On March 11th, the Chinese Life Scientists Society in the UK (CLSS-UK) held its latest committee meeting online. The meeting discussed principles for future sponsorship, the restart of offline academic conferences, and plans and arrangements for the 2023 conference.

3月11日，全英华人生命科学学会（CLSS-UK）召开了最新一次理事会线上会议。会议讨论了学会未来接收赞助的原则问题，线下学术会议的重启，以及2023年会的计划和安排。

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CLSS-UK has received strong support from various organizations and institutions, which is crucial for its operations, and the society expresses sincere appreciation for this. To ensure the independence and impartiality of the society, it will adopt a more robust and proactive approach to cooperating with its sponsors in the future.

一直以来，CLSS-UK获得了社会各组织和机构的大力赞助，这些支持对于CLSS-UK的运营至关重要，学会对此表示由衷地感激。为保证学会的独立性和公正性，学会未来会采取更稳健积极的态度选择与赞助伙伴的合作。

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As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic gradually subsides, CLSS-UK will soon restart a new round of offline academic conferences. The confirmed speakers so far include:

在新冠疫情的影响逐渐消散之际，CLSS-UK将在近期重新启动新一轮的线下学术会议，目前已经确定的演讲者包括：

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• Dr. Yan Liu (Imperial College London; Glycosciences) in March,

• Dr. Jing Ren (LMB-Cambridge; Developmental assembly of the serotonin system) in April,

• Dr. Fang Liu (University of Reading; Speech prosody, speech production and perception, pitch processing and its cognitive and neural bases) in May. The offline conferences will provide a more effective platform for academic peers to exchange ideas and learn from each other. Everyone is welcome to participate.

 

Finally, the society announced that the 2023 annual conference will be held on Saturday, August 5th at Queen Mary University of London, and plans to finalize the conference program before June of this year. To provide members and partners with more timely and accurate information and a more convenient way of communication, and further enhance the society's influence and reputation, the society will update its official website as soon as possible. Please stay tuned.

线下会议将为学术界的同行们提供一个更有效的交流、学习的平台，欢迎大家多多参与。最后，学会宣布了2023年的年度会议将于8月5日周六在伦敦玛丽女王大学举行，并计划在今年6月份前确定年会的流程。为了向学会的会员和合作伙伴们提供更为及时和准确的信息以及更便捷的交流方式，进一步提升学会的影响力和知名度，学会将尽快更新官网。敬请期待。

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In 2023, CLSS-UK will continue to build a platform for information sharing and academic cooperation among Chinese life scientists in the UK, and promote communication and exchanges between China and the UK in the field of life sciences. The society plans to continue holding a series of academic lectures to increase the academic reputation of Chinese scholars, with a focus on promoting the career development of young scholars in academic institutions in the UK.

2023年CLSS-UK将继续致力于搭建全英华人生命科学家之间信息共享与学术合作的平台，促进中英两国在生命科学领域的沟通与交流。学会计划在新的一年里继续举办系列学术讲座，提高华人学者的学术知名度，并重点促进青年学者在英国学术机构的职业发展。

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The current CLSS-UK board members and their specific responsibilities are as follows:

当前CLSS-UK理事会具体分工如下

Committee Chair: 李会良Huiliang Li (University College London)

Committee Secretary: 罗寿青Shouqing Luo (University of Plymouth)

Treasurer: 陈桂芬Guifen Chen (Queen Mary University of London)

External Relations: 李佳Jia Li (Imperial College London)

Academic Development: 苏里Li Su (University of Cambridge/University of Sheffield)

Media and Publicities: 顾全Quan Gu (University of Glasgow)

Managing Director in Early Career Researchers: 常金科Jinke Chang (University College London)

Managing Director in Development: 曾京昆Jingkun Zeng (Francis Crick Institute)

Managing Director in Scientific Review: 李文强龙Wenqianglong Li (University of Oxford)

Young Director in Scientific Review: 王键Jian Wang (Francis Crick Institute)