The Science Festival 2010

The University of Glasgow's 4th annual science festival will run from Thursday 20th May to Monday 14th June 2010. There will be lots of talks and workshops around the University, on everything from the science of beer to how the world began. There will be events in attractive locations around the city, such as the Botanic Gardens, Pearce Institute and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

A full programme of events is available at: http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/

The University of Glasgow Science Festival is supported by the Scottish Government.

SULSA Research Symposium 2010

Thursday 10th June 2010
University of St Andrews

This one-day meeting will feature presentations from international leaders in Cell, Systems and Translational Biology, including recently appointed SULSA Researchers.

The morning plenary session will open with a lecture by Professor Vittorio Cristini (University of Texas) and the Keynote Lecture will be given by Dr Anne-Claude Gavin from EMBL. There will be parallel sessions in Cell, Systems and Translational Biology in the afternoon. During the day there will be showcase of research facilities and cutting-edge technology platforms supported by SULSA, and poster presentations by SULSA PhD students. The meeting will conclude with a drinks reception for all delegates.

Registration for this event is free for the Scottish life sciences community. You can register on-line at www.sulsa.ac.uk/symposium2010

Cafe Scientifique

Monday 2nd August 2010, 1900 hours
"Swimming through treacle"
Richard Bowman, SUPA Prize PhD, University of Glasgow & University of Strathclyde

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2010 UK Mathematics-in-Medicine Study Group

Monday 6th - Friday 10th September 2010
University of Strathclyde

Need a mathematician to help with your medical or biological research?

Mathematics in Medicine Study Groups ((MMSGs) are week-long workshops at which mathematicians brain-storm biomedical problems. They have a strong track record of providing insight into biological and biomedical problems, and also of establishing new multidisciplinary collaborations between theoreticians and life scientists. Previous problems have covered a wide range of biological and biomedical topics, and lead to a number of successful follow-up activities. Examples of past problems (and how they have developed), can be found at the following web-site: www.maths-in-medicine.org.

If you have a biological problem that you are interested in presenting at the 2010 MMSG, please contact the organiser Dr Steven Webb (steven.webb@strath.ac.uk). The deadline for problem submissions is the 30th April 2010.

2010 BASES Annual Conference

Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th September 2010
'Challenging the Dogma'

The 2010 BASES conference will be held in the University of Glasgow, the fourth oldest University in the English speaking world, founded in 1451, and home to Adam Smith, James Watt, Lord Kelvin, John Logie Baird, Joseph Lister and Sir John Boyd Orr.

In the spirit of these pioneers, the theme of the conference will be ‘Challenging the Dogma’, and the meeting will aim to challenge your thinking by addressing unresolved and controversial issues in the sport and exercise sciences.

Registration and programme details are available on the website.

Biochemical Society meeting

Enzymology and ecology of the nitrogen cycle
15—17 September 2010
University of Birmingham, UK

Each September PhD students and young scientists from across Europe gather to present their data at the annual European Nitrogen Cycle meeting. In 2010 and with the support of the Biochemical Society the 15th meeting in the series will also include a number of contributions from invited speakers. Every young participant attending the meeting is encouraged to present their work, preferably orally but at least as a poster. The meeting will be held in Lucas House, Birmingham University, and will be fully residential.

Scientific sessions will begin on the afternoon of 15 September with a Plenary Lecture, and will be followed by twenty short presentations by PhD students and post-doctoral research fellows interspersed with eight slightly longer lectures from internationally recognized senior scientists.

The scope of the meeting will span from ecology to microbial physiology, biochemistry, molecular genetics and gene regulation. It will cover all aspects of the Biological Nitrogen Cycle: nitrification; denitrification; respiratory reduction of nitrate to ammonia; annamox; the generation and removal of reactive nitrogen species; and the effects on climate of the Greenhouse gases nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and especially nitrous oxide.

For more details please go to: http://www.biochemistry.org/MeetingNo/SA106/view/Conference/