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European Astrobiology Institute (EAI): https://europeanastrobiology.eu/

KESÄKOULUJA TULOSSA:

”Life on Earth and Beyond”

from 30 May to 1 June 2022 on the picturesque island of Ven close to Copenhagen.

Its aim is to give participants a thorough overview of the scientific, historical, philosophical and ethical questions arising in this field. The summer school will, amongst others deal with the following themes:

  • Definition of life in a historical and philosophical context
  • Philosophical challenges in defining life
  • Biochemical evolution
  • Evolution of biological functions
  • Search for life outside Earth
  • Philosophical, ethical and political questions arising with the quest for life on other celestial bodies

The course is open for students and scientists in humanities, natural, social and political sciences. A multitude of highly merited researchers have agreed to teach at the school.

The deadline for application is 1 April 2022 23:59:00 UTC. There are felllowships available for students and early career scientists from participating entities of the EAI (see https://europeanastrobiology.eu/participating-entities/ for a list).

For details, see the website of the school: http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Ven2022/

Please forward this announcement to all possibly interested students and early career scientists.

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CONFERENCE: ASTROBIOLOGY AND SOCIETY

The meeting will start on 3rd June 2022 in the morning and finish on 4th June2022 in the evening. It will deal with the following subjects:

Astrobiology in the scientific community

  • The history and pre-history of astrobiology as a scientific field
  • Epistemological and other issues in philosophy of science in connection with astrobiology
  • Controversial issues in astrobiology (where is the borderline between controversies, misconceptions and fake science) and how do they affect the position of astrobiology in the scientific community and the general public
  • Ethical, political and legal questions in space research and exploration and planetary protection (forward contamination, commercial space exploration including space tourism).
  • Societal challenges of the New Space Race and the Billionaire Space Race
  • Chances and pitfalls of multidisciplinary sciences
  • Human imaginations of space travel and life in space
  • How has the position of astrobiology been changed in the scientific community during the last decades?
  • The future of astrobiology in Europe


Astrobiology and the media

  • Interaction betwen scientists and media -chances and dangers
  • How important is media presence for the success of different fields and individual scientists?
  • Astrobiology and the General Public
  • Astrobiology in schools and school curricula
  • Involvemernt of citizen sientists in astrobiology
  • Can astrobiologists promote conservation of environments?
  • Can astrobiology augment the interest of the general public in science?


The meeting will take place at Åkersberg Herrgård; in Höör, Skåne (Scania) in Southern Sweden. The venue is only a 400m walk from Höör railway station. From Höör station there are direct connections to Copenhagen Airport every hour during daytime and the journey takes only 50 minutes. 

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Astrobiology Network Association  (EANA): http://www.eana-net.eu/

RECORDED LECTURES of the first EANA online school on hydrothermal systems:

http://www.eana-net.eu/index.php?page=Conferences/EANASpringSchool2021

-Seuraavan raskalaisen kesäkoulun verkkosivu: www.exobiologie.fr/red/index.php/fr/

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International society for the study of Origins of Life ISSOL – The International Astrobiology Society

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Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life, NORCEL

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International Astronomy Union IAU:

– Online courses in astrobiology: https://astrobiovideo.com/en/

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Nordic Network in Astrobiology: www.nordicastrobiology.net

MUITA TULEVIA KOKOUKSIA ja KONFERENSSEJA

TIEDOTTEITA EANAN VERKKKOSIVULTA:

Documents, Publications, Initiatives Astrobiology: Current, Evolving and Emerging Perspectives
EXPOSE R-2 on the ISS: The BOSS and PSS Experiments Results
Special Collection: BIOMEX (BIOlogy and Mars EXperiment)
Thermodynamic Inversion: Origin of Living Systems
Astrobiology Special Collection: STARLIFE
Special Issue on AstRoMap
Astrobiology Primer 2.0
New Books Biosignatures for Astrobiology
Eds.: Barbara Cavalazzi and Frances Westall, Springer (2019).
Our Place in the Universe
Sun Kwok, Springer (2017).
Review of the MEPAG Report on Mars Special Regions
Committee to Review the MEPAG Report on Mars Special Regions, The National Academies Press (September 2015).
Jobs and opportunities *New* Senior Scientist for Astrobiology at NASA Ames Research Center
Application deadline: 2022-01-10.Lab technician at DLR in aerospace microbiology groupPOSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OUT-OF-EQUILIBRIUM DYNAMICAL REACTIVE SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL OVER POLYMERIZATION AND HEAT FLUXES