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Galaxy Community Conference (GCCC2019)
The 2019 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2019) will be held in Freiburg, Germany, 1-8 July. There will be one day of training, three days of mixed meeting and training, and then two to four days of CollaborationFest. The meeting features joint & parallel sessions; invited, accepted, and lightning talks; poster and demo sessions; birds-of-a-feather meetups; social events; and training sessions every day.
Positions available at new lab at CRAG
In July, I will be starting my research group at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Barcelona, Spain. The research focus of my group will be the epigenetic mechanisms that control developmental transitions in plants, using Arabidopsis and maize as model systems.
Trust me, I’m a robot: Oxford Brookes University collaborates on chatbot research
Oxford Brookes University is working with researchers at UEA, the University of Kent, and Cranfield University to investigate how chatbots can be designed to appear more trustworthy – thanks to £500,000 funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
5th round of INDEPTH STSMs are open for application
We are delighted to announce the opening of the 5th call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) of the COST Action INDEPTH: Impact on Nuclear Domains On Gene Expression and Plants Traits.
Pioneering Oxford Brookes University researcher named among Nation’s Lifesavers
Professor Helen Dawes of Oxford Brookes University has today been recognised for her exceptional contribution to keeping the nation healthy.
INDEPTH Proteomics Training School: July 2019
We announce the organization of the INDEPTH Training School on Plant Nuclear Proteomics and cordially invite you to participate.
EMBO Workshop: Histone chaperones: Structure, function and role in development and disease
Registration Deadline: 31th July 2019. Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th June 2019. Chosen Participants Will Be Notified By 20th August 2019.
GARNet workshop on Advances in Plant Imaging
This focussed 2-day workshop aims to introduce some of the outstanding imaging techniques that are enhancing plant science research.
Oxford Brookes University Students research in the spotlight at Get Published! Poster Conference 2019
The Oxford Brookes University GetPublished! Student Research Poster Conference is taking place on Friday 12 April 2019, 12:00-14:00 in the Forum, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus.
INDEPTH Training School 2: From Pictures to Numbers
The aim of this course is to lower the threshold for researchers who use microscopy on a routine basis and demand image analysis for their own research. In line with former initiatives, the P2N workshop is conceived as an inter-University course, but this time it is a featured workshop of the INDEPTH COST Action.

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