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Only 4 days to submit your abstract!

The deadline for submitting your abstract to AbGradEPEC’24 is coming up soon – this Saturday June 15th!

Don’t miss out on showing off what you’ve been working on, as well as meeting two people who have mastered the art of applying to some of the most coveted positions in our line of work: an internship and a postdoctoral fellowship at ESA 🔬🔭🧪

Submitting an abstract is easy: all you have to do is send a short abstract (max. 200 words) using this template to abgrade (at) eana-net (.) eu (and remember that this should be work that you either present as a poster at EPSC’24 or any other project not presented at EPSC’24).

Head over >> here << to register.

AbGradE is on Instagram!

We’re thrilled to announce that AbGradE is now on Instagram! 🎉 Follow us @_AbGradE_ for the latest updates, events, and community highlights. Join us and stay connected with fellow early-careers!

See you there! 📸

2 weeks left to submit your abstract!

The deadline for submitting your abstract to AbGradEPEC’24 is coming up soon – Saturday June 1st!

Picture this: you and other scientists in Germany’s most creative city talking about what you like the most 🔬🔭🧪

Submitting an abstract is easy: all you have to do is send a short abstract (max. 200 words) using this template to abgrade (at) eana-net (.) eu (and remember that this should be work that you either present as a poster at EPSC’24 or any other project not presented at EPSC’24).

Don´t miss out on the opportunity to present your work, we all want to hear about it!

Head over >> here << to register.

Registrations open for The RED Astrobiology Introductory Virtual School – June 10th-14th

Rencontres Exobiologiques pour Doctorants  (RED / Astrobiology Introductory Course) is a Training School about the “Basics in Astrobiology”.

This school aims to offer interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young researchers with a master’s degree in astronomy, planetology, geology, chemistry, biology, or history and philosophy of science. If you are a master’s student, preparing a thesis, or are an early career scientist with a subject related to astrobiology, this training school is for you! 

Its aim is to offer interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young scientists with a Master’s degree in astronomy, planetology, geology, chemistry, biology, or the history and philosophy of science.

From June 10th to 14th 2024, you are invited to participate in the Virtual RED Astrobiology School. This virtual school is based on the lectures from the “in-person” school held in Le Teich (France) in March 2024. Registering for the school will offer you the opportunity to listen to the lessons filmed on-site (given in English), interact directly with the lecturers, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other participants from all over the world!

Participants who watch the whole lecture series and succeed in short quizzes about it will receive a certificate of attendance. Live animations and Q&A sessions will be organized at CEST (UTC + 2), but you can watch the lectures and replays of the Q&A session at your convenience in your time zone.

>> Registrations are open <<

Discover the program and the speakers of this session on the school website

Research Fellow post in Astrobiology Ethics (Milton Keynes, UK)

The postholder will be welcomed into AstrobiologyOU, an interdisciplinary research group investigating the feasibility of life beyond the Earth, and the associated scientific, governance and ethical implications. The role would be based within the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences. The role will be to lead and foster interdisciplinary research on space ethics and sustainable futures in space.

Deadline:  26th April 2024 – 12 noon UK time

For more info, click here.

EPEC: Call for Speakers

The Europlanet Early Career Network (EPEC) will be back in force at EPSC 2024 in Berlin! Details of the conference here

Are you interested in giving a talk to early careers at EPSC 2024? There’s several possible topics for workshops:

Career Development, Mental Health, Writing a White Paper / Designing a Space Mission, Diversity and Inclusion in Academia, Science Communication

If any of these jump out at you, or you want to propose an idea / lead a discussion panel – please get in touch at:
epec (.) network (at) gmail (.) com

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EPEC will host a number of sessions throughout the week, as well as a joint event with AbGradE to kick off the week. This will provide opportunities for students / early career academics to navigate the conference alongside other early careers, and provide spaces for us to connect in the form of workshops and discussion panels.

Whether it is your first conference or your third, there promises to be something for everyone at all stages of their career.

If there is something you want to see at EPSC, EPEC will be happy to hear and implement your ideas.

