The BSHS is committed to remaining a global organisation, and we are very keen to welcome more International Advisors (IAs) to strengthen our presence throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Our International Advisers publicise BSHS activities and opportunities, while reciprocally informing Council about relevant events in their area. As well as exchanging ideas [...]
Visit website / View pdf February Evening Talk The Art of Old Age Thursday 14 February, 6pm Dr María del Pilar Blanco (University of Oxford) discusses the art of geriatrics and degeneration in Spanish America at the end of the 1800s, and how it entered the cultural imagination. Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-old-age-tickets-53437376632?aff=commsmailing Family Friendly Chinese Dragon Fire-Clocks Friday 22 [...]
Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities throughout the field of history of science, technology and medicine. The Essay Award is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The previously unpublished essay of up to 8,000 words should be based on [...]
The BSHS is currently accepting applications for our Undergraduate Dissertation Archive Research Grants. The deadline for this round is 4pm Friday 22nd February 2019.
The British Society for the History of Mathematics has introduced a small grants scheme to encourage the study of the history of mathematics. The aim of the BSHM small grants scheme is to provide grants (from £100 to £500) for specific research purposes , such as archival visits, research trips and archival copying costs. Preference [...]
Deadline February 28th 2019 We are asking for: Sources and explanatory text for a history of science sourcebook that focuses on women in science (broadly construed) from a global perspective, from antiquity to the present day. We are particularly interested in early modern, medieval, and ancient sources, alongside sources that explore women’s knowledge production beyond Europe Aims: [...]
The British Society for the History of Science Outreach and Engagement Committee offers grants of up to £200 to support engagement and outreach projects in the history of science. These are currently awarded on a quarterly basis. The next deadline is 15th February 2019. We are seeking projects that engage with the history of science, technology [...]
In what ways do our ideas about science, what it is, how it works, and who does it, need to change in recognition of LGBTQ+ lives? The history of science in public is still often told as male, white, able-bodied, and heterosexual. This does not reflect reality as evidenced by expanding historical and sociological scholarship, [...]
The next BSHS Conference will take place in Edinburgh between 10th and 13th July 2019. Further details forthcoming.
