2022/23 Thematic Programme
Clean Growth
- Schedule 2022/23
- Session 1 - Circular Economy - (Peter Wilson Building, Edinburgh, 15 December 2022)
- Session 2 - Computation tools for integrated Omics - (Daniel Rutherford Building, Edinburgh, 24 February 2023)
- Session 3 - Biotechnology in Food Production (May 2023)
Crops and Soil
- Schedule 2022/23
- Session 1 - Data Management (Online, 5 December 2022)
- Session 2 - Omics (Including genomics, pangenomics and proteomics) (University of Dundee, 21 February 2023, 9:45-17:00)
- Session 3 - Science in Society (University of Aberdeen, 17 April 2023, 10:00-16:00)
- Session 4 - Net Zero and Agriculture: bridging science and policy (Edinburgh, 14 June 2023)
Integrated Understanding of Health
- Session 1 - Models for Bioscience (Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, 16 December 2022)
Session 2 - Advanced Methods in Bioscience (Informatics Forum, Edinburgh, 24 March 2023) - Session 3 - Data-driven and computational approaches (University of Dundee, 24 April 2023)
- Session 4 - Science Communication (14 June 2023, Edinburgh)
Livestock and Aquaculture
- Schedule 2022/23
- Session 1 - Science Communication (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, 20 January 2023)
- Session 2 - Introduction to Systems Thinking (Kings College Conference Centre, Aberdeen, 21 April 2023)
- Session 3 - Bioethics and Sustainbility (Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture, Pathfoot H5, 31 May 2023)
- Session 4 - Parasitology, including immunological markers - Schedule (Edinburgh, 14 June 2023)
Understanding the Rules of Life
- Schedule 2022/23
- Session 1 - Bending the Rules of Life (Michael Swann Building, Edinburgh, 12th December 2022)
- Session 2 - Rules of Life on the Cellular Level (The Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, 28 April)
- Session 3 - Rules of Life on the Organism Level with Public Engagement (School of Psychology and Neuroscience, St Andrews, 9 May 2023)
- Session 4 - Rules of Life on the population level & Tour Edinburgh Genome Foundry (Edinburgh, 14 June 2023)
2021/22 Thematic Programme
Clean growth
(within Bioscience for renewable resources)
The group will organise and run a single session open to all EASTBIO students and will then merge with other thematic groups based on individual research & professional development interests.
Session 1 - Research Sustainability (18 January 2022, 9-15:30, with an hour lunch break)
Crops and Soil
(within Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food)
Session 1 - Tools in agricultural sciences (9:30-16:30, 13 December 2021)
Session 2 - Adapting to a changing climate (9:40-16:00, 24 February 2022)
Session 3 - Impact of agriculture on biodiversity (10:00 - 15:00, 28 April 2022)
Session 4 - Interacting with society (8 June 2022)
Livestock and Aquaculture
(within Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food – encompassing Livestock, Production Biology, Health and Aquaculture)
Session 1 - COP26, Climate Change and Agriculture (10 January 2022, 10:00-14:30)
Session 2 - Breeding objectives (3 March 2022)
Session 3 - One Health approaches to livestock: Research, implementation & outcomes (18th May 2022, 10:00-15:10)
Session 4 - Research, policy, and engagement: A journey of rewilding in Britain (online, 30 June 2022, 10:00-15:30)
Integrated Understanding of Health
Schedule 2021/22
Session 1 - One Health: Many Experimental Techniques (21 January 2022, 10:00-15:50)
Session 2 - Data Processing: How to Choose and Apply Different Analyses (9:30-16:30, 22 February 2022)
Session 3 - Future-Proof Research (3 May 2022, 10:00-13:00)
Session 4 - Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (8 June 2022,10.00-15.30, Edinburgh)
Understanding the Rules of Life
Schedule 2021/22
Session 1 - New techniques ancient problems (25 January 2022, 10:00-17:00)
Session 2 - Science communication (25 February 2022, 10:45-17:15)
Session 3 - Evolution (25 April 2022, 10:00-17:00)
Session 4 - Sustainability and Innovation in Science (Edinburgh, 8 June 2022, 9:50-16:30)
Quick Guide about this online training:
- Mandatory -- we expect all first-year students to attend 4 thematic sessions during year 1 and actively engage in its planning and delivery; each session counts towards 10 training points.
- Not ready-wear -- the alternating 4 sessions (December-February-April-June) are led by local supervisory teams, rotating across the partnership; dates and host teams are confirmed at the Induction; final schedules to be confirmed at least one month before the session by the host team.
- Planning -- each session is hosted and planned by a local team (student and supervisor); EASTBIO central and local administrators provide logistical help, as needed.
- Past training -- for information only; past choices should not limit the new cohort's plans.
- Feedback -- each year we review this training and feed recommendations into plans for the following year.
