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Is there Life beyond our Solar system?
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The growing field of Exoplanetology relies on astronomical methods of investigation, and on knowledge acquired across centuries, from Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, and others. How similar and how different other planets are compared to the Earth will be explored in an IAS Workshop, led by Dr Amaury Triaud, aiming to weave together a constellation of academic disciplines that have branched out a long time ago. If this resonates with your research, please register your interest here.
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Upcoming Workshops and Events
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13 December 12:30 – 14:00
Robotics-enabled Sustainable Manufacturing
Speaker: Dr Wenjun Xu, IAS Vanguard Fellow, Wuhan University of Technology
Sustainable manufacturing is a novel manufacturing model for balanced development. This lecture will cover exciting developments in this crucial field such as in industrial cloud robotics, energy-efficient robotised manufacturing, and human-robot collaboration in disassembly. All staff and students are welcome to attend. |
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February
Humour and Resilience in the Face of (everyday) Global Challenges
Workshop Leader: Dr Laura Martin, History and Cultures, and Dr Stephen Forcer, Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
Humour is universal; it is exists in every culture throughout the world. It is a pan-historical phenomenon that has been fundamental to some of the greatest feats of human creativity and experience, from major works of culture to survival in concentration camps. This IAS workshop will discuss: How is humour understood and engaged with in different areas of study? How can humour be used to resist or alleviate live real-world problems? What is humour, inacademic terms? |
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7 February
The Citizen in Citizen Science
Workshop leader Dr Vanessa Heggie, Institute of Applied Health Research.
Citizen science has become a significant form of scientific practice with interdisciplinary voices. This workshop will go beyond current analyses by bringing together practitioners, participants & critics for an interdisciplinary interrogation of the word ‘citizen’ in the phrase ‘citizen science’.
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Up to 1st March 2019
Call for Papers: Anonymity: Past, Present and Futures Unknown
Workshop Leaders: Prof Jonathan Reinarz, and Dr Rebecca Wynter, Institute of Applied Health Research
Anonymity has become a defining feature of twenty-first century culture. This workshop will explore how one lives in a world without anonymity, how and why some people lived anonymously in the past and others try to continue to do so today. Abstracts are warmly invited from subjects including (but not limited to): Philosophy, Politics, Law, Literature, Medicine, Media, Business, History, Sociology, Architecture and Engineering. |
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