About the grant  

April 2023 will be a special "party month" with ten  successful applicants of the SEB birthday grant planning a celebration event at their own institute. 

The SEB Birthday Fund provided up to £500 per event to assist with the independent organization of a scientific meeting, networking event, single lecture, or small events such as postgraduate research days to help celebrate the SEB centenary year. 

Applications for sponsorship of relevant scientific meetings or events that were cross-institutional and regional and student-focused were looked upon more favourably. 

 

The applications for the SEB Birthday Fund are now closed!

 

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Awardees

We are excited to see all the celebrations that will take place in April and May of 2023! Have a look at the ten projects that have been awarded the SEB Birthday Grant:

 

A PhD student and Early Career Researcher networking event for UK Cereals Research Community

Location

University of Reading during the Monogram Conference - United Kingdom

Goal

Bringing together Early Career Scientists from different Institutions.

International Conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Aarhus University's Danish Zoophysiology Group

Location

Sandbjerg Estate, Sønderborg - Denmark

Goal

Reducing the registration fee for 5 early career researchers.

PhD students and PostDocs networking and social event at the Volcani Institute, Israel

Location

The Volcani Institute, Rishon LeTsiyon - Israel

Goal

Bringing young scientists from the Volcani Institute together and spreading the word about SEB as a learned Society.

A lecture with experimental biologist at the Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria.

Location

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta - Nigeria

Goal

A comprehensive and informative lecture about a scientist career for graduate students and final-year undergraduate students of the Department of Pure and Applied Zoology (PAZ), College of Biosciences at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. The event also aims to spread the word about SEB as a learned Society.

Event information

Flyer of the event: The making of a scientist with Prof. A. Babatunde Idowu at the Department of pure and applied zoology at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria.

 

A keynote presentation by an experimental biologist from an Ontario Institution during the celebration of students' thesis accomplishments at Algoma University, Canada.

Location

Algoma University - Canada

Goal

Raising awareness among the entire Biology department of the importance of experimental biology for tackling real-world issues.

Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of experimental biology in Western Australia by highlighting plenary talks from late, mid and early career researchers.

Location

Murdoch University, Perth - Western Australia

Goal

Bringing together experimental biologists from across all of Western Australia's universities: Murdoch University, University of Western Australia, Curtin University, and Edith Cowan University. 

Two webinars with two talks each - From elements of historical and STEM experimental bioscience to modern environmental education.

Location

Online

Goal

Promoting interest and passion for Bioscience with elements of the history of natural science and communication of modern experimental biology for innovative STEM environmental education, interconnections and contaminations between different disciplines in critical thinking.

Event information

flyer of the online event: From elements of Historical and Experimental Bioscience to Modern Environmental Education. Chair: Marina B. A. Minoli in collaboration with Milan Univeristy

 

A mini-symposium entitled "Experimental biology and me" at Ghent University, Belgium.

Location

The Palmarium, Ghent University - Belgium

Goal

Sharing knowledge on experimental approaches in contemporary biology. Early-career researchers will have the chance to discuss their thoughts and plans with the more senior critical minds in the field, for the expansion of their research network and future research.

A networking and social event for early career plant scientists at the University of Essex, UK.

Location

University of Essex - United Kingdom

Goal

Supporting PhD students and Postdocs in their career development with a mentorship component, and spreading the word about SEB as a learned Society.

Event information

Flyer of the event: Celebrating Plant Science - University of Essex - 24 May 2023. Keynote speaker: Prof. Susanne von Caemmerer, FRS.

 

Four weeks of lectures in experimental vertebrate palaeontology with course material focusing on experimental biology/palaentology at University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Location

University of Antwerp - Belgium

Goal

Inspiring the next generation of researchers to pursue careers in experimental biology.