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Rita Tojeiro

@ritatojeiro.bsky.social

Astrophysicist at the University of St Andrews. I like to think about large scale structure, galaxies, inclusive pedagogy, and higher education. I also like cake, chips, running, and Pearl Jam. http://ritatojeiro.co.uk

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Rita Tojeiro@ritatojeiro.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Come work with me! I'm hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the link between large scale structure and galaxy evolution using DESI data. The position is for 3 years, starting Oct 1st 2026. Details in the link below. www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Research Fellow - AR3245

Research Fellow - AR3245, School of Physics and Astronomy Salary: £38,784 - £42,254 per annum Start Date: 1 October 2026 Hours: 36.25 hours per week Fixed Term - 36 months, <p style="text-align: justi...

vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🔊Calling #Dundee! Mills, the UK's 1st public observatory, is about to turn 90! This time last year looming budget cuts threatened its closure forever, but overwhelming public support saved it🥳. Do join us for the 90th🎂birthday celebrations on the 27th Oct! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔭 🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-...

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hot-off-the-press news: this evening Dundee City Council voted to formally approve the recommendation that the Mills Observatory remains open for the public to use! Huge thanks go to Dr Gilchrist, chair of the Dundee Astronomical Society, who has worked tirelessly to secure this win 🥳🔭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Rita Tojeiro@ritatojeiro.bsky.social · last yr.

Got a surprise cake and bubbly at group meeting today. It is one of the best red velvet cakes I've had ever. Also there was bubbly. Also my students are the best. Also the promotion is nice, too. 😊

Cake covered in white icing with the word Prof written in green
Britt Lundgren@brittlundgren.bsky.social · last yr.

"It is unclear what would happen to operations at the observatory if the office were to close. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to comment, writing in an email, 'As a matter of policy, we do not respond to reporters with pronouns in their bios.' " www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

Famous Climate Observatory’s Lease May End Because of DOGE (Gift Article)

NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

nytimes.com

Rita Tojeiro@ritatojeiro.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're excited to chair the "A multi-scale and multi-tracer view of the cosmic web" session - with @emeegray.bsky.social @apontzen.bsky.social, @abdrake.bsky.social, Tianyi Yang, and me!

NAM 2025 Durham@nam25-durham.bsky.social · 2y ago

Abstract submissions are open for NAM 2025! Here's what sessions are on offer as part of our Cosmology & Large-scale Structure strand! Submit your abstracts here: conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/abst... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social

Michelle Collins@runningastronomer.bsky.social · 2y ago

The amazing results from our large Hubble program, led by Alessandro Savino! These deep images allowed us to measure their detailed star formation histories, and we see they are not as we would expect when comparing to the Milky Way 🔭🧪

Space Telescope Science Institute@stsci.edu · 2y ago

NEW: Hubble is studying a swarm of 36 dwarf galaxies that orbit our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. The dwarf galaxies are evidence that Andromeda has had a more dynamic history than our Milky Way galaxy: bit.ly/4bswtsl 🔭 🧪

Telescope image with infographic overlays. At top left the text reads, Hubble Space Telescope, Survey of Andromeda’s Satellite galaxies. A large field of galaxies take up the left three-quarters. This portion shows hundreds scattered across the black background of space. Most are tiny white dots. Thirty-six tiny galaxies are circled in yellow. Four have labels. From top to bottom, left to right: NGC 185, NGC 147, NGC 205 (M110), NGC 221 (M32). NGC 221 appears slightly lower than a larger, angled oblong galaxy, which is labeled Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Along the right is a column separated into four boxes, each a zoomed in portrait of the labeled galaxies. From top to bottom: NGC 185 looks like a dim blue haze that takes up most of the frame; NGC 147 like a small, very dim oval, with scattered dots nearby; NGC 221 is large and bright white, and takes up most of the box; NGC 205 is not quite as large as NGC 221, and is pinker, with larger dots throughout the frame.