3-year PhD scholarship in Origins of Life research at the Aix-Marseille University (France)

The aim is to develop, under the supervision of Prof. Grégoire Danger and in collaboration with Dr. Robert Pascal and Dr Vassilissa Vinogradoff, prebiotic chemistry experiments to understand the chemistry occurring in the context of the early Earth.

The research will be carried out within the ASTRO team at the Physique des Interactions Ioniques et Moléculaires (PIIM) laboratory of the Aix-Marseille University in France. This team is part of the Origins Institute.

Application Deadline: June 1st, 2024
Starting date: October, 2024
End Date: October, 2027

>> Click here << for details on the role and how to apply.

For further information, please contact Grégoire Danger.

Conference: Social and Ethical Frontiers in Space Exploration (Kiruna, Sweden, 23-24 September 2024)

A joint meeting of the European Astrobiology Institute and the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology

This meeting will bring scholars, students, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders together to discuss the ethical, political legal, societal and environmental aspects of space exploration.

The conference will take place at Malmfälten Adult Education Centre in Kiruna, Sweden. Kiruna is 300 km north of the Arctic Circle and home to the Swedish ESRANGE Space Center and Rocket Range.

This promises to be a conference to remember, as it takes place during Lapland’s beautiful Indian Summer, which offers good prospectives for viewing the Northern Lights, and features tours of the Space Center and other local attractions along with an interesting and highly interdisciplinary program. Experts from every discipline interested in exploring the many complex social and ethical questions raised by space exploration and the search for life on other planets are invited to attend the first joint meeting of the two major groups devoted to this end.

Submissions addressing any of the many “broader questions” in astrobiology and space exploration are welcome

>> Abstract submission deadline is 1st June 2024 <<
>> Registration deadline is 30th June 2024 <<

All information is found on the on the >>website<<

EAI General Assembly

You are invited to participate in the General Assembly of the European Astrobiology Institute.

The General Assembly will run under the heading “Astrobiology: Recent Highlights and Future Key questions”.
It will take place from 4th June 2024 in the morning to 6th June 2024 in the evening at the Hessenpark Open Air Museum close to Frankfurt (Germany). Its main aim is to present past highlights of European Astrobiology and, especially detailed planning of the activities of the EAI’s Working Groups. The General Assembly will be held as a hybrid event with the possibility for online participation, although in the pursuit to foster fruitful discussion about future projects and initiatives of the EAI, physical presence is encouraged. The venue is inexpensive and easy to reach – there are many flights going to Frankfurt from lots of airports 

The General Assembly is open to interested scientists and students, We will also provide a limited number of bursaries for students and early career scientists covering single accommodation in the course venue or a hotel nearby and meals during the stay at the meeting. If you want to apply for a bursary please send in an abstract for a talk using the abstract form and inform us in the email that you are applying for a bursary.  

No registration fee is charged for attending the General Assembly.    

>> The website of the General Assembly of the EAI is now available at: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/2024-eai-general-assembly/ <<

The different Working Groups have identified several key subjects inside its area which it should have a special focus on for the next 2-3 years. At the General Assembly, those subjects will be discussed in detail. About half a day of the General Assembly will be devoted to each Working Group to discuss these themes in detail. These sessions will not only contain scientific talks but also ample time for discussions.  

The business meeting of the EAI will be held on the last evening. There will also be time to discuss plans for public engagement, media work, training, industry liaisons etc. Also, break-out sessions to discuss proposals (COST Actions, ERC Joint Projects. ISSI teams, ITN Networks) can be arranged.

The deadline of registration and abstract submission is 15th April 2024. If you want to apply for a bursary please mention it in the email. Recipients of bursaries which cover accommodation and meals will be notified in due course.

Summer School “Dust to DNA” in Copenhagen (Denmark)

A one-week course, aimed at PhD students, that covers the journey from interstellar dust to habitable planets and the conditions for life

Interdisciplinary lectures and hands-on sessions using perspectives from astronomy, cosmochemistry, geology, and astrobiology, within the framework of exoplanet systems and the potential for life to emerge

When: 19-23 August 2024
Where: Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark)

Click here for more information. 

>> Registration deadline: 31st May 2024 <<