RAMI Medical History Section Lecture

  The Schools’ Manuscript Collection: A lens through which to view the interwoven threads of ethno-medicine, ritual and religion By Fiona Shannon School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin Wednesday 9th May 2018 at 6.15 pm Conor Ward Room, First Floor, Setanta House Setanta Place, Dublin 2 All Welcome, particularly students Further details available … More RAMI Medical History Section Lecture

Third Annual Huxley Lecture on the History of Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Maynooth University, have the pleasure in announcing the third annual Huxley Lecture on the History of Mathematics by Dr Philip Beeley from the University of Oxford, on Tuesday 24th of April at 6pm (Renehan Hall).  Title: ‘To the very Fountains of Mathematical Learning’. Euclid’s Elements and the reform of university teaching around 1700. … More Third Annual Huxley Lecture on the History of Mathematics

CFP: Unseen Voices: Representations, Interpretations and Reconstructions

NEW PERSPECTIVES, POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM ON THE HUMANITIES (NPPSH) Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland 12th and 13th October 2018 NPPSH is an annual conference, initiated in 2016 by Maynooth University. Designed and organised by postgraduate students, for postgraduate students – our objective is to highlight the scope and depth of emerging humanities across a diverse range … More CFP: Unseen Voices: Representations, Interpretations and Reconstructions

Wiles Lectures 2018: ‘Trustees of Evolution: The Huxleys from Empire to World, c.1825-1975’ 

The Wiles Lectures 2018 will run from Wednesday 16th May through to Saturday 19th May 2018. All lectures will be in the Emeleus Lecture Theatre, Lanyon Building, Queen’s University Belfast ‘Trustees of Evolution: The Huxleys from Empire to World, c.1825-1975’ by Professor Alison Bashford, Research Professor of History at the University of New South Wales, Australia. The … More Wiles Lectures 2018: ‘Trustees of Evolution: The Huxleys from Empire to World, c.1825-1975’ 

International Women’s Day: Women and Medicine during the First World War

To mark International Women’s Day, PRONI will host a half day conference exploring the role of female medical and nursing staff during the First World War. This event will be held on Tuesday 6 March 2018, 10.00 am – 1.15 pm. Admission to the Women in Medicine during the First World War conference is FREE, but booking is essential.  … More International Women’s Day: Women and Medicine during the First World War

Astronomy In Ireland 1780-1870: From Astrometry To Astrophysics

This lecture by Professor Jim Bennett will take place in the RDS on Thursday February 15th at 18:30. Professor Jim Bennett is a historian of science who has worked mainly on the physical sciences and practical mathematics, and their intersection in astronomy. He concluded his career in universities and museums as Director of the Museum of … More Astronomy In Ireland 1780-1870: From Astrometry To Astrophysics

CHOMI Seminars

The Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland is pleased to announce our seminar schedule for the semester. We very much hope you can attend them. Thursday 8 February 2018 Dr Jane Hand (University of Warwick)  ‘Health on the High Street: Consumerism, the NHS and Low-Fat Diets in Britain since the 1970s’ Thursday 12 … More CHOMI Seminars