About our Workshops

The Workshops provide leading experts and early-career researchers from a diverse range of scientific backgrounds with a stimulating environment for the cross-fertilisation of interdisciplinary ideas. The programmes are carefully developed and are intended to champion the novel techniques and innovations that will underpin important scientific advances.

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Upcoming Workshops 2023

Novel Technologies for Programming Human Cell Fate

Organisers: Marisa Karow, Samantha Morris and Barbara Treutlein

Date: 26 – 29 March 2023

Venue: Eastwell Manor, Kent, UK

Inside Out: New Frontiers in the Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Gut

Organisers: Carol Bucking and Chris M. Wood

Date: 25 – 28 June 2023

Venue: Eastwell Manor, Kent, UK

Single Cell View 3D Genome Architecture

Organisers: Srinjan Basu, David Lando and Tim Stevens

Date: 26 – 29 November 2023

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

Upcoming Workshops 2024

Effectively Communicating Bioimage Analysis

Organisers: Beth Cimini and Kevin Eliceiri

Date: 12 – 15 February 2024

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

How Global South Research Can Shape the Future of Comparative Physiology

Organisers: Kênia Cardoso Bícego and Andrea Fuller

Date: 10 – 13 March 2024

Venue: The Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa

The Cytoskeletal Road to Neuronal Function

Organisers: Andrew Carter, Carsten Janke and Oren Schuldiner

Date: 15 – 18 April 2024

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

Vision 2024: Building Bridges in Visual Ecology

Organisers: Eleanor Caves, Sonke Johnsen and Lorian Schweikert

Date: 10 – 13 June 2024

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

Building to Understand: The Constructionist Approach to Studying Gene Regulation

Organisers: Jef Boeke, Sudarshan Pinglay and Stefan Mundlos

Date: 15 – 18 July 2024

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

Roles of Lipids in Nuclear Homeostasis and Genome Stability

Organisers: María Moriel-Carretero and Aurélia E. Lewis

Date: 14 – 17 October 2024

Venue: Eastwell Manor, Kent, UK

Physics of the Early Embryonic Cell Divisions

Organisers: Lendert Gelens and Julia Kamenz

Date: 11 – 14 November 2024

Venue: Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

Workshops archive

Explore previous Workshop topics through our video interviews, meeting reports and photo galleries. From neural stem cells through obesity and genome engineering to evolution of the human neocortex, mitosis and more.

Workshops Archive

Propose a new Workshop

If you have a vision to run a Workshop but don’t have the time to arrange the logistics or raise the funding, then please contact us. We are seeking proposals for future Workshops and provide all necessary support.

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Why apply as an early-career researcher?

Read about why you should apply for a funded place at one of our Workshops

Reasons to apply

Workshop – From Physics to Function

Watch the video on our From Physics to Function Workshop to learn more about what it’s like to attend and organise one of our Workshops. It took place in October 2022 at Buxted Park Hotel and was organised by Johanna Ivaska and Xavier Trepat.

Sustainable Conferencing Initiative

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Why apply for a funded place at one of our Workshops?

24 August 2017

Early-career researchers can apply for a funded place at one of our Workshops. This is a great opportunity that could enhance your career in various ways. Watch the video to hear from some of our previous attendees on why they applied and how it has benefited them.

The Workshop Committee

The Workshop Committee is made up of a selection of our Directors from different scientific fields and includes: