In this week's episode, we take you on a two-part journey to Europe! First, Lucia and Cormac guide you through the differences of graduate programs in Europe and the US. Then, we jump into a series of mini-interviews with fellow PhD students about their research. We journey through a wide range of topics, including black holes big and smalls, the powerful winds of massive stars, and much more. If you would like to learn more about any of these topics, check out the links below! The mini-interviews were conducted as part of the IMPRS-Astro Hackathon, an unconference organised by Cormac and a few colleges, which brought together students from Heidelberg and Munich.

IMPRS-Astro Hackathon https://imprs-astro-hackathon.de/

Statistics on physics students in Germany (unfortunately in German) https://www.dpg-physik.de/veroeffentlichungen/magazine-und-online-angebote/pj/studierendenstatistiken

Mini-Interviews

The circumgalactic medium - Joanne's personal website https://tanofspace.github.io/

Past episodes relating to topics that came up in the mini episodes

Episode 93: Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Primordial Black Hole Machiney https://astrosoundbites.com/2024/06/20/episode-93-itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-primordial-black-hole-machineyepisode-92-5-the-ship-of-3-seus/

Episode 72: A Trip to the Optometrist https://astrosoundbites.com/2023/04/15/episode-72-a-trip-to-the-optometrist/

Episode 71: Galaxies Say Halo https://astrosoundbites.com/2023/03/26/episode-70-astronomy-10-years-into-the-future-part-ii-2/

Episode 70: Astronomy 10 Years into the Future Part II https://astrosoundbites.com/2023/03/04/episode-70-astronomy-10-years-into-the-future-part-ii/

Episode 49: A Fine Dining Experience https://astrosoundbites.com/2022/01/30/episode-49-a-fine-dining-experience/

Episode 3: 6 Unbelievable Facts about Black Holes https://astrosoundbites.com/2019/12/07/episode-3-6-unbelievable-facts-about-black-holes/

Credit for the jingle (transition to the mini-interviews): SergeQuadrado on freesound.org https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/455606/