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Nerd In The Making

Low pollution due to COVID-19: but what about ozone?

Posted on April 11, 2020May 8, 2020 by Kaja Milczewska

Although I am by no means an expert on air quality or ozone in particular, I have spent the past… Read more Low pollution due to COVID-19: but what about ozone?

What makes a “good researcher”?

Posted on December 2, 2019September 10, 2020 by Kaja Milczewska

A question whose answer plagues my very existence…: “NOT ME”. But even though some very lovely people in my life… Read more What makes a “good researcher”?

A post about my actual PhD work? No way!

Posted on February 3, 2019May 8, 2020 by Kaja Milczewska

Here goes the first post of 2019. When I first started this blog, some years ago, I had no vision… Read more A post about my actual PhD work? No way!

(Wikipedia) Watercolour portait of Ada Lovelace

Why Lovelace rightfully deserves a place on the £50 banknote.

Posted on November 26, 2018May 8, 2020 by Kaja Milczewska

So, here is the deal: Bank of England are still taking nominations from the public for the new £50 bank… Read more Why Lovelace rightfully deserves a place on the £50 banknote.

Conferencing in Japan: IGAC 2018

Posted on October 4, 2018October 11, 2018 by Kaja Milczewska

  One of the many perks of being a PhD student is that it can take you out to some… Read more Conferencing in Japan: IGAC 2018

On writing, panicking, and presenting my work.

Posted on August 29, 2018October 11, 2018 by Kaja Milczewska

The last time I wrote, it was May. Seemingly, nothing significant has happened since then; I haven’t managed to publish… Read more On writing, panicking, and presenting my work.

How to unlearn ‘playing small’.

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 by Kaja Milczewska

Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking, so that other people won’t feel insecure… Read more How to unlearn ‘playing small’.

On why I do what I do.

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Kaja Milczewska

At the end of a recent meeting, my supervisor and I started nerding out about research and what it really… Read more On why I do what I do.

Life’s frustrations!

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Kaja Milczewska

One of the most frustrating aspects of doing a PhD is that more often than not, no one else really… Read more Life’s frustrations!

Summer updates: trips and summer schools.

Posted on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Kaja Milczewska

It is once again that time of year when, after a solid few weeks of peace, university campus returns to… Read more Summer updates: trips and summer schools.

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My name is Kaja and I am in the middle of my meteorological adventure as a PhD student at the University of Reading. My research focus is on the meteorological influence on operational air quality forecasts in the UK. My blog focus may somewhat deviate! This blog is a lovechild of my love for science and writing, which I started as a fresh student of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Warwick in 2013. Thanks for visiting :)

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  • Low pollution due to COVID-19: but what about ozone? April 11, 2020
  • What makes a “good researcher”? December 2, 2019
  • A post about my actual PhD work? No way! February 3, 2019
  • Why Lovelace rightfully deserves a place on the £50 banknote. November 26, 2018
  • Conferencing in Japan: IGAC 2018 October 4, 2018
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