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Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Planetary Science
The Open University is now recruiting to a lectureship position with a research specialism in analytical planetary sciences in the School of Physical Sciences at the Open University. This Faculty position will provide the opportunity to join a large group of planetary...
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Nominations for the Barrie Jones Award 2019
The Astrobiology Society of Britain (ASB), in collaboration with the Open University, is proud to announce the opening of nominations for the Barrie Jones Award to celebrate those who have made an excellent contribution to outreach and/or the teaching of Astrobiology, in memory...
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Royal Institution Event: The Human Martian
The Royal Institution will be hosting an astronomy event, The Human Martian on Tuesday 19 March, 7.00pm – 8.30pm. This will explore humanity’s first attempts to establish a permanent settlement on Mars. Adrian Hayes, Iya Whiteley and Jill Stuart bring together expertise...
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8th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference
The 8th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference will be hosted by Newcastle University on 25-26th of April 2019, focusing on the topic of ‘Habitability below the ice line’. The ASB Conference series continues its objective of promoting discussion on UK astrobiology interests...
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ESA Research Fellowship: Lunar Prospecting
ESA Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) on Lunar Prospecting Instrumentation, Science and Operations (8612) A Research Fellow is sought to engage in both independent and supporting research in preparation of future lunar exploration via the PROSPECT package on the Luna-27...
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About us
The Astrobiology Society of Britain is a learned society for people interested in the relationship between life and its cosmic environment. This covers a vast diversity of topics and research methodologies, encompassing observational astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, geological expeditions and laboratory-based microbiology and prebiotic chemistry.
The ASB is affiliated with the journal Life (ISSN 2075-1729, CiteScore: 3.16 (2016)), an international open access journal published quarterly online by MDPI. It publishes scientific studies related to fundamental themes in life sciences, especially those concerned with the origins of life and evolution of biosystems. Other areas of interest include synthetic biology and astrobiology.
Upcoming conferences
8th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference, Newcastle University, 25-26 April, 2019
AbGradE, Prague, Czech Republic, 25-27 May, 2019
European Astrobiology Institute General Assembly, Liblice Castle, Czech Republic, 28-30 May, 2019
Impacts and their role in the Evolution of Life, Tällberg, Sweden, 10-13 June, 2019
AbSciCon 2019, Seattle, Washington, 24-28 June, 2019
Goldschmidt 2019, Barcelona, Spain 18-23 August, 2019
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