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Thomas Rintoul
@thomasrintoul.bsky.social
🌌 Galaxy Evolution PhD student - Cardiff Uni
✨ MPhys Astro - Uni of St Andrews 2023
🎥 Science Communicator on YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and TikTok

🔗 https://linktr.ee/ThomasRintoul
Delighted to announce that the first paper of my PhD - "The role of magnetic fields in ram pressure stripping of satellite galaxies in the circumgalactic medium around massive galaxies" - has been published by MNRAS!

Check out the paper here: academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...

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October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This week I presented my research on the "Role of magnetic fields in simulations of ram pressure stripping of satellite galaxies" at @nam25-durham.bsky.social

I also chaired a session at the conference which was a great experience to take on that responsibility as a PhD student!

#NAM2025 🔭🌌🧪
July 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
July 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🌌🔭 Excited to announce my first paper is out now!

We use simulations to explore the effect of magnetic fields on satellite galaxies in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) - the reservoir of gas around galaxies.

Read the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2506.18983

See thread for remaining images.
July 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My first science video of 2025 is now available to my patrons over on Patreon. General release tomorrow!

www.patreon.com/posts/my-top...
January 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My first video of 2025 setting out my goals for the year just went live for my patrons on Patreon.

Sign up at the link below for early access, or wait for general release tomorrow!
www.patreon.com/posts/2025-w...
January 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Last year I was too ambitious with my #StoryGraph reading challenge.
This year I'm being more realistic: 12 books in 12 months.

However, I'm reading a lot of long fantasy books so I've also added a page target of 3600 pages.

Really enjoying getting back into reading!
January 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This month, @katdoesmaths.bsky.social and I (+some friends) are raising money for the Jingle Jam!

For the next two weeks, we'll have a mix of streams on Twitch. Donations are greatly appreciated and over £35 will get you a brilliant collection of games!

tiltify.com/+the-sci-com...
December 3, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Loving this trend! Let's give it a go!

1 like = 1 piece of Thomas lore
November 24, 2024 at 3:33 PM
My latest video is out now! This one was a lot of fun to make and I've spent way too long on it (hence why it's 2 days late...)

youtu.be/r3LGqSuUA7M
February 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Another week, another stream schedule - come join me for some productivity at 10am today!

twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci
February 6, 2024 at 8:37 AM
This week I'm streaming on Twitch in my regular slots. Come along and join in the productive co-working lo-fi Star Wars vibes in the pomodoro streams - and come for a chat and probably to watch me crash in Space Engineers on Wednesday.

Live now over at twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci
January 30, 2024 at 10:22 AM
I'm live on Twitch playing Space Engineers for the first time this year! Come join in the chaos as I build an utterly ridiculous ship!
twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci
January 17, 2024 at 7:31 PM
A new week, a new Stream Schedule. See you over on Twitch at 10am GMT.

twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci
January 16, 2024 at 8:32 AM
My first stream schedule of 2024 is here - before the first stream of the week! Start as you mean to go on right?
Starting off light as I'm still sorting some things out behind the scenes. See you at 10! (Link in bio)
January 9, 2024 at 8:12 AM
📢📢🔭 My first video of 2024 is now live! Let's take a look back at what happened in astronomy in 2023 and what's might be coming up this year: youtu.be/HL3LUGrpZE4
January 7, 2024 at 7:17 PM
The Sci-Comm Collective are delighted to announce that this year we've raised £1157.77 for Wallace and Gromit's Grand Appeal & The Jingle Jam.

We're so proud of this total - thank you to everyone who donated and to my fellow streamers who make it possible!

Onwards to next year!
December 15, 2023 at 11:10 AM
I'm live now with a Pomodoro Study/CoWorking Stream over on my Twitch channel. Come join in the productivity! www.twitch.tv/ThomAstroSci
December 12, 2023 at 9:11 AM
I'm really excited to announce that the pilot episode of the Unstable Fluid Podcast, co-hosted by myself and Kat(DoesMaths) is now available on YouTube and some podcast apps (more to follow).

Video: youtu.be/29y85CnwLhE
Audio: pod.link/1707160715
September 14, 2023 at 8:08 AM