Churchill Fellowship

The Churchill Trust is proud to announce that a new Churchill Fellowship will be offered from 2022 to honour the memory and legacy of the late Saskia Beer, made possible through the generous sponsorship of Colin and Maggie Beer.

Churchill Fellowships are an internationally recognised award, providing access to expertise from around the world. Applicants are empowered to design their own projects, enabling them to explore international best practice and innovation that can be applied in Australia. There is a high level of visibility and credibility associated with becoming a Churchill Fellow, as well as a responsibility to share the knowledge and skills gained overseas with the Australian community. No prescribed qualifications are required to apply for a Churchill Fellowship and the subject of proposed projects is limitless, provided there is evidence of a benefit to Australia.

Application deadline: 28 April 2022

More information about this fellowship can be found here.

EFSA Traineeships Call 2022

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is opening positions for trainees.

The position

Under the supervision of your traineeship adviser within the unit of assignment, you will have the opportunity to:

• Get a first-hand experience into the work of a scientific EU Agency, developing new competencies and skills in line with your personal interests and professional aspirations;

• Contribute to the overall objectives of the unit by supporting in drafting documents and reports, handling scientific and/or administrative work, and ensuring timely communication of outcomes;

• Contribute to specific projects and activities with new ideas and innovative solutions;

• Contribute to the planning and monitoring of the unit’s activities;

• Participate in several trainings which will help you grow professionally.

Application deadline: 25 April 2022

More information about the position can be found here.

Biomaker Challenge 2020/21 Final Showcase

You are invited to join Biomaker participants and finalists for a virtual showcase of this year's projects.

Hear from the Biomaker Challenge 2020 finalists and find out more about their low-cost, open-source biological hardware projects.

Schedule:

17:00 Welcome and Introduction
17:10 Overview of 2020 projects
17:30 Finalist Presentations and Demonstrations
18:10 Q&A
18:30 Finish

Finalists

Pheno3D: A low-cost multi-purpose 3D digital photography phenotyping station

Automated plant growth chamber: An automated plant growth chamber to grow and monitor Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings for plant research

Monitoring Stress In Plants: The development of a low-cost CEA chamber with built-in stress monitoring systems

Microfluidic Device Fabrication using Laser Ablation: Direct fabrication of microfluidic geometries at 10 microns without a photomask

For more information please contact coordinator@synbio.cam.ac.uk

Virtual Meetup: Join our Monthly Biomaker Catch-Ups

New monthly virtual meet up for anyone interested in the intersection of biology engineering and computer science.

The SynBio IRC, along with the OpenPlant Biomaker Challenge, are pleased to announce a new series of informal monthly catch-ups to promote discussion of synthetic biology and bioengineering.

The monthly sessions will be held on Zoom, and will be an opportunity for Biomaker teams (and others interested in the intersection of biology, engineering and computing) to drop-in, ‘show-and-tell’, share their progress on bioelectronics projects, discuss ideas and ask questions.

Anyone is welcome to to present their ideas and bio-electronics projects, or just to listen in an hear more about this year's Biomaker teams and their progress.

The meetings will be held at 15:00 (GMT) on the final Tuesday of each month:

• 23rd February 2021

• 30th March 2021

• 27th April 2021

• 25th May 2021

• 29th June 2021

• 27th July 2021

For more information see the Cambridge Synthetic Biology Meetup Group, or contact the SynBio IRC coordinator Steph Norwood at coordinator@synbio.cam.ac.uk.