my life | Dr. Melanie Windridge

05 Jan 2021

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Just keep walking

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On January 5, 2021

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On the morning of my second surgery, the day after I had found out that the retina had come away again, I couldn’t help thinking about the ladders on Everest and how I had no choice but to do something that frightened me over and over again.

03 Apr 2020

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8 Tips for thriving through isolation

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On April 3, 2020

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Due to the COVID-19 lockdown many people are being forced to work from home for the first time. I’m sharing 4 tips each on the practicalities of home-working and on emotional well-being to thrive through isolation.

22 Mar 2018

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How meeting the Queen inspired me to climb Mount Everest

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On March 22, 2018

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This year I’m climbing Mount Everest. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to do something so incredible, and I owe it all to Henry Day, the Mount Everest Foundation and the Queen! Here’s why…

14 Feb 2018

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Icehotel & aurora with Mum

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On February 14, 2018

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I was working on a short trip to Sweden with Discover the World and this time I took my mother along for her first taste of the Arctic. She loved it!

07 Sep 2017

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My Great American Eclipse

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On September 7, 2017

A total solar eclipse is a wonder to witness. Here’s my story of the eclipse in America on 21st August and some thoughts on whether or not to photograph.

05 Apr 2017

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Aurora wins Rutherford Communication Prize

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On April 5, 2017

Melanie Windridge wins the Institute of Physics’ Rutherford Plasma Physics Communication Prize for Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights.

22 Mar 2017

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My best aurora… so far!

Sticky Post By Melanie Windridge On March 22, 2017

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A night of active aurora at Blachford Lake Lodge, near Yellowknife, Canada.

I recently returned from a trip to Canada with the Cloud Appreciation Society where I saw, and photographed, some beautiful aurora. It was a wonderful trip…