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 of Prof. Barrie W. Jones who was a keen communicator of astrobiology. We wish to solicit nominations for the award. Once the recipient of the award has been selected by a committee comprising members of the ASB and staff from the Open University, they will be invited to give a public lecture held at the Open...
Read MoreRoyal 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 from the worlds of exploration, science and law to guide us through how humans will live in a new era in which space exploration is no longer about the journey. For more information and to book tickets please visit the event page:...
Read More8th 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 in research, education and outreach. An Early Careers Workshop (limited spaces available) will be held on the 24th April. This event is free, but attendees then must sign up to the main event on 25th April. Further details will be available on the website in due course. A conference dinner is included in the delegate...
Read MoreESA 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 mission. Work topics include the investigation of specific problems related to the PROSPECT investigation in the areas of sample contamination, volatile loss and –preservation, sensor calibration (permittivity sensor, cameras and illumination unit, temperature sensors), and in particular the definition and optimization of...
Read MoreMeeting 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 characterisation of impactors (asteroids, meteorites, comets etc) and impact sites to the role impacts could have played in the emergence and evolution of life and their possible threat to life on Earth. Two further important aspects will be discussed: the geoconservation of impact sites as well as the use of impacts in education...
Read MoreFrontiers 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: Antioxidants and Redox Sensing Mechanisms 11:45-12.30 Dr Klara A Capova, Durham University, UK: “What is life? Where do we come from?” The increasing role of astrobiology in the shaping of the European popular worldview. 12:30-13:00 Coffee Break 13:00-13:45 Frances Westall, CNRS-Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, France: Volcanic...
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