnection

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Apr 24

Very honoured the our project Space Investigators: Astronomy in the North East won the @newcastleuni.bsky.social Engagement and Place Award for Engaging for Cultural Benefit ✨

Thank you to all the team! 🔭
Find out more here: www.spaceinvestigators.com

#EngageAwards2025

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Apr 22

Enjoyed visiting Scarborough over the weekend and giving a talk at Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society 🔭

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Dr Vicky Fawcett @astrofawcett.bsky.social · Apr 16

Really cool paper by Carolina Andonie today describing the design and predictions for the 4MOST IR AGN survey, the first large-scale optical spectroscopic survey targeting obscured IR AGN and quasars ✨
arxiv.org/abs/2504.10596

An obscured quasar census with the 4MOST IR AGN survey: design, predicted properties, and scientific goals

We present the 4MOST IR AGN survey, the first large-scale optical spectroscopic survey characterizing mid-infrared (MIR) selected obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN). The survey targets $\approx 212...

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Astro-Obs Newcastle 🔭 @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social · Apr 2

📢New paper alert!

Charlie MacMahon explores new ways to train cosmological emulators in order to constrain cosmological models 🖥️🌌
arxiv.org/abs/2504.00552

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Astro-Obs Newcastle 🔭 @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social · Apr 2

📢New paper alert!

Carola Zanoletti explores how using PCA-based cuts can provide tighter constrains on modified gravity theories 🌌
arxiv.org/abs/2503.20951

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