Josephine (Tutor in Oxford)

As an astrophysicist with a passion for science communication, Josephine is a talented tutor with a knack for clear explanations. She specializes in Physics, Maths and Astrophysics.

Her own education began at King`s College London with a BSc in Mathematics. This was followed by a MSc by Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. Finally, Josephine has recently completed her PhD in Astrophysics at the University of Oxford.

Josephine`s research is in the area of Galaxy Evolution. She observes large populations of galaxies using arrays of radio telescopes and tracks the rate at which they evolve over the history of the Universe. This research utilises skills in coding, Python, parallel computing, Bayesian methods and statistical analysis.

Alongside tutoring, Josephine continues to communicate science to a wider audience through podcasting on [contact detail removed], Spotify, iTunes+) and presenting videos on Astrophysics [contact detail removed]She has also featured on a BBC Ideas video on mathematics and is involved in an exciting new project that will be unveiled in early December 2019.

Availability: Available weekdays before 12pm. Monday, Tuesday and Friday between 2-5pm. Saturday and Sunday 10-1pm. Tuesday and Thursday evenings between 4-7pm.

Willing to travel: 3 miles

Experience: Josephine has experience tutoring GCSE and A-level students as well as undergraduate physicists at the University of Oxford. Josephine currently tutors the Astrophysics C1 module for 3rd year undergraduates and has experience of tutoring the 2nd year Mathematical Methods course.