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ASB internships returning for 2023
After the suspension of the ASB internship grant for the past couple of years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ASB is pleased to announce that the internship program is returning in 2023. If you are an undergraduate student studying at a UK institution and are interested in...
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Modelling the planets.
Dr Julia Semprich researches the interactions between fluids and rock in the deep places of the world in order to understand planetary formation processes, which could give insights into habitability. Dr Ann Grand, senior lecturer in Astrobiology education at AstrobiologyOU,...
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Winner of the 2022 Barrie Jones Memorial Award – Dr Áine O’Brien.
Pig vomitoxin and the story of the Lafayette meteorite Dr Áine O’Brien was awarded the 2022 Barrie Jones Memorial Award for her outstanding contribution to communicating research related to astrobiology. Áine delivered an award lecture at the recent British and Planetary...
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Space Environment Community Perspectives for The Post-ISS Era
The Life and Physical Sciences panel of the European Space Sciences Committee have prepared a Survey for The Post-ISS Era. This is an opportunity for the community to voice any possible needs or concerns for microgravity research after ISS closure. In addition, new scientific...
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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: 4.0 (2019)), 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
13-17 March 2023 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
4 May 2023 AbGradE
8-12 May 2023 BEACON (European Astrobiology Institute)
22-25 May 2023 AbGradCon2023
9-14 July 2023 Goldschmidt
7 – 8 Sept 2023 ASB 9, 20 years of the ASB (sign up for a membership here to stay informed)
27-28 Sept 2023 International Conference on Astrobiology and Planetary Science
5-10 May 2024 AbSciCon24
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