We are a group of social scientists who analyse the ideas, practices, and promises of synthetic biology.
University of Edinburgh, UK
Joined September 2015
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Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
Tictac, la conférence inaugurale de Jane Calvert @EdinburghUni marquera le début de notre école d’été #STSNord. Ouverte au public, merci à Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes @fshUQAM @CalculQ @SATmontreal
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Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
As well as our upcoming network conference in Manchester you shouldn’t miss this upcoming public lecture by Professor Jane Calvert, in memory of our co-founder and much missed colleague and friend Andrew Webster:
You can still book your free place at the 2023 Andrew J Webster Lecture on Science, Technology and Society on Thursday 7 September. Our keynote speaker this year is Professor Jane Calvert from @UoE_ISSTI eventbrite.com/e/andrew-j-we…
Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
Today you can sign up for the 2023 Andrew J Webster Lecture on Science, Technology and Society at eventbrite.com/e/andrew-j-we…. This year's speaker is Professor Jane Calvert from @UoE_STIS with respondents @roswillz and @koicox. Places are free and the event is open to all.
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JOB! A post-doc position with me @UniOulu @arcticants with @ErikaSzymanski in environmental social sciences On MicroBio: The microbial bioeconomy transition. Apply by 18th March oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/en/… Please retweet widely, it's a great opportunity with a fantastic team!
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Very inspiring talk by Rob Smith @rdjs_is on building strong capabilities for responsible research & innovation (#RRI) in #SynBio @EFBiotechnology @EFB_EBBS #ASBEVI #laboratory work & manipulations are just the tip of the iceberg in #SynBio!
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@susteinability, @ThomasFranssen, @MandydeWilde & I took a look at the European Commission's labyrinthine and unsurprisingly modernist approach to environmental harm in research and innovation, and thought about alternatives. #sts #scipol #greendeal
link.springer.com/article/10…
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Thanks @JefBoeke lab, @BroshRan and @sudpinglay et al for hosting Rob, and for the chance to talk about future organisms & crossing kingdoms (w/ @SymbioticALab) – at Manhattan, NY
Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
The University of Western Australia has started a process to shut SymbioticA down and we have 8 working days to make a case as to why it should continue. We welcome letters of support. DM with your email address if interested. #savesymbiotica
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How many synthetic biologists does it take to do a dance routine?...#msbw2022 at the Ceilidh
Wait...are we synthetic biologists?
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Meanwhile in Edinburgh..Jane and Rob are at #msbw2022. Come and chat to us at our big teal poster later! We want to hear about the place of organisms in your work.🦆🪴🐁🦠
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I'm chatting about what it means to write genomes for @futureorganisms, including the metaphors used to justify biotech innovations. 🐉📖🤖
It's a public talk for @Gene_Writers later today, 6-8pm CDT. You can stream or rewatch here:
📺 youtu.be/CcG8B0uQAKI
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🚨 pub alert!
We're interested in the shift from parts-based to whole-genome, whole-organism engineering.
To study this, we ask: what can the role of the organism tell us about the shift towards genome-based engineering? Check out our first paper here:
➡️doi.org/10.1016/j.biotno.202…
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🇮🇹 attenzione! 🇮🇹
Jane Calvert will be speaking at the Sensory Ecologies symposium, answering the Q: can the biological sensorium (both human & non-human) be reconciled with contemporary technology?
28 APRIL 2022, 5PM
Pirelli Hangarbicocca, Milano
Free & open to the public
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📣 Rob'll be in Sweden on Thursday for a real in-person workshop on synthetic biology and society. He'll be talking about the challenge of time in his work w/synthetic biology funders.
You can register to join in online below.
pi.lu.se/evenemang/synthetic…
Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
We found out that a Divinity lecturer told all their students that “nobody ever pickets at New College,” so…
@ucuedinburgh @ucu
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As usual, #GPWrite2021 has been very USA-focused, but at least the @GP_write team chose some 3min lightning talks from outside their borders. Here’s a shot of @futureorganisms announcing their UK-US-Japan project.
Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social retweeted
.@rdjs_is will be giving a lightning talk tomorrow at #GPWrite2021
He'll give a quick (3 minutes!) overview of our project, including research questions and framework. We're also in the poster room. (Hint: look for the 🦆)
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Our first focus is on countries: What narratives and expectations are embedded in 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇯🇵policies for
#SyntheticGenomics?
We want to analyze the values and visions shaping directions of synthetic genomics at a policy level. ⚖️📈🤔
ALT An illustration of UK, US, and Japanese land masses floating in close proximity, like a flat map. Image credit: Robert Smith.
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We are the first dedicated social science project on #SyntheticGenomics, bringing together researchers from
🇬🇧the UK (University of Edinburgh)
🇺🇸USA (Colorado State University)
🇯🇵and Japan (Keio University).
We focus on three areas that we'll be tweeting about this week.
ALT Three logos of three institutions, including University of Edinburgh, Colorado State University, and Keio University.