The British Society for the History of Science

The BSHS Postgraduate Conference is an annual event, with recent meetings held in Leeds, Durham, Brighton, Cambridge, Manchester, London and Oxford. Each conference is organised entirely by postgraduates from the host institution, and provides an ideal opportunity to meet fellow researchers and gain valuable early conference experience. Postgraduates in all areas of the history of science, technology and medicine throughout the world are welcome to attend and give papers. The event is subsidised by the BSHS, which normally provides half the accommodation costs of delegates.

The 2010 Postgraduate Conference will be hosted at the University of Cambridge, on 5-7 January. We hope to see you there!

Organising a Conference

The BSHS welcomes proposals from postgraduates keen to organise future meetings in the series. Your initial contact should be the Programmes Committee: email programmes [at] bshs [dot] org [dot] uk.

For further guidance, please consult the following document:

• Guidelines for BSHS Postgraduate Conferences (pdf)

Travel subsidies

Besides subsidising conference accommodation, the Society is able to make a limited contribution to some attendees' travel expenses. See Butler-Eyles Travel Grants for further details.

Past Meetings

• 2009 Postgraduate Conference. University of Manchester. 7-9 January 2009.
• 2008 Postgraduate Conference. Division of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds. 3-5 January 2008.
• 2007 Postgraduate Conference. University of Durham. 4-6 January 2007.
• 2006 Postgraduate Conference. University of Brighton. 4-6 January 2006.
• 2005 Postgraduate Conference. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. 5-7 January 2005.
• 2004 Postgraduate Conference. Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. 6-8 January 2004.
• 2003 Postgraduate Conference (held late 2002.) London Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine. 4-6 November 2002.
• 2002 Postgraduate Workshop (held late 2001.) University of Oxford. 18-19 December 2001.
• 2001 Postgraduate Workshop. Division of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds. 9-10 January 2001.
• 2000 Postgraduate Workshop. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge. 10-12 January 2000.
• 1999 Postgraduate Workshop. Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. 11-13 January 1999.
• 1998 Postgraduate Workshop. Science Museum, London. 7-8 January 1998.