Celebrating Women in Planetary Geology: From Orkney & Iceland to Mars
Join us for a fascinating discussion chaired by Dr Catriona McAra (University of Aberdeen) between artist Ilana Halperin and our chair, Dr Claire Cousins (University of St Andrews). This event spotlighted the vital contributions of women to planetary geology. Ilana and Claire shared insights from their recent field trips to Orkney and Iceland, where they sought local geological ‘kin’ to creatively interpret the rock formations of distant Mars. It was a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of art and science in understanding our planetary neighbours!
Read MoreRegister Now! ASB10 Conference 2025: Planets and Life
To those joining us, please refer to these resources: -Conference book -Programme 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 for ASB10 is now open! Please follow this link to register. The...
Read MoreClosed: ASB Summer Internships 2025!
Applications now closed. Internship status will be updated soon. 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 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...
Read MoreInternational Space Science Institute Webinars
The ISSI run an excellent online space science and astrobiology webinar series: https://www.issibern.ch/online-seminars-gamechangers/ Past webinars are available, many of these are of interest to the astrobiologycommunity, for anyone looking to expand their knowledge on a variety of subjects!
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