This week:
Welcome to the AMRI roundup, our weekly newsletter to keep you informed on the latest happenings in and beyond our network.
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All of us in the AMRI community have been affected by the war in Ukraine. Whether we have loved ones currently in the war zone, or if the news is causing anxiety, we are all connected by a great sense of unease. We encourage those of you who need guidance to reach out to your supervisors & HR departments for more information on wellness during this time.
Articles of interest:
5 ways to cope with the stressful news cycle
NPR Life Kit Newsletter and Podcast.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1083077194/news-anxiety-tips-self-care
How to support Ukrainian scientists:
Individuals
If you hear about positions with short-term availability dedicated to Ukrainian researchers on Twitter, please retweet using the hashtag #ScienceForUkraine.
If you are the coordinator of a national/disciplin-specific agency or organization, please get in touch for faster communication.
Raise awareness among prospective funders and receivers but also in your local institutions and community.
If your country is not represented in our team and you are willing to collect and disseminate information, please get in touch!
Announcements:
New in 2023, AMRI Research Exchanges are open for travel abroad for visiting collaborators, workshops, conferences and courses. Take advantage of this opportunity now!
An interview with Xavi Florenza García, Uppsala University, who made his way to the University of Turku, Finland on an AMRI Research Exchange in February.
One of the most valuable networking opportunities that AMRI supports are the AMRI Research Exchanges. Geared towards early career researchers, these exchanges provide financial support for travel and accommodations so that junior researchers can work in a new lab, brainstorm ideas, learn techniques, and network. AMRI exchanges can take place over a couple of days or up to 1 month.
Laura Bas Conn, lab engineer from Linnaeus University, sat down with AMRI to talk about her recent AMRI exchange at SLU, Uppsala. This interview has been condensed for brevity.
Deadline October 2023
Applications are invited for analytical time at NordSIMS-Vegacenter, a Swedish Research
Council supported national infrastructure for microanalysis and imaging in the Earth,
environmental and planetary sciences that comprises the NordSIMS ion microprobe facility
and the Vegacenter facility for (LA-)ICP-MS. Applications are particularly encouraged from
members of under-represented and historically disadvantaged groups.
https://www.scilifelab.se/event/scilifelab-science-summit-2023/
Deadline to register: September 6
Event date: September 20th
Save the date for AMRI Week!
November 8th - AMRI All Hands Meeting
November 9th - 10th - Big Data Workshop, organized by AMRI PI Maliheh Mehrshad et al.
Our final AMRI Week will take place this year in Uppsala (please note location change).
Registration link to follow!
The conference website and a preliminary program is available at http://sbw2023.eu/
November 6-7 Stockholm
Invitation to contribute: "Mechanisms and Ecology of Suspended-Particle Capture in Marine Systems".
Date: October 16-18
Time: 09:00
Gothenburg
Please visit the webpage for more information about the meeting: https://nanosims.se
Early birth registration is open from now until June 30.
Deadline for abstract submission is August 1.
Welcome to a lecture in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences seminar series.
Mark Dopson, professor, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University
"Shining a light into the deep, dark subsurface"
Time: May 11th, 14.00
Register at https://physiologiaplantarum.org/
Webinar focusing on lignins, polyphenolics and phenoloxidases - together these phenolic molecules constitute the second most abundant biopolymer on the planet where 20-30% of the C is stored. There are several talks with great speakers (Igor Cesarino, Wout Boerjan, Jorge Rencoret, Jose del Rio, Anna Happonen and others), the event is organised as a semi-live event so that webinar talks are readily available and registration is free.
Job opportunities:
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