CfA: Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS)...
Call for Abstracts CSHPS Annual Conference London, ON, May 30-June 1, 2020 Proposals due January 10th, 2020 The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) is holding its...
View ArticleLinda Hall Library, 2020-21 Fellowships
The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its 2020-21 fellowship program. These fellowships provide graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars with financial...
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Conference: “Philosophy, Religion, and Science in Seventeenth-Century...
“Philosophy, Religion, and Science in Seventeenth-Century England” American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) Panitza Library Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria Saturday, March 28, 2020 11.30-18.30 Organizers:...
View ArticleCfP: What counts as environment in biology and medicine: Historical,...
What counts as environment in biology and medicine: Historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives CfP, Special Issue, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences...
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Nominations Open: Royal Society Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture
The Royal Society is pleased to announce nominations for the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal and Lecture are now open. This medal is awarded annually for excellence in a subject relating to the history...
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Seminar: Women in their Element (British Library, 11th February 2020)
Part of The WISE Festival – Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science The co-editors and contributors of the recently published Women in Their Element provide a fresh perspective...
View ArticleFellowships at the Beckman Centre (Science History Institute)
https://www.sciencehistory.org/fellowships Science History Institute Fellowships The Beckman Center at the Science History Institute offers fellowships on an annual cycle for scholars doing research on...
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2020 with the BSHS
2020 is set to be huge year for the BSHS, as we plan three conferences and the awarding of several grants and prizes. Conferences In February, we’ll be making our first foray into digital conferencing...
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Deadline Extension – BSHS Annual Conference
In recognition of both the industrial action which many scholars in UK Higher Education institutions were involved in during November and December, and the difficulty of coordinating submissions over...
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Repatriation, a short guide to some of the resources
By Johanna Parker Anyone working in collecting institutions that contain human remains are likely to have encountered the debates around repatriation. I have worked in the area for many years as both...
View Article‘Materia Medica’: British Society for the History of Pharmacy Annual...
‘Materia Medica’: British Society for the History of Pharmacy Annual Conference Manchester, 27th-29th March 2020 Registration is free for students For more information on the programme and booking...
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RAF Museum Conference 2020: Call for Papers (Deadline 31st January)
‘THE RAF in a WORLD TRANSFORMED, 1945-1949’ RAF Museum, London 28th September 2020 The Royal Air Force Museum is pleased to announce a call for papers for its conference on ‘THE RAF in a WORLD...
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Open to Applications: the Lisa Jardine Grant Scheme
The Lisa Jardine Grant scheme is currently open to applications. Grants are available to PhD students and early career researchers in history of science, and other interdisciplinary studies combining...
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‘The State of the Discipline’: President’s Call for Annual Conference Symposium
What is the state of the HPS / STS discipline as we enter the third decade of the 21st century? Are we growing in size or diminishing? What are our relations with neighbouring disciplines? How well do...
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Public Lecture at The Royal Institution: ‘How to pull the north pole off a...
7.00pm to 8.30pm, Monday 17 February The Theatre, The Royal Institution In physics, why is it that things can have an electric charge, but not a magnetic charge? Can you get a magnet with only a north...
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Open Hearts, Racing Pulses: Valentine’s Late at the Royal College of Nursing
12 February 2020, 6 – 9pm FREE! Over 18s only. Booking online: https://rcnvalentineslate.eventbrite.co.uk Venue: Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square London W1G 0RN Nearest tube: Oxford...
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DELBOURGO BOOK LINKING ORIGINS OF BRITISH MUSEUM TO SLAVERY WINS LITERARY PRIZE
Writer James Delbourgo who revealed the founding collection of the British Museum was acquired using the profits of slavery has won a top history of science book prize. ‘Collecting the World: Hans...
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BSHS Ayrton Prize 2019 Winners Announced
Every two years our Outreach and Engagement Committee awards the BSHS Ayrton Prize for digital or online engagement. After deliberating over an impressive number and variety of submissions, our judging...
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ICYMI: #BSHSGlobalHist – The Papers
On Wednesday 12th February 2020, the BSHS held our first ever digital conference, using Twitter to share research from all over the world on the theme of ‘Global and International Histories of STEM’....
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Call for Abstracts: Special Issue on New Directions in the Historiography of...
Call for Abstracts: Special Issue, Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences The historiography of genetics has radically changed in the past few decades. Gregor Mendel’s...
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