This is the official page for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Network of Ireland.
Ingenious Ireland walking tours start up again this Saturday 2nd May and run until the end of August. They are a lighthearted way to enjoy and learn about Ireland’s history of science, technology and medicine. The tour “The Irish ideas and inventions that changed the world” is packed with fascinating stories and lots of “wow … More Walking Tour: The Irish ideas and inventions that changed the world
The Edward Worth Medical History Lecture by Professor John Henderson (Birkbeck), Death in Florence: Plague, Public Health and the Poor in a Late Italian Renaissance State
will take place on Thursday 30 April, 5.15, in the Swift Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin. … More Death in Florence
Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine University of Warwick The Department of History seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine for the period 1st September 2015 to 31st July 2017. You will conduct research and teaching in the History of Medicine both individually and in collaboration with colleagues within the … More Job Opportunities
Call for Papers: HSTM Network Ireland Inaugural Conference
Maynooth University 13-14 November 2015. Supported by the Irish Research Council New Foundations scheme. Organised by: HSTM Network Ireland in co-operation with: Department of History, Maynooth University, HSTM Network Ireland … More Call for Papers: History of Science Technology & Medicine Network Ireland Inaugural Conference
‘Health, Healthcare and Society: Environment, Markets, Lifecycle and Location: Ten Years On’
Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare, Glasgow, 18-19 June 2015
… More Health, Healthcare and Society
We are delighted to announce the publication of HSTM Network committee member Dr. Tómas Irish’s book The University At War, 1914-1925 Britain, France, and the United States. The role science and technology in wartime, and the work of scientists researching at universities in those troubled times cannot be underestimated. Dr. Irish’s book is a fascinating read … More The University At War, 1914-1925 Britain, France, and the United States.
FOOD AS MEDICINE: Historical Perspectives 9-10 October 2015, Dublin. Keynote Lecture: Professor Steven Shapin. Abstracts due 31st March 2015. … More FOOD AS MEDICINE: Historical Perspectives 9-10 October 2015, Dublin.
The next Worth Library Spring Seminar will take place on Thursday 19 March 2015. The speaker will be Dr Fabrizio Bigotti, (Wellcome Trust Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter). His topic is as follows: ‘Proportions of Health: The Development of Statics Experiments in European Medicine (1614-1725).’ As usual this will be take place in the Edward Worth … More Edward Worth Library Seminar
After successful Irish History of Mathematics Conferences at Maynooth (2011) and St Patrick’s Drumcondra (2013), the 3rd Irish History of Mathematics Conference (IHOM3) will take place at Ulster University, Belfast on Friday 15th May 2015. The event will be organised by Dr Ciarán Mac an Bhaird (Maynooth) and Dr Mark McCartney (Ulster). Abstracts for potential … More Irish History of Mathematics Conference
The Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland History of Medicine Section will present a one day William Wilde Bi-Centenary Symposium. Wednesday 6th May 2015 4pm Winter Hall, Royal College Physicians Ireland, 6 Kildare St., Dublin. Speakers: William Wilde in the West of Ireland. Davis Coakley, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. ‘By this disease people … More William Wilde Bi-Centenary Symposium
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