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AMAN  
This list brings together all scientists in the north east of Scotland who are interested in the analysis of microarray data

ANCIENT-DNA  
An e-mail list for anyone working in the field of ancient DNA of any species and any time period.

ARABUK  
ArabUk is a UK Arabidopsis news and discussion forum, for disseminating and sharing information relating to the UK Arabidopsis and wider Plant Science Research Community. ArabUK provides a mechanism for UK Arabidopsis researchers to communicate with other researchers within the UK or with those individuals that have an interest in Arabidopsis research. The mail list is also used for mailings relating to GARNet (Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network) http://www.garnetcommunity.org.uk/ and UK Plant Science http://www.plantsci.org.uk/

AVA  
This list is used to communicate with all members of the Applied Vision Association

BBSRC-MERIT-PROMOTION  
This list supports BBSRC's 2007/08 Review of the Merit Promotion schemes as specified in BBSRC's Employment Code. It aims to allow all staff employed on BBSRC Terms and Conditions to provide input into the review. The review commenced in September 2007, and aims to make recommendations in 2008.

BBSRC-NEWS  
News from BBSRC - the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

BBSRC-TRAINING  
Register with BBSRC Training and we will send you a regular update of news, events and announcements. The bulletin is aimed at postgraduate, postdoctoral and other early-career scientists in the biosciences, particularly those funded by the BBSRC, but also of interest to the wider community. The bulletin will also be useful for those involved in organising training and developing training strategy at Universities and research institutes.

BEEP_ANNOUNCE  
An announcement newsletter to inform subscribers of updates to the BEEP website (www.beep.ac.uk)

BENTHOS  
Discussion list for sharing of information and ideas on benthic marine ecology in the UK.

BES-INVASIVE  
This is an open discussion list facilitating communication about invasive species. It is managed by the British Ecological Society Invasive Species Group. Anyone may join.

BIODIVERSITY  
This mailing list is run on behalf of the European Commissions Biodiversity Research Program. It is intended for investigating and disussing the impacts of Global Change on the biodiversity of herbaceous seminatural ecosystems.

BIOFUSION  
This list is used to facilitate discussion and announce initiatives relating to the use of biological inspiration in the development of information fusion systems. This includes the discussion of biological, psychological and computational perspectives on multi-sensory processing.

BIOINFORMATICS  
This is a forum featuring various aspects, events and developments in the bioinformatics arena

BIOLOGY-TEACHING  
Biology-teaching offers Higher Education teachers and employers an opportunity to exchange information, ideas and good practice in the field of teaching and learning in the biological sciences.

BIOMIMETICS  
Engineers and biologists communicating on aspects of mechanical design

CCLGPAC  
UK Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) - Patient Advocacy Committee Mailing List

CCP4MG  
Mailing list for users and developers of CCP4mg. For the discussion of features, bugs, and usage of the software.

CELL-CYCLE  
List dedicated to all aspects of cell cycle biology. Cell cycle control; check points; chemical modulators of cell cycle progression; genetics of cycle control ; methods (flow cytometry, synchronization); etc. International meeting announce ments. Subscription open to all.

CELLS-PROJECT  
This list is used by CeLLS Project members to keep in-touch with the CeLLS community in colleges and universities

COLOURSTUDIES  
This is a group for the multidisciplinary study and discussion of colour. It includes linguists, psychologists, geographers, opthamologists and more. The Group is open to anyone with an interest in colour, but it is intended to be an academic and research forum.

COMPLEMENT-ECN  
List for discussion of all aspects of the complement system of plasma proteins, which are a major part of the humoral immune defence system. List is intended to provide exchange of research techniques, experience, reagents, ideas, job and funding opportunities at national and international levels.

COOT  
This list is for users and developers of COOT (Crystallographic Obeject-Oriented Tool-kit) to discuss the use and further development of COOT.

ECOLOGYEXTERNALS  
The purpose of this JISCMAIL List is to disseminate information concerning the availability of external examiners in the ecological community. This could apply to all aspects of Higher Education including examining undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees, and partaking in validation events, for example. The List is intended to facilitate communication but also to help in reducing the carbon footprint of examiners.

