The AMRI Roundup - Week 10 - 2021

The AMRI Roundup..All the latest news in aquatic microbiome research within and beyond AMRI

Welcome to the AMRI roundup, our weekly newsletter to keep you informed on the latest happenings in and beyond our network.


Women in Microbiology - Now a Frontiers Research Topic

Frontiers in Microbiology now presents inaugural 'Women in Microbiology' article collection, a dedicated Frontiers special issue aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in science.

Among the topic editors for this collection is AMRI co-coordinator Rachel Foster (Stockholm University). Please see below for more information! 

 Submission Deadlines

25 June 2021 - Abstract

26 November 2021 - Manuscript

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/20117/women-in-microbiology#overview

 


Gender Equality in Academia - let’s continue the conversation!

Thank you to all who participated in the International Women’s Day Gender Equality in Academia panel. It was a vital conversation, carrying diverse perspectives from various academic luminaries in Sweden. We hope to continue the conversation and need your help in staying engaged! The Gender Equality in Academia Facebook page now has upwards of 800 members. Join today for the latest news in gender and academia. https://www.facebook.com/groups/980554622474685



For ALL previously listed job announcements, please visit https://www.amri-sweden.org/job-listings-transfers


Baltic Breakfast: Micropollutants in wastewater,

17 March 08:30 - 09:15

Welcome to a Baltic Breakfast webinar where researchers from Stockholm University, Polish Academy of Sciences and Finnish Environment Institute present new research on micropollutants in wastewater. 

Date: 17 March, 2021, 8:30-9:15 (CET)

The webinar is broadcast at su.se/ostersjocentrum/balticbreakfast 
No registration is needed.

Urban wastewater treatment plants are important collection points for many chemical contaminants, often called micropollutants, which are widespread in the aquatic environment. In the Chempact project, researchers around the Baltic Sea have collaborated to increase the knowledge about the release of micropollutants from urban wastewater treatment plants to the sea, and to understand the effects of micropollutants on marine life. 

 

How large are the masses of micropollutants entering the Baltic Sea every year? How is this source of pollution dealt with in current legislation and what could be done to improve the situation? At Baltic Breakfast, 17 March, the researchers will present the results from the Chempact project and related research in the marine environment. This is highly relevant in the context of the likely upcoming revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

Welcome!

Speakers: 

Emma Undeman, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Ksenia Pazdro, Professor and Head of Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN)

Matti Leppänen, Adjunct professor in ecotoxicology, Senior Research Scientist at Laboratory Centre Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)


SAVE THE DATE - ASLO is scheduled!

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The 2021 ASLO Aquatic Sciences virtual meeting is scheduled for June 22-27 with the theme Aquatic Sciences for a Sustainable Future:  Nurturing Cooperation.

 

Abstract submission deadline in March 12th .

 

See the ASLO homepage for more details! https://www.aslo.org/2021-virtual-meeting/

 


In case you hadn’t heard…

The Microscale Ocean Biophysics FWS is scheduled for May 22-27, 2022 in Majorca, Spain at the Museum of the Sea.

https://museumaritim.conselldemallorca.cat/

SEMINAR SERIES:  

Marco Polin, Shilpa Khatri and Roi Holzman are offering a monthly seminar series focusing on Microscale Ocean Biophysics.

If you are interested to attend, please fill the following form:

https://forms.gle/K95uKaC3x6gJu7ke6


And finally…. Upcoming courses and events related to AMRI:

EMBL Courses
SciLifeLab Events
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