British space scientist
Dame Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock DBE (née Aderin; born 9th March 1968) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy. She has been the chancellor of the University of Leicester since February 2023. ==Quotte
*It’s funny how you don’t realise that you’ve been missing something until you see it in the flesh. **doll-barbie-space-scientist-inspires-girls-to-dream-bigger in a interview with the Guardian *People take the sky for granted, they don’t look up enough
**dr-maggie-aderin-pocock-interview-the-art-of-stargazing interviewed about star gazing in The Guardian *I want to inspire the next generation of scientists, and especially girls, and let them know that STEM [science, technology, engineering and maths] is for them. **uk-england-leicestershire-64867924 Maggie in an interview with BBC News *Dreams don’t show up on government surveys or school league tables, but they are the fuel that makes us want to get up and get on. For young people to feel that the low road is the only one available to them is nonsense. We won’t climb out of recession, or meet the challenges of climate change, by thinking small.
**maggie-aderin-pocock-ph-d/ Maggie talked about how dreams should be perceived: Yale University *Heidi is what got me started in reading.
**maggie-aderin-pocock-books-that-changed-my-life Dr Maggie, The scientist spoke about book that changed her life: Reader's Digest *Know your strengths and weaknesses and work towards your strengths and improve your weaknesses and have that crazy dream that will drive you on. There will always be people who will tell you that you can’t do something or that a certain path is not for you, but work out what you can do and go for it.
**dr-maggie-aderin-pocock-inspires- Dr Maggie inspired others: Leicester News *I want everybody within the university and beyond to be reaching for the stars.To work out what works for them, what they love and to have a career in that area, because if you work at what you love it's hardly working at all.
**england-leicestershire-64822678 Dr Maggie spoke about her challenges: BBC News
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Dreams don’t show up on government surveys or school league tables, but they are the fuel that makes us want to get up and get on. For young people to feel that the low road is the only one available to them is nonsense. We won’t climb out of recession, or meet the challenges of climate change, by thinking small.
Know your strengths and weaknesses and work towards your strengths and improve your weaknesses and have that crazy dream that will drive you on. There will always be people who will tell you that you can’t do something or that a certain path is not for you, but work out what you can do and go for it.