ECOPLAN  
Ecoplan is an ESRC-supported seminar series which aims to promote an approach to land use planning based on landscape ecology. The main purpose of the web-based discussion group is to propose an agenda for future research and practice.

ECS-NCP  
The ECS National Contact Persons are the international links to the study of marine mammals in Europe and elsewhere. See http://www.EuropeanCetaceanSociety.eu. Sub-list of ecs-all

ECS-PATHOLOGY  
The ECS Pathology mailing list is meant for the exchange of information on the research of pathology in marine mammals. See http://www.EuropeanCetaceanSociety.eu Sub-list of ecs-all

ECS-SCIENCE  
The ECS Science Advisory Committee will consider questions on best practice in research and science procedures while studying marine mammals in the wild and in captivity. Sub-list of ecs-all.

EVOCULT  
The evocult mailing list provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the application of methods from evolutionary biology to human cultural behaviour.

GENDER-SET  
This list is for discussion of research on gender, science, technology and engineering (SET), including but not limited to, research on gender differences in involvement in SET occupations and education, feminist science studies and philosophical critiques of SET.

GMCCRN-HAEMGRP  
Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Research Network - Haematology Group

HALOFERAX  
The list server for the International Haloferax volcanii Consortium. This is the forum for discussion of H. volcanii biology and techniques for its manipulation.

HEABIOREPS  
Sublist for Higher Education Academy's Bioscience Representatives

HIST-NAT-HIST  
hist-nat-hist draws together academic researchers and museum professionals working in the history of the earth and life sciences.

HUMAN-REPRODUCTION  
this list engages with all aspects of questions concerning the 'Future of Human Reproduction' from demographic, biomedical, psychological, evolutionary, anthropological and sociological perspectives.

IDEACETL-BIOSCIENCE  
This List is used by those participating in the Biological Sciences Theme Team of the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied CETL. Sublist of ideacetl

JAPANESE-KNOTWEED  
The Japanese Knotweed Forum aims to facilitate discussion and communication between all scientists interested in the invasive weed Japanese Knotweed and related species.

JCWM  
To support interactions between web mangers within the Research Councils and their institutes

LAKE-MONITORING  
This is the official list of the UK Lake Ecological Observatory Network - a group formed in 2008 to bring together UK academic and research communities working with in-lake monitoring systems - particularly LDMS buoys.

LBCNC-DIPLOMA  
This list is for Diploma contacts in member colleges of LBCNC

LBCNC-EQUINE  
This list is for equine lecturers in LBCNC member colleges.

LEC  
A list to facilitate discussion among members of the LEC and with interested parties in other institutions

LIGHTSOURCES  
A mailing list for the European light source communicators, to exchange good practice on communicating synchrotron science.

LINNEAN-NEWS  
A forum for contemporary scientific debate across the life sciences. This low-volume announcement list provides news, conference and event updates of interest to those working in biology, zoology, botany, genetics, and the historical basis and development of plant and animal classification.

MARINE-COASTAL  
This list provides a forum for dicussion of topics in marine and coastal ecology and environmental management, with emphasis on environmental management and education. The list is run by the University Marine Biological Station Millport (Universities of London and Glasgow).

MARINE-COASTAL  
This list provides a forum for dicussion of topics in marine and coastal ecology and environmental management, with emphasis on environmental management and education. The list is run by the University Marine Biological Station Millport (Universities of London and Glasgow).

MRC-DATA-MANAGERS  
Forum for the Medical Research Council funded data managers, working both for MRC units as well as in universities.

NEPG  
This list is for the use of anyone working in primatology who is based in the north of England. It can be used to ask for help, disseminate information about meetings and inform people about interesting research developments.

NGACDT-2011  
This is the class of PhD students from Surrey, Huddersfield, Strathclyde and QUB who started on the Next Generation of Accelerators CDT course in 2011

OUTDOORS-HEALTH-NETWORK  
This list is intended for project members of the ESRC Outdoors and Health Network to discuss topics relating to their work. Others interested in the relationship between green space, use of the outdoors, and health can request to join the list.

