An Astrobiology Introductory Course
Rencontres exobiologiques pour doctorants
RED is a Training School about the “Basics in Astrobiology”. Astrobiology addresses questions related to the origins of life, its evolution, and distribution in the Universe. This school aims to offer an interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to students and young researchers having a master’s degree in astronomy, planetology, geology, chemistry, biology, or history and philosophy of science. If you are preparing a thesis or are an early career scientist with a subject related to astrobiology, this training school is for you! Each year, the “in-person” edition of the school is held in March in Le Teich (France). In June, a virtual school with the same program is also organized.
Teachers of the year
Amination of the virtual school
Galaxy evolution, science outreach
Sebastien Carassou works as an independent science communicator with a background in astrophysics. During his PhD thesis at the Paris Institute of Astrophysics (2014-2017), he has contributed to the development of a novel approach to infer the photometric and size evolution of galaxies using galaxy survey images simulations and machine learning techniques. He is now actively involved in science outreach across various media. He is the co-host of the french Youtube channel “Le Sense of Wonder”, and the author of various popular science books, documentaries and podcasts covering astrophysics, cosmology, astrobiology, Earth system sciences and space exploration.
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Astrobiology disciplines
Astronomy
Chemistry
Biology
Geology
Planetology
History and philosophy
Evolution of ideas
A “complete” RED training is scheduled over 2 years, but each year is self-consistent. You can attend once, or two years in a row. All lectures are in English.
Meet students from all over the world to learn about astrobiology and its most recent developments. Work together on interdisciplinary projects and make new connections. Benefit from the expertise of specialists from all over the world
Get access to the latest scientific results on the origins of life on Earth, and the search for life elsewhere: thanks to the online courses and conferences.