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News from the frontier of life

Research breakthroughs, events, missions and stories from our astrobiology community.

Avances de investigación, eventos, misiones e historias de nuestra comunidad.

Research · 12 MAR 2025

JWST detects a potential biosignature in an exoplanet atmosphere

El JWST detecta una posible biofirma en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta

Faculty and students from our programme contributed to the spectral analysis of K2-18b, where dimethyl sulfide — a molecule produced by life on Earth — may have been detected. A landmark moment for habitability research.

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Admissions
05 FEB 2025

Applications open for the 2025 winter intake

Abiertas las solicitudes para la admisión de invierno 2025

Scholarships and joint-degree places are now available. Submit your application before the autumn deadline.

Research
22 JAN 2025

Field campaign to Río Tinto: hunting for extremophiles

Campaña de campo en Río Tinto: a la caza de extremófilos

Students sampled one of Earth's best Mars-analog environments, isolating microbes that thrive in acidic, iron-rich waters.

Missions
14 DEC 2024

New research partnership with the European Space Agency

Nueva colaboración de investigación con la Agencia Espacial Europea

The agreement opens internships on upcoming planetary missions, including instrument calibration for biosignature detection.

Events
28 NOV 2024

Astrobiology Summer School 2025 announced

Anunciada la Escuela de Verano de Astrobiología 2025

Two intensive weeks of lectures, lab work and observation nights, open to students from all partner universities.

Faculty
09 NOV 2024

Meet our faculty: prebiotic chemistry & the origin of RNA

Conoce al profesorado: química prebiótica y el origen del ARN

An interview on how simple molecules on the early Earth may have assembled into the first self-replicating systems.

Research
17 OCT 2024

Student spotlight: a thesis on Mars-analog soils

Protagonista: una tesis sobre suelos análogos a Marte

Our graduate explains how perchlorate-rich soils challenge — and inform — the search for life on the Red Planet.

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