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.
AMRI Fikas
Thanks to all who participated in this week’s fika. We had a great chat about getting junior researchers involved in the planning of the All-Hands Meeting this fall, the planning of soft-skills workshops (i.e. CV writing, proposal drafting), and the possibility of opening up student exchanges again. We will have another AMRI fika in 2 weeks, we hope to see you there! If you have any questions about how to get involved, please email Caroline, who loves to get mail :)
Event: “Careers Outside Academia” from KIPA
Karolinska Insitutet Postdoc Association (KIPA) invites SU-YF members to join them for their “Careers Outside Academia” to be held on May 26th and 27th of May via Zoom. Registration closes by 21st of May.
They have invited speakers that have transitioned out of academia into a very diverse number of careers – ranging from start-up companies, consultancies, scientific writing, governmental agencies and many more. On each day you will have the opportunity to interact with two speakers to hear hear about their career path and get some advice on how to succeed outside of academia. Don't miss the chance to get insider information that may help you to take the next step in your career and expand your network. More info about the event, the speakers, and the registration can be found here:
https://kipostdocassociation.org/career
Register soon to ensure that you get to speak to your preferred speakers (priority has already been given to KI postdocs and the remaining spots will fill up quickly). KIPA looks forward to seeing you there.
For more interesting discussion on this and many other topics, please check out our Twitter and Slack.
Event: Lad Cultures in Higher Education — Experiences in England and Sweden
Date: 25 May 2021, 2.00 PM - 25 May 2021, 4.00 PM
Venue: E-meeting in Zoom
Welcome to an afternoon session hosted by the network Gender and Equality in Higher Education Teaching at Stockholm University. Guest lecturer Professor Carolyn Jackson, Lancaster University. Welcome university teachers, researchers, postgraduate students and administrative staff with an interest in gender and equality in teaching.
Join the meeting on the 25 of May at 14—16
Sign up here and we will send you the Zoom link
Read more about this session at its homepage here: https://www.su.se/ceul/english/collaboration/lad-cultures-in-higher-education-experiences-in-england-and-sweden-1.552968
Applications for free research week aboard SLU’s R/V Svea due June 13th - don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!
Photo: Armon, R/V Svea.
Applications should be sent in by 13 June.
Unique opportunity - free research on R/V Svea! | Externwebben
www.slu.se
SLU now offers researchers in Sweden the chance to carry out projects with R/V Svea. During an expedition from 25 - 29 October 2021, the research vessel is freely available to you.
Recorded Research Talks on Aquatic Microbial Ecology - a great teaching tool!
Two of our AMRI co-PIs, Sarahi Garcia and Rachel Foster team up in teaching and the curation of recorded research talks on Aquatic Microbial Ecology. Check it out, and use it in your own courses and depts. Over 20 to choose from! If you want to contribute a talk, contact Sarahi or Rachel. Help us spread the resource.
We encourage our AMRI co-PIs to use these recorded talks on aquatic microbial ecology as a teaching tool!
ÅForsk call for repatriation grants for researchers who defended in the last five years. Application period 1-30 September 2021.
The board of the ÅForsk Foundation has announced a call for grants for researchers who want to re-establish themselves in Sweden as independent researchers after an international stay at postdoctoral level. The application is open to researchers who have defended their dissertations in the past five years and who have conducted research abroad for at least one year as an academic or industrial postdoc, or as an employed industrial researcher.
The grant can be used for the applicant's own salary during a fixed-term employment, such as research assistant at a Swedish university / university, or, for those who have a job as an assistant professor / assistant professor, as a start-up grant to e.g. be able to recruit an employee, obtain the necessary equipment or cover other research costs.
Women in Microbiology - 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
ASLO 2021 is scheduled for June 22-2
The 2021 ASLO Aquatic Sciences virtual meeting is scheduled for June 22-27 with the theme Aquatic Sciences for a Sustainable Future: Nurturing Cooperation.
See the ASLO homepage for more details! https://www.aslo.org/2021-virtual-meeting/
EMBL Courses, Workshops, Conferences and Symposia, April - September 2021
Have a look at the EMBL events happening over the next six months!
You can find them all here, on our AMRI site EMBL Events or through the EMBL newsletter
Don’t miss some of the fantastic opportunities!
EMBL Courses
SciLifeLab Events
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