Now announcing ASB10, which will take place at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. This year’s theme, ‘Planets and Life,’ will explore a wide range of topics within astrobiology, from the origins of life to the search for habitable environments beyond Earth.
DATES: 17-18th June 2025, with optional excursions available on the 19th June.
WHERE: University of St Andrews, Scotland.
REGISTRATION
Registration and abstract submission will open in March 2025 – check back here for details.
ACCOMMODATION
Reduced-price University accommodation for delegates for 16-19th June (3 nights) can be booked using the promotion code ASTRO2025: https://bnb.st-andrews.ac.uk/resbus/bnb/astro25.bnb. Options for single and double occupancy can be selected, and there are 50 rooms available, on a first-come-first-served basis. Room bookings at this reduced rate need to be made by Friday 18 April by 12 noon.
Other University accommodation can be booked here: https://bnb.st-andrews.ac.uk/resbus/bnb/. In addition, St Andrews has multiple small B&Bs and also a Premier Inn.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are invited on topics spanning the theme ‘Planets and Life’, including, but not limited to:
- Prebiotic chemistry
- Planetary analogues
- Solar System studies and exploration
- Extremophile and space microbiology
- Exoplanet habitability and detection
- Biosignatures
- Missions and instrumentation for astrobiology
DAY 3 EXCURSIONS
The third day has the following optional excursions for delegates (further details to follow)
- Rock and Spindle geology – an excursion to the renowned local geology along the Fife coast local to St Andrews.
- St Andrews Botanical Gardens – a ‘garden of experiments’, these gardens have a significant research focus into biodiversity and ecology.
- Discovery Point – visit the RRS Discovery in Dundee – a purpose-build research ship for the scientific expedition to Antarctica in 1901 under Captain Scott.
SOCIAL EVENTS
There will be a dedicated Early Career social on the 17th June, and an informal ice-breaker on the 16th June.
