This is the official page for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Network of Ireland.
Emma Swain, QUB, will give a talk on Animals, Evolution and the Victorians on Wednesday 3 October at 6.30pm in the Merrion Room. The question, “What makes us human?” has a perennial fascination. This talk will explore how the Victorians, concerned about the impact of evolution on religious beliefs, considered the boundary between humans and other animals. … More Reminder: RDS Library Speaker Series talk tomorrow
Thursday 18th October 2018, 10am-5pm, free, further details and booking on line available here HC Lectures 2018 – Poster
The forthcoming Centenary of Midwives (Ireland) Act 1918 Conference: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, will take place in the Pillar Room, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1, on 1st October 2018. Further details are available here: Conference 100 Years of the Midwives Act in Ireland press release Conference programme is available here: Conference programme_FINAL_url
University College Dublin Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland Seminar Series 2018 – 2019 Semester One Thursday 20 September 2018 Dr Lynsey Black (Maynooth University) ‘Diagnosing Insanity: Women, Murder and Mental Health in Twentieth-Century Ireland’ Thursday 11 October 2018 Dr Alice Mauger (University College Dublin) ‘“The Holy War on Alcohol”?: Alcoholism, Medicine … More CHOMI Seminar Series 2018/2019
Call for registration Annual HSTM Network Ireland Conference. 26-27 October 2018 – Queen’s University Belfast, School of Natural and Built Environment. The HSTM Network Ireland cordially invites all interested individuals to attend its 4th annual conference. Composed of a promising array of papers, both days should prove to be of interest to any HSTM aficionado. … More Registration: HSTM Network Ireland Annual Conference
The Annual Conference of the HSTM Network Ireland will take place on 26-27th October 2018 at Queen’s University, Belfast. See below for details of the conference programme and list of abstracts: Conference Programme
This one-day conference will be held at the Edward Worth Library in the Boardroom of Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin 8. Date: Friday 23 November 2018. See below for further details: Gardens in Early Modern Ireland programme
The International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST) invites submissions for the 2019 IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science. This prize competition, planned to continue on a biennial basis, seeks to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science as an integrated discipline. Entries in … More IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science
‘Science and Satire in Early Modern England’ by Professor Mordechai Feingold (Caltech) This lecture will take place in the Edward Worth Library on Tuesday 3rd July at 3.00pm. All are welcome but as space is limited, seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. More information is available here
HSTM Network Ireland is looking for volunteers to help run a HSTM event at the Dublin Festival of History 2018 It is envisaged that the event would be a type of roadshow where individuals would bring along household HSTM objects. These would then be photographed, placed on the web, information about them crowdsourced, and then a … More Volunteers needed for HSTM event!
HSTM Network Ireland 