Cfp: BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2016
The upcoming BSHS Postgraduate conference is to take place at the University of Cambridge at the History and Philosophy of Science department on 6-8 January, 2016. Proposals for talks on any topic...
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RELIGION AND MEDICINE: HEALING THE BODY AND SOUL FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE...
Birkbeck, University of London, 15-16 July 2016 Convenors: Katherine Harvey, John Henderson and Carmen Mangion In the contemporary Western world, religion and medicine are increasingly separated, but...
View ArticleCFP – Eighth Joint Meeting of the BSHS, CSHPS, and HSS, 22-25 June 2016,...
The eighth joint meeting of the British Society for the History of Science, the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, and the History of Science Society will take place in...
View ArticleCfp: THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
April 25-30, 2016 Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Tucson, Arizona Pondered since ancient times, the nature of consciousness remains deeply mysterious and profoundly important, its implications ranging...
View ArticleDeadline extended: CfP Ada Lovelace Postgraduate Workshop
Texts and contexts: the cultural legacies of Ada Lovelace “That brain of mine is more than merely mortal; as time will show.” A workshop for graduate students and early career researchers Tuesday 8...
View ArticleFarewell to Magnox
28 October, Wylfa, Holyhead, Anglesey This year marks the end of an era — production of electricity by Magnox nuclear reactors will cease in the UK when Wylfa Reactor 1, the last of the UK’s Magnox...
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June 2015
BSHS President Professor Greg Radick writes: What should the BSHS call its new prize for outstanding work in digital history of science? The decision is up to you, our membership. Below you’ll find...
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October 2015
BSHS President Professor Greg Radick writes: I hope this newsletter finds you all well and thriving. “You,” it’s worth noting, are a highly international bunch: well over half of our current...
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Ayrton Prize 2015
Thank you for your vote! Voting closes at 3pm on 20 November 2015. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
View ArticleCfp: 7th ESHS Conference
The 7th International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, 22–24 September, 2016. The Conference is organized by the Society for the...
View ArticleMessage from BJHS Themes editor: cfp for issue 3 now open!
The competition for BJHS Themes issue 3 is open, with details available on the BJHS Themes CUP website. We are looking for proposals of the highest quality for the next issue, with the successful...
View ArticleFinancial support for BSHS-sponsored themed conferences (2016)
BSHS is pleased to offer one, two, or three grants of up to £2000 each to support the organization of one-day BSHS-sponsored themed conferences to take place in the spring and autumn of 2016. These...
View ArticleNominations invited for the 2016 Pickstone Prize
In keeping with the Society’s mission of promoting excellence in the field of history of science, broadly construed, the 2016 Pickstone Prize will be offered for the best scholarly book in the history...
View ArticleThe J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography
The Harley Fellowships – the only one of their kind in Europe – provide support of up to four weeks (normally at GBP 400 per week) for those, from any discipline, doing the equivalent of post-graduate...
View Article“MEDIEVAL PHYSICS IN OXFORD” ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
This event will be a one-day conference on the 27th February 2016 at St Cross College, Oxford on medieval physics in Oxford. This conference is intended to challenge the commonly held view of the...
View ArticleUpdate: BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2016
The BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2016 will be hosted by the University of Cambridge on 6-8 January. The information hub for the conference can be found here. The preliminary programme can be downloaded...
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Winter 2015
BSHS President Professor Greg Radick writes: There’s a chill in the air; the December BJHS arrives in the inbox; virtual snow falls gently on the BSHS website… Winter’s come to Britain, and with it...
View ArticleAyrton Prize Winner 2015
Following a vote by BSHS members we are delighted to announce that the winner of the inaugural Ayrton Prize is the British Library for their project Voices of Science. There was strong competition...
View ArticleHistory and Philosophy of Science Winter [Northern Summer] School...
July 18-21, 2016 University of Sydney We invite applications from graduate students and early-career researchers in the history, philosophy, and social studies of science and biomedicine, and related...
View ArticleA History of Units from 1791 to 2018 – Registration now open!
The first meeting of 2016 will be A History of Units from 1791 to 2018, and will take place on 17 March at the National Physical Laboratory. The meeting will include talks on the history of the...
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