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Crowdfunding Project Cityscapes & Earth Debates

January 20, 2017

As part of a Cartography and Mapping Grants Challenge, HSTM Network Ireland member Tanya O’Sullivan has launched a crowdfunding project to raise 500 dollars in 30 days to help start a research project on: Cityscapes and Earth Debates: Fashioning the Geosphere in Nineteenth-Century Ireland. This project maps the course of scientific ideas as they navigate the cultural … More Crowdfunding Project Cityscapes & Earth Debates

2016 HSTM Network + Celsius Conference 11-12 November

November 2, 2016

The conference will take place on the St Patrick’s Campus (formerly St Patrick’s College) of Dublin City University. Registration will be at the entrance near reception. If you wish to attend you are kindly requested to register in advance via Eventbrite. FRIDAY 11th Nov  9-10am: registration (reception area, St Patrick’s Campus) 10am-11am: Session 1 Session 1, … More 2016 HSTM Network + Celsius Conference 11-12 November

CFP: 19th Century Ireland

November 1, 2016

The following may be of interest to Historians of STEM subjects. The Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland (SSNCI) fosters an inter-disciplinary approach to Nineteenth-Century Irish studies. Figures of Authority in 19th-Century Ireland. The 19th century is often seen as a period when age-old sources of social, political, spiritual and cultural authority were eroded … More CFP: 19th Century Ireland

Lunchtime Lecture & Open day for Maths Week – Worth Library

October 19, 2016

19 October 2016: Open Day for Maths Week (10.00am-4.00pm). This will feature a small exhibition of  early modern mathematical works in the Edward Worth Library, Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin 8. For more information about the Worth Library see www.edwardworthlibrary.ie  20 October 2016: Lunchtime lecture by Dr Maurice O’Reilly ‘Mathematical works in the Edward Worth Library (1733): the collection … More Lunchtime Lecture & Open day for Maths Week – Worth Library

One Month to the HSTM Network Conference 2016!

October 11, 2016

We are counting down the days until the 2016 HSTM Network Ireland annual conference on the 11th and 12th of November in Dublin City University. Register now through Eventbrite to guarantee your place. There are numerous talks to get excited about all detailed on our conference programme. We’re especially excited about our two key note addresses by Peter … More One Month to the HSTM Network Conference 2016!

2017 DHST Prize for Young Scholars

June 13, 2016

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY YOUNG SCHOLAR PRIZE The International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Division of History of Science and Technology (IUHPST/DHST) invites submissions for the fourth DHST Prize for Young Scholars, to be presented in 2017. Initiated at the 22nd International Congress … More 2017 DHST Prize for Young Scholars