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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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Meeting Announcement: Impacts and their Role in the Evolution of Life
The conference “Impacts and their Role in the Evolution of Life” will be held in Tällberg, Sweden, 10-13 June 2019. Topics covered by the conference will range from the role of impacts in the early history of the Solar System over impacts physics, the...
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Frontiers of Sciences IV, 16th March 2019
Details of the upcoming Frontiers of Sciences meeting as follows: Frontiers of Sciences IV Date: 16th March 2019 Venue: KPMG LLP, 1 Sovereign Square, Leeds, LS1 4DA Time: arrival 10.30 for an 11.00 start 11:00-11:45 Prof Christine H Foyer, University of Leeds, UK:...
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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
Building Habitable Worlds 2019, University of Kent, Canterbury, 21 Feb, 2019
UKSEDS National Student Space Conference, University of Edinburgh, 2-3 March, 2019
8th Astrobiology Society of Britain Conference, Newcastle University, 25-26 April, 2019
Impacts and their role in the Evolution of Life, Tällberg, Sweden, 10-13 June, 2019
AbSciCon 2019, Seattle, Washington, 24-28 June, 2019
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