Now Open: ASB Summer Internships 2025!
ASB is excited to announce that applications for ASB Summer Internships 2025 are now open for undergraduate and postgraduate taught (MSc, MSci) students! This is a fantastic opportunity for students and early-career professionals to gain hands-on experience in the dynamic field of astrobiology. Find out more information and how to apply here. Internship reports from previous years can be found here
Read MoreASB10 Conference 2025: Planets and Life
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. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are invited on topics spanning the...
Read MoreThe Tartan Tardigrade Podcast
Listen to the podcast brought to you by the UK Centre for Astrobiology – the Tartan Tardigrade. The Tartan Tardigrade is a podcast, hosted by our Membership & Website Officer – Mia Belle Frothingham, where she interviews astrobiologists and other scientists from around the world who visit the University of Edinburgh. The chats are about their research and interest in astrobiology, their careers, and what they think about life beyond Earth. Available on Media Hopper, Apple podcasts, and coming soon on Spotify.
Read MoreElizabeth Gardner Fellowship
“We at the UKCA are keen to support applicants for this four-year fellowship in any area of astrobiology, but particularly those whose academic background is a natural fit for teaching and research in the School of Physics and Astronomy. This fellowship has been created to recruit those whose profile is currently under-represented in our School’s academic community — for example, women!” – Sean McMahon, Reader at the University of Edinburgh The School of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to invite applications for the 2025 Elizabeth Gardner Fellowship. This four-year...
Read MoreASB9 report
The 9th meeting of the ASB was held at Birkbeck, University of London, over the 7th and 8th ofSeptember 2023, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the society’s formation. With over 90 attendees, some of whom travelled a great distance to join us in person, across a widerange of academic disciplines and career stages, I think I speak for the whole organising committee in lauding the success of ASB9 and extending my sincere thanks to all our speakers and poster presenters for enabling us to put together such an engaging programme. Highlights from our keynote speakers included updates from...
Read MoreOpen call for opportunities, news and for our new feature fieldnotes from…
We are happy to advertise relevant jobs, meetings, summer schools, and other postgraduate opportunities that are of interest to the UK astrobiology community. Likewise, if you have any astrobiology-related news we are happy to share this! Fieldnotes from…We would love to hear about what our members are up to, so we are starting a new member contribution series called ‘Fieldnotes from…’. This is an opportunity for members to tell us about their experience on anything ranging from fieldwork, research lab or facility visits, public engagement events, conferences, etc. Please get in touch to...
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