The Origins Federation is a group of researchers from four leading institutions, working together to advance our understanding of the emergence and early evolution of life, and its place in the cosmos.
About The Origins Federation
The Origins Federation is open to new collaborations, both with centers and individuals.
Our scientific research focuses on the origins of life on earth and other planets and its prevalence and distribution in the universe across different disciplines.
Gary Ruvkun, a founding member of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative and Origins Federation member was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 for his discovery, together with Victor Ambros, of microRNAs.
Gary Ruvkun, a founding member of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative and Origins Federation member was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 for his discovery, together with Victor Ambros, of microRNAs.
The next Annual Meeting of the Origins Federation will take place at the University of Chicago on September 9 – 12, 2025. We plan a conference that combines a few broad field review lectures, multiple short science update talks, a large poster session, and plenty of time for discussions and informal interactions. Further details and travel arrangement information will be provided later in the spring.
The next Annual Meeting of the Origins Federation will take place at the University of Chicago on September 9 – 12, 2025. We plan a conference that combines a few broad field review lectures, multiple short science update talks, a large poster session, and plenty of time for discussions and informal interactions. Further details and travel arrangement information will be provided later in the spring.
The Origins Federation announces a Graduate Student Award in Origins of Life research to be awarded annually for the best Ph.D. thesis-related work by a graduate student from one of the four Federation institutions. Each partner institution will nominate their best Ph.D. thesis student for the given academic year. The winner will be selected in June by the Origins Federation board, and will be invited to present a featured talk at the Annual Meeting of the Origins Federation in September.
Applications are invited from early-career researchers (up to five years of research experience, excluding career breaks since the award of your PhD, at the time of proposal submission) to conduct research at University of Cambridge. The fellowship aims to advance interdisciplinary research that tackles significant questions regarding the origins and distribution of life in the universe as part of the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe. It provides the opportunity for junior researchers to build academic independence, contribute to significant interdisciplinary research, and collaborate with top researchers in multiple fields. For further details and to apply: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/lclu-senior-fellowship-fixed-term-ka47113
The NOMIS–ETH Fellowship Programme supports exceptional early-career researchers in conducting independent, interdisciplinary projects that advance the Centre’s scientific mission on the origins and prevalence of life. Applications are open until 07 November 2025 via the job portal of ETH Zurich.
