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Workshop announcement and call for posters: Early encounters with coal: Retrieving views from below

November 11, 2022

13-14 December 2022 Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge The rise of coal and steam-power in the nineteenth century is now widely recognised as an epochal historical event. It put the world-economy on a path to large-scale, climate-shattering combustion of fossil fuels. While these trajectories have been intensely studied in recent … More Workshop announcement and call for posters: Early encounters with coal: Retrieving views from below

Seminar of the History of Astronomical Sciences (next session 15th November)

November 11, 2022

The next session of the History of Astronomical Sciences Seminar will take place on Tuesday 15 November 2022, from 2 to 4 pm (Paris time). We will have the pleasure to hear from: (2 pm) : Ivana Gambaro (Università degli Studi di Genova) on Jesuit astronomers and the cosmological controversies of the XVIIth Century  *Abstract*: The nature and extent of … More Seminar of the History of Astronomical Sciences (next session 15th November)

Call for Papers: “Nuclear Research in Medicine after the Second World War”, Vienna 2023

November 11, 2022

We seek proposals for a conference on the history of nuclear research in medicine. The conference will be held at the Medical University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna from the 20th to 21st of March 2023. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of November 2022. https://www.stgs.fau.de/2022/09/20/nuclear-research-in-medicine-after-the-second-world-war/ Nuclear research in medicine … More Call for Papers: “Nuclear Research in Medicine after the Second World War”, Vienna 2023

Call For Papers: British Society for the History of Pharmacy Annual Conference 2023

November 11, 2022

The British Society for the History of Pharmacy is holding its next annual conference in Oxford at the Holiday Inn from 31 March to 2 April 2023. Our conference theme is ‘Training, learning & education, past and present.’ We would welcome short talks (20 minutes) from BSHP members, either directly linked to the conference theme of “Training, learning … More Call For Papers: British Society for the History of Pharmacy Annual Conference 2023

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2: ‘State and Religious Responses to Alcohol, Drug Use and the Irish in London and New York since c. 1945’

November 11, 2022

The School of History, University College Dublin, is inviting applications for one postdoctoral fellowship examining ‘State and Religious Responses to Alcohol, Drug Use and the Irish in London and New York since c. 1945′, led by Dr Alice Mauger. The application deadline is 18th November 2022 and you can view further details here.  The successful candidate will join … More UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 or 2: ‘State and Religious Responses to Alcohol, Drug Use and the Irish in London and New York since c. 1945’

The Partington Prize 2023 – Deadline 31 December 2022

November 11, 2022

The  Partington Prize is awarded every three years for an original and unpublished essay on any aspect of the history of alchemy or chemistry. The competition is open to anyone with a scholarly interest in the history of alchemy or chemistry who, by the closing date of 31 December 2022, has not reached thirty-five years … More The Partington Prize 2023 – Deadline 31 December 2022

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1: ‘Drug use, Medicine and Irish Society since c. 1960’

November 11, 2022

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within School of History. The School of History, University College Dublin, is inviting applications for one postdoctoral fellowship on ‘Drug use, Medicine and Irish Society since c. 1960’, led by Dr Alice Mauger. The application deadline is 18th November 2022 and you … More UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1: ‘Drug use, Medicine and Irish Society since c. 1960’

CHSTM Research Seminar, University of Manchester: ‘“The most extensive photographic collection in the world”: Seeing Health “through the eyes” of the WHO, 1948-90’, 22nd November, 4pm

November 11, 2022

‘“The most extensive photographic collection in the world”: Seeing Health “through the eyes” of the WHO, 1948-90’, Dr Alexander Medcalf, Dept of History, University of York 22 November 2022, 4pmCHSTM Seminar Room: Simon 2.57 [maps and travel]Seminars will also be streamed. URL to be announced. Keep an eye on the seminar webpage for more details. … More CHSTM Research Seminar, University of Manchester: ‘“The most extensive photographic collection in the world”: Seeing Health “through the eyes” of the WHO, 1948-90’, 22nd November, 4pm

Archival Showcase- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

November 10, 2022

In our interview with archivist, Susan Leyden, we introduce you to one of Ireland’s history of science, medicine and technology archives. What is the name of your collection? Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Overview of collection(s) (materials present, who does it relate to, etc). Our collections relate to the history and development of RCSI … More Archival Showcase- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

HSTM Seminar Series: 7th December 2022

November 2, 2022

Speaker: Dr Ian Miller (Ulster University), ‘Starvation and Cost-of-Living Crises in Early Twentieth-Century Ireland’  Chair: TBC Place: Online Date and time: 7th December 2022, 15.00-16.00 hrs (GMT) To register please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/dr-ian-miller-uu-starvation-and-cost-of-living-crisis-7-dec-2022-tickets-459967373797 Abstract and Speaker Biography: Ian Miller is Lecturer in Medical History at Ulster University. Ian has authored 6 book on medical … More HSTM Seminar Series: 7th December 2022