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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSSM research assistant from October 2024
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Reviewing “Toxic Transits,” an art exhibition featuring our artist-in-residence
By Maya Hey
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Call for papers: Microbes, food, and food systems
By Maya Hey
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Andrea Núñez Casal and Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova join CSSM as visiting fellows
By Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova
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What/where is the microbial in the garden?
By Faidon Papadakis
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Alma Heikkilä starts as the new artist-in-residence at CSSM
Text against dark background: Open call, CSSM PhD School, deadline 31 Mar 2024
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSSM PhD School in June 2024
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“In sickness and in health food”, and beyond: making space for microbes at the CSSM
By Antonia Modelhart
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Listen to Ferment Radio – now also on CSSM website
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CSSM Visiting Fellowships for Spring 2024 (April-June)
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CSSM panels at the upcoming EASST-4S 2024 in Amsterdam
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Grants for seminars exploring human-microbial relations

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