NERC funded course in freshwater taxonomic and field work skills 2018

Dear UKPN,

The Natural History Museum will be offering again a NERC-funded ATSC titled "Taxonomic skills and field techniques for freshwater ecology and quality" from the 21-25 May 2018.

The course will deliver training in taxonomic skills and field techniques for freshwater sciences, ecology and water quality with training in practical identification skills tailored to the requirements of the participants. The course is delivered by NHM experts in freshwater biology (aquatic invertebrates, algae, lichens, ciliates) and biodiversity research. The course will entail two days of lectures, a one-day field excursion and two days of extensive hands-on practical sessions of microscopy,lab-based and herbaria work. Please see attached flyer for more information.


Eligibility: The course is available to all environmental sciences students, postgraduate researchers and early-career scientists. Priority will be given to those with NERC funding or whose PhD award was NERC funded. There is a maximum of 15 places available. The course is sponsored by NERC, all course costs, travel and accommodation costs are covered.

How to apply: please return application form and a CV by the 16 March to a.jungblut@nhm.ac.uk .

Please feel free to circulate and email me if you have further questions.

Kind regards,

Anne

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Dr. Anne D. Jungblut
Research Scientist
Life Sciences Department
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5285

London Talk by Alice Rogoff - 24 January at 6:30 pm

We are delighted that Alice Rogoff (co-founder of the international forum 'Arctic Circle' together with former President Olafur Grimsson of Iceland and founder of the Alaska Native Arts Foundation) has just agreed to give a talk at UCL:

"The US and its Emerging Arctic Interest"

24 January at 6:30 pm in the Wilkins Haldane room (enter on the north side of north cloisters). Attendance is limited to 40 people, so please register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-us-and-its-emerging-arctic-interest-evening-with-alice-rogoff-tickets-42340587838

With thanks to the Polar Research and Policy Initiative along with the UCL Global Governance Institute, the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, and the UCL Institute for Global Health.

UK Polar Network & Pint of Science collaboration

Dear UKPN members,

The UKPN are partnering with Pint of Science to deliver a 1-night event during Polar week March 2018 (March 19-23). The event will be similar to the Pint of Science, but will have the focus of Polar science, and communicating polar science to the public.

The event will be held in 3 of the following cities; Southampton, Bristol, Cambridge, Sheffield or Edinburgh. However, for this event to be successful we need volunteers. If you are interested in being involved in helping to organise this event, please respond to this email and let us know which city you would be willing to help in!

We have the assistance of members from the UKPN committee and the Pint of Science executive team! It should be a great experience, and we hope our volunteers will also be involved with showing some experiments to demonstrate polar concepts, be a part of a "meet a polar scientist" or even be a speaker themselves at the event!

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Best,
Kyle Mayers
UK Polar Network Vice-President

Upcoming Metabolomics Training Courses - Environmental

Good morning all,

We have a few courses coming up which you may be interested in:

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Introduction to Metabolomics for the Environmental Scientist
30-31 January 2018



This 2-day NERC-funded Advanced Training Short Course will provide environmental scientists with an overview of the metabolomics pipeline. The course is intended for environmental scientist with little or no previous experience of metabolomics and who are interested to discover how this relatively new and powerful approach could be integrated into their research. Experts working in the NERC Metabolomics facility-NBAF-Birmingham will teach the course.

Topics covered:

Introduction to environmental metabolomics with case studies

Experimental design and quality control

Sample collection and preparation

Overview of analytical laboratory techniques (mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy)

Overview of data processing and statistics for metabolomics

Introduction to metabolite identification

Registration for NERC funded scientists: While this course is open to all researchers with an interest in the environmental sciences, it is a NERC-funded Advanced Training Short Course and hence priority will be given to NERC funded scientists; this includes NERC PhD students (highest priority), NERC PDRA's and Fellows (next highest priority) and principal and co-investigators who currently hold NERC funding. For these prioritised applicants, bursaries are available to cover the full cost of the course and one night of accommodation (which we will book for you) and up to £100 towards travel costs (which you should book).

