STFC/NERC Futures Network – Information

ioinformatics and environmental ‘omics are both rapidly evolving disciplines, and as such even over a three year time frame different subjects are likely to evolve as topical. Therefore, over the duration of this project the core network team will need to have latitude to identify new areas for workshop themes that will meet the following criteria: significant scientific questions; potential for collaboration between bioinformatics and environmental ‘omics; and relevance to environmental issues. We will in particular take a future-oriented approach, seeking to identify emerging areas which can be shaped by these collaborative innovations.

Different workshop themes will entail different workshop participants. The members of the STFC/NERC Bioinformatics & Environmental ‘Omics Network will help to populate each workshop appropriately by identifying relevant individuals and also other networks that should be represented. We will seek to include individuals from a mix of career stages within each workshop, so that junior and senior researchers from both the STFC and the NERC communities can take part together.

At the outset, indicative workshop themes for exploring joint STFC and NERC development of the potential of bioinformatics and environmental ‘omics include: