BSHS Online Conference 2021 (Deadline 03/05/2021)
The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) invites session proposals for the first BSHS Virtual Conference. The virtual conference will take place between 13-15 July. There will be a formal...
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British Society for the History of Science Engagement Fellowship Fee: £1000 for postgraduate students About the Museum The Framework Knitters’ Museum in Ruddington is a unique surviving example of a...
View ArticleViewpoint Assistant Editor Job Advertisement
BSHS Viewpoint: Assistant Editor Job Advertisement BSHS are seeking a new assistant editor for their magazine, Viewpoint. The popular magazine is published three times per year, in February, June, and...
View ArticleEGM 2021
Dear BSHS Member Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary* General Meeting of the Society will be held virtually on 14 July 2021 at 13:00 (*i.e., one that dispenses with laying before a general...
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Hughes prize Shortlisted: Seb Falk
Seb Falk The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery (Penguin) The Middle Ages were a time of wonder. They gave us the first universities, the first eyeglasses and the first mechanical clocks as...
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Hughes prize Shortlisted: Timothy Barnard
Timothy Barnard Imperial Creatures: Humans and Other Animals in Colonial Singapore, 1819–1942 (NUS Press) The environmental turn in the humanities and social sciences has meant a new focus on the...
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Hughes Prize Shortlisting
The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) has unveiled the shortlist for its coveted Hughes Prize. Six exceptional books will now be read by judges before the winner is revealed later this...
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Hughes Prize Winner 2021 Jaipreet Virdi – Hearing Happiness
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BSHS Ayrton Prize 2021 Winners Announced
Every two years, a panel from our Outreach and Engagement Committee awards the BSHS Ayrton Prize for digital or online engagement. Among the several excellent submissions in 2021, the winning entry...
View ArticleOnline symposium – The Meaning of Eugenics: Historical and Present-Day...
Eugenics and scientific racism are widely misunderstood despite their long histories. Studying and sequencing the human genome were supposed to help eliminate common misconceptions about the biological...
View ArticleBSHS Annual Conference – CfP (Deadline 04/02/2022)
The British Society for the History of Science Annual Conference will take place from Wednesday 20 July to Saturday 23 July 2022 at the Queen’s University of Belfast. The Conferences Committee now...
View ArticlePickstone Prize – CfA
Nominations are invited for British Society for the History of Science’s prestigious Pickstone Prize 2022. The Prize aims to recognize pioneering works that advance the scholarly understanding and...
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Railway Historians to raise funds for Ukraine
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View ArticleJournal scamming – be alert!
It appears that an aspiring BJHS author has been subject to a spearfish scam requesting payment for publication. They received an email, claiming to be from the Journal, in which they were required to...
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BSHS PG Conference 2022
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View ArticleNew editor sought for BJHS Themes
The British Council for the History of Science is looking to appoint an editor for the British Journal for the History of Science Themes (BJHS Themes). BJHS Themes is a collaborative venture between...
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The Doctor’s Bag, East Lothian Council Museums Service: BSHS Engagement...
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret: BSHS Engagement Fellowship
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View ArticleCall for Papers: Postcolonial Fault-Lines 2022
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Winner of BSHS Singer Essay Prize 2022 Announced
The British Society for the History of Science is delighted to announce Luísa Reis Castro (Dornsife) as winner of the Singer Prize 2022. The prize of £500 is awarded every two years to writers of...
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