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Introduction to Metabolomics for the Microbiologist
21-23 March 2018



This three-day course will introduce the attendees in how untargeted metabolomics can be applied to study microbial systems in academic and industrial research. The course will provide an overview of the metabolomics pipeline from experimental design to sample preparation and data acquisition to data analysis/interpretation. The course will be led by experts in the field of metabolomics and will include lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions in sample preparation and data acquisition and computer workshops focused on data processing and data analysis.

Topics covered:

Introduction to metabolomics, both targeted and untargeted approaches

Experimental design and the importance of quality control samples in untargeted metabolomics

Analytical strategies applied in metabolomics with a focus on mass spectrometry

Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample preparation and to include metabolic quenching and extraction procedures, intracellular and exometabolome samples and polar and non-polar extraction methods

Hands-on laboratory sessions focused on sample analysis for untargeted metabolomics studies using an Acquity UPLC coupled to a Xevo QToF mass spectrometer

Hands-on workshop focused on data processing and data analysis

Hands-on workshop focused on an introduction to metabolite identification

Question and answer session with the experts

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If you have any questions or queries about these courses, the centre, or any other metabolomics training, please do not hesitate to get in touch at bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk

All the best,
David Epps
Research Support Administrator
University of Birmingham
d.epps@bham.ac.uk

FW: FUNDING: Antarctic Science Intl. Bursary

Hiya

 

Maybe useful to phd or post docs trying to do something that is an extension of their current project

 

Anna J

 

Dr Anna Belcher
Ecological Biogeochemist

British Antarctic Survey

Cambridge

 

From: Pereira-O'Callaghan, Ana G.
Sent: 17 January 2018 09:57
To: BAS Early Career Researchers Group <basecr@nercacuk.onmicrosoft.com>
Subject: FUNDING: Antarctic Science Intl. Bursary

 

Antarctic Science International Bursary

Funding is offered internationally to young scientists working in any field of Antarctic science.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible applicants must be studying for a PhD or be employed as an early career researcher. There are no nationality or residency restrictions. Early career researchers are eligible to apply for up to 10 years after their PhD.

 

http://www.antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/index.php

 

Maximum value:	£ 6,000
Application deadline:	16/03/2018

 

 

Best wishes,

 

Ana

 

Dr Ana Pereira-O’Callaghan, AMIChemE, Prince2 Practitioner

Senior ReDS Manager

Research Development and Support Team (ReDS)

  room. 303, SB2

  office. +44 (0)1223 221558

  email/skype. anaper@bas.ac.uk

 

 

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FREE Metabolomics Online MOOC

Good afternoon all,

Apologies for any cross posting.

Please find a FREE online MOOC in Metabolomics below which you may be interested in.

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Metabolomics: Understanding Metabolism in the 21st Century
Date: 15/01/2018
*FREE online MOOC*

Metabolomics is an emerging field that aims to measure the complement of metabolites (the intermediates and products of metabolism) in living organisms. The complement of metabolites in a biological system is known as the metabolome and represents the downstream effect of an organism's genome and its interaction with the environment.

Metabolomics has a wide application area across the medical and biological sciences and is attractive to both new and established scientists. In this course we will provide an introduction to metabolomics, explain why we want to study the metabolome and describe the current challenges in analysing the complement of metabolites in a biological system. We will describe the interdisciplinary approaches adopted in the metabolomics workflow and demonstrate how the combined efforts of scientist's from different disciplines is advancing this exciting field. By the end of the course the learner will understand how metabolomics can revolutionise our understanding of metabolism.

The course will be targeted towards final year undergraduate students from biology / chemical disciplines and medical students, but will also provide a valuable introduction to the metabolomics field for MSc and PhD students, and scientists at any stage in their careers. Metabolomics is a new tool to the scientific community and has widespread applications across the medical and biological sciences in academia and industry.

Click here for more information and to register

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For full course listings, please visit the Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre Website.

Many thanks and all the best,
David
Research Support Administrator
bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk

UK - Russia Early career event

Dear all,

Applications are still being accepted until Friday 5th January for the UK-Russia Arctic research collaborations.
The events will be held in Moscow and Cambridge, UK and travel support is available.

Please find more information and the application form here: http://polarnetwork.org/uk-russia-ecr-event/

Kind regards,

Kyle Mayers
UK Polar Network Vice-President