PALPEAT  
PALPEAT is the acronym of the Palaeopeatlands Research Group

SCHR-INFO  
Low volume information mailing list for activities of the Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research

SHINGLE  
for exchanging information and stimulating discussion between researchers, coastal managers and others involved with shingle (gravel) coastal habitats worldwide - particularly in geomorphology, ecology and conservation management.

SIMULIIDAE  
A list for the exchange of news, ideas and requests concerning all aspects of simuliid (blackfly) biology. Participation is welcomed from anyone with an interest in the Simuliidae, both in the UK and elsewhere.

SSHB-MEMBERS  
Closed list restricted to members of the Society for the Study of Human Biology. Primary usage, to inform members about forthcoming conferences and conference outcomes, circulating titles, abstracts publication details, etc. Secondary usage, topical discussion among members.

STATGEN  
The STATGEN list is intended to facilitate the exchange of information, ideas and expertise between researchers interested in statistical aspects of genetics. www.stats.gla.ac.uk/~paulj/statgen.html

SYSTASS-NEWS  
This list is used to make occasional announcements to members of the Systematics Association, and others with an interest in SA activities.

TAHINI-USERS  
A mailing list to support a work group in the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded CARDyAL (Cooperative Aerodynamics and Radio-based DYnamic Animal Localisation) project. The mailing list will enable work group members to be notified and exchange of any events related to the Wiki and SVN servers used to maintain project materials of the CARDyAL project.

TARDIGRADA  
List for the exchange of ideas, news & requests on Tardigrada biology.

TMSUSERS  
This list is for sharing information among the community of researchers using the UCL Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences TMS facility.

TOOTHWEAR-LIST  
This list is for discussion of tooth wear and microwear and its use for reconstruction of trophic ecology and diet

TROUT-CONCERTED-ACTION  
This list aims to provide available information to researchers currently involved or interested in brown trout (Salmo trutta) population genetics.

TUNICATA  
The tunicates are a major group of invertebrates representing an early offshoot from the evolutionary line leading to the vertebrates. We discuss all aspects of tunicate biology including chordate origins. Keywords: protochordate, urochordate, ascidia, salp, doliolid, Larvacea, Pyrosoma, tadpole, sea-squirt

UK-CHINESE-LIFE-SCIENCE-RES-NET  
This list is created for the network of Chinese researchers in the UK who are doing health and life sciences' research

UK-EUROBIOIMAGING-PROJECT  
To discuss the UK involvement Euro-BioImaging. The project Euro-BioImaging is a pan-European research infrastructure project which is part of the ESFRI process http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri. The aim of Euro-BioImaging is to provide access to imaging technologies across the full scale of biological and medical applications, from molecule to patient. EuroBioImaging will address the imaging requirements of both basic and medical imaging communities by creating nodes in many ESFRI member states that will deploy imaging infrastructure in a coordinated and harmonised manner and thus address the fragmentation of such efforts currently present in Europe. The project is coordinated by Jan Ellenberg, who is also scientific coordinator for the advanced light microscopy parts of Euro-BioImaging, and Gabriel Krestin who is the scientific coordinator for all parts concerning medical imaging. Since early summer 2009, Antje Keppler is project manager of EuroBioImaging

UKSEQNETWORK  
The UK Sequencing Network is a collaboration of several academic next generation sequencing facilities in the UK. We are funded by the UK researchg councils (MRC, BBSRC, NERC) and the Wellcome Trust.

UOB-OANDE  
This list distributes information to the Organismal and Environment Research Theme of the University of Birmingham and associated researchers. This multi-disciplinary theme cross-cuts departmental and school boundaries in which the list-server is intended to provide a single portal for all members to communicate effectively about issues of mutial interest. The list is public so that individuals can join or leave it without requiring the help of administrators. In case of problems, the administrators are Jason Hilton and Jackie Chappell.

WORLD-STROKE  
The World-Stroke mailing list will encourage intercontinental discussions and collaboration between physicians, researchers, allied medical staff and people interested in improving stroke management all over the world.

WP3-PAST4FUTURE  
This mailing list is intended for internal communication of Past4Future Work Package 3 members.