The 2019 Barrie Jones Award Lecture
The 2019 Barrie Jones Award Lecture will be given by Dr Sarah Rugheimer (University of Oxford), on Friday 6th December at 8pm UK time. The public lecture will once again be hosted at the Open University, Milton Keynes, and will take place as part of the wider outreach activity of Moon Night. Sarah’s work, as an astrobiologist and astronomer has taken her from Harvard, to St Andrews and now Oxford, and her achievements in astrobiology-related outreach, teaching and mentoring can be found here. Sarah will give a public lecture, relating to her work on Exoplanets, and will be made...
Read MoreASB Internships 2020
The Astrobiology Society of Britain can provide financial support for undergraduate research internships in the UK that fall within the field of astrobiology. Internships offer valuable research experience and provide a window into potential career paths. We are now accepting research proposal submissions for summer 2020. Proposals should be sent to info@astrobiologysociety.org before the 28th of February to allow judging before the summer. Full details can be found on our internships page. Details of current astrobiology-related researchers and research groups across the UK are listed on...
Read MoreFrontiers of Sciences V, March 2020
Frontiers of Sciences V, March 2020 The next Frontiers of Sciences meeting is taking place in Leeds in association with the Astrobiology Society of Britain, the Royal Society of Biology, NoR CEL and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Date: Saturday 14th March 2020 Time: 10.00 – 15.00 Speakers: 10:30-11:15: Dr Terry Kee, University of Leeds—What Isn’t Life?11:15-12.00: Prof Elias Chatzitheodoridis, National Technical University of Athens—Detecting the signatures of life: state-of-the-art instruments and methods12:00-12:30: Coffee Break12:30-13:15: Prof Mike Garrett, University of...
Read MoreWorkshop on Planetary Science 25-27th March 2020
The Chianti Topics International Focus Workshop is an extraordinary opportunity for experts in a selected field to meet and discuss in the beauty of the Chianti hills and a unique chance for an in-depth study of a topic for young researchers. The 4th edition of the Chianti Topics will be held in San Donato in Poggio, Italy from 25-27th March 2020 and is organized by Università di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF). The workshop will offer an up-to-date view of planetary atmosphere research and Solar System planetary analogues and models. Researchers are invited to discuss...
Read MoreBiennial European Astrobiology Conference 2020
Conference announcement: Registration, abstract submission and accommodation booking is now open for the Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) at La Palma & Teneguia Princess Hotel on La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain) from 20-24 April 2020. Scientific sessions are planned covering the following themes: Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems and Detection of Habitable WorldsThe Pathway to Complexity: From Simple Molecules to First LifePlanetary Environments and HabitabilityEvolution and Traces of Early Life and Life under Extreme ConditionBiosignatures and the...
Read MoreJob Opportunities in Astrobiology
Research England has recently awarded the Open University Astrobiology Research Group an Expanding Excellence in England grant worth £6.7 million. This will allow the Group to expand to bring together expertise in technology, international development and governance to address the scientific and governance challenges associated with the advancement of astrobiology and related space exploration missions. Due to this investment the Group is recruiting the following positions: Senior Research Fellow (STEM) (click here for details) Research Fellow (STEM) (click here for details) Lecturer in...
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