Perception, Reception: The History of the Media in Society 4-6 July 2012 Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK The 4th Media History Conference, hosted by the Centre for Media History, Aberystwyth University, will address the ways in which people have understood the … Continue reading
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JOB: 2 Postdoc Fellowships in Ethnicity and Mental Health in Post-war Britain
JOB OPENING: WARWICK & QMUL POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS IN ETHNICITY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN POST WAR BRITAIN https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44476 As part of the new strategic alliance between the University of Warwick and Queen Mary University of London we are … Continue reading
Call for Submissions: STM Graduate Student Paper Prize
The Science, Technology, and Medicine interest group of the SMA is pleased to welcome submissions for the STM Graduate Student Paper Prize. This prize is awarded annually for a paper that offers an innovative anthropological approach to issues in … Continue reading
The Dillwyn Day: Science, Culture, Society
The Dillwyn Day: Science, Culture, Society 22 June 2012, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. There will be a one-day symposium about the extraordinary contribution of the Dillwyn family in nineteenth century life. From the history of science to literary … Continue reading
Science and Society images
For students and academic colleagues interested in using images from the Science and Society picture library for use in academic talks and lectures, please feel free to get in touch with Selina Pang, Collections Coordinator at the Science Museum, who … Continue reading
The Royal Society Book prize news
The judging panels for both the 2012 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books and the 2012 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize have been hard at work over the past months reviewing the submissions for this year’s prizes. You … Continue reading
Patricia Fara lecture at the Royal Institution, 10 May 2012, 7.00-8.30pm
UPDATE: BSHS Members will receive 50% discount by entering the code ‘DINGLE’ when booking. Winner of the 2011 Dingle Prize, Patricia Fara is giving a lecture at the Royal Institution on Thursday 10 May 2012 from 7.00-8.30pm. Description: Time seems … Continue reading
Borders and Crossings: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Travel Writing, Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham: 2-5 July 2012
Women’s Scientific Travelling, 1750-1850: the forthcoming Borders and Crossings conference (Birmingham, 2-5 July) will feature a panel on this theme, which is intended to inaugurate a larger research network investigating women’s scientific travelling in the 18th and early 19th centuries. … Continue reading
Marconi Day at the Museum of the History of Science, 21 April 2012
The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, has announced its programme for Marconi Day 2012, Saturday 21 April, this year with a Titanic twist: www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Marconi-Day.pdf The contents of the ‘Wireless Wares’ exhibition, to be auctioned on Marconi Day, can … Continue reading
2 PhD studentships available; closing date 9 May
The Department of History, Philosophy and Religion, Oxford Brookes University is looking for strong candidates for two, three year, full-time Ph.D. studentships. For successful candidates the home/EU fee will be paid by the University and students will receive an annual … Continue reading