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Our mission is to train scientists. This blog is a platform for us to share updates on our annual programme, tips and tricks for scientists, new e-learning opportunities, and sometimes just something to make you smile.


The EMBL Course and Conference Office was established in 1983 to support EMBL scientists in the organisation of conferences, medium-sized workshops, practical courses, EMBL internal and one-off events. 

Meet the poster prize winners of ‘The cellular mechanics of symbiosis’

At the beginning of March, the ‘The cellular mechanics of symbiosis’ took place, the first EMBO | EMBL Symposium of its kind. 111 on-site participants and 51 virtual participants joined scientific organisers Toby Kiers, John McCutcheon, and Thomas Richards for talks on how symbionts are…


Meet the EMBL Events Team: Claudia

Meet Claudia: She’s our Iceland-enthusiast, always greets you with a smile on her face, and helps hundreds of people come to EMBL as a scientific visitor each year! Claudia is always up for helping others improve their German, is an avid tea-lover, and has a lot of EMBL visitor pen pals who…




The acronyms of EMBL Events

Have you ever seen one of our posts and wondered “#EESSymbiosis? What does the ‘EES’ actually mean?” EMBL, EMBO, CCO, ATC… there are a lot of acronyms to go around! Well, we’re here to clear up all potential acronym-head-scratching. Let’s start off with one that you can’t miss: EMBL…



Meet the trainer – Nico Claassens

We’d like to introduce you to Nico Claassens, one of the trainers of the course ‘Synthetic biology in action: beyond standard metabolism’. Nico himself was a participant of this long-standing course and has now joined as one of the trainers. We spoke to him about how his participation in 2015…


The road back to event catering: an interview with Viktor Schmidt

An integral part of any event is, of course, the food! At EMBL, we’ve got an incredible Food Services Team who take care of our cafeteria, canteen, and event catering needs. We spoke to Viktor Schmidt, Catering and Service Coordinator, about the transition back to on-site events after the…


The 2023 EMBL Annual Poster is here!

Are you ready for another year full of groundbreaking science? We sure are! Our 2023 EMBL Annual Poster is out now, and we’re already looking forward to welcoming you to EMBL for a new year of scientific exchange, training and development, and networking amongst peers. New meetings on topics such…


Virtual event report on ‘Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation’

Written by event reporter Ritvik Gupta  The EMBO | EMBL Symposium ‘Cellular mechanisms driven by phase separation’ occurred from 9-12 May 2022. The meeting was held on-site and virtually, with a record of over 500 attendees from all over the world. Seven lucky candidates got fellowships…

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