Throwing us back to move us forward; Paleontology conservation with Astrid O'Connor

Welcome back to the WIW podcast! We couldn’t be more excited to talk to Astrid O’Connor for our February episode. Astrid is a paleobiologist, science communicator, and second year PhD student. We learnt all about Astrid’s PhD, and how she fused her two passions in paleontology and zoology to answer modern conservation problems. Astrid is a huge advocate for accessibility in science, and uses her strong communication skills to convey science in different and palatable ways. Astrid also generously shared her experiences in some big personal changes in recent years, and we discuss further the changes that she would like to see in academia to make it a more inclusive space for all genders. Thank you Astrid!You can follow Astrid on Instagram: @paleoastrid. We have also posted the artwork mentioned in the episode on our social media post for this episode!Any questions or queries contact [email protected] to our resources:Website: https://women-in-wildlife.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women.in.wildlife/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077369770841Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womeninwildlifeMusic by Thomas Hagen from SLAUX