Victoria Scowcroft
Senior Lecturer at University of Bath
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolVictoria Scowcroft is a Senior Lecturer in astronomy at the University of Bath with 11 years of research and teaching experience focused on variable stars and cosmology. She combines rigorous PhD-level research from Liverpool John Moores University with a passion for science education, having completed professional development through the Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators. An advocate for data visualization, she leverages visual techniques to reveal new insights in astronomical datasets and to enhance student understanding. Based in Bath, England, she brings a blend of research, pedagogy, and practical communication skills to academic and public-facing projects, often translating complex cosmological concepts into accessible formats.
11 years of coding experience
MPhys, Astrophysics, 2:1, MPhys, Astrophysics, 2:1 at University of LeedsDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at Liverpool John Moores University
French
Github Skills (14)
rmarkdown10
gitbook10
latex10
epub10
bookdown9
html9
bayesian6
astronomy4
python4
jupyter2
synthetic2
astropy2
computer-vision1
approximation1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
vickyscowcroft/bayesian_pl_fitting
Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
adaptation of sesar+ 2017 bayesian fitting code
Contributions:34 commits, 2 PRs, 21 pushes in 1 year 2 months
bayesian
vickyscowcroft/bookdown_lecture_notes_guide
Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:29 commits, 44 pushes, 12 branches in 2 years
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