The University of Liverpool and the University of Georgia plan to conduct two themed workshops in May 2024 at the University of Georgia to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the UGA-UoL partnership and to explore the challenges, opportunities and threats that this new knowledge and emerging technologies offer. Gathering expertise from each side of the Atlantic, the workshops will serve as a focal point to catalyze innovation and facilitate new grant applications and joint publications. External speakers will be invited to the workshop, including government representatives and non-governmental organizations working on biosecurity policy issues.

We are inviting expressions of interest from researchers to identify and guide topical group discussions at the workshop and to engage in small-group project planning with visiting UoL investigators within two themes listed in the detailed call linked below.

How to express your interest

Please send a letter of interest to Helen Carlin and Robert Derrick by March 15th, 2024. Your letter should include the following:

• An abstract that summarizes the topics you are interested in pursuing, names of collaborators if known, a summary of the discussions you suggest would take place during the workshop time period, what you see them as accomplishing, including the development of new ideas that may address a challenge and the threat or opportunity you are seeking to address. Please include the questions you would like to consider and how they relate to the themes.
•  Who you would see as your counterparts at UoL to work with in the workshop. (Liverpool staff will have travel costs covered)
• How you propose to manage the proposed discussions, including time allocation and what roles you and your counterparts may play.