HSTM Seminar Series: 3rd May 2023

May 3, 2023

Speaker: Dr Ida Milne, Carlow College ‘Informing COVID: practical global applications of history during the pandemic’ Place: Online Date and time: 3rd May 2023, 15.00-16.00 hrs (GMT) To register please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/history-of-science-technology-and-medicine-seminar-3-may-2023-tickets-513135180137 Abstract: When the Covid-19 pandemic began to emerge in early 2020, people began seeking answers to its possible trajectory and societal impact, as well as … More HSTM Seminar Series: 3rd May 2023

Launch of new Scientific Instrument Commission website

April 6, 2023

On behalf of the SIC Board, I’m delighted to announce that we have a new version of the SIC website, ready for your perusal at https://scientific-instrument-commission.org/  This website has been devised by our colleague, Nicolàs de Hilster, who has kindly agreed to take over as our new web editor. We’ve kept the main structure fairly similar … More Launch of new Scientific Instrument Commission website

New open access book: Women in the History of Science (UCL Press)

April 5, 2023

UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: Women in the History of Science: A sourcebook, edited by Hannah Wills, Sadie Harrison, Erika Lynn Jones, Rebecca Martin, and Farrah Lawrence-Mackey. Download it free: http://bit.ly/3KIGVQL ******************************************* Women in the History of Science A sourcebook Edited by … More New open access book: Women in the History of Science (UCL Press)

Santorio Fellowship 2023: Applications Deadline 15 April 2023

April 4, 2023

Santorio Fellowship for Medical Humanities and Science Application deadline: 15 April 2023 The scheme is designed to support young scholars willing to join CSMBR events. It is named after the Italian physician Santorio Santori (1561-1636), who introduced the quantitative method to medicine and is considered the father of quantitative experimental physiology. The Fellowship is awarded to students MA and early … More Santorio Fellowship 2023: Applications Deadline 15 April 2023

Wellcome Master’s Studentships at CHSTM, University of Manchester

April 3, 2023

Applications are still open for the Wellcome Trust Studentships on the Master’s degree in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester. The studentship covers full fees at the UK rate, a living allowance, and research expenses. Applicants are encouraged to express their interest and discuss potential applications by contacting Dr … More Wellcome Master’s Studentships at CHSTM, University of Manchester

Job: Teaching Fellow in History of Medicine (12 months), University of Warwick

March 31, 2023

Please see below for details of a fixed-term position at the University of Warwick. Teaching Fellow in the History of Medicine (12 months) Full time (1 FTE) fixed term contract for 12 months. The Department of History seeks to appoint a Teaching Fellow in the History of Medicine for a fixed-term period of 12 months … More Job: Teaching Fellow in History of Medicine (12 months), University of Warwick

Call For Papers: ‘Humanity Dick’ – A conference in honour of Richard Martin: The evolution of the animal-human relationship in European thought during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. (Deadline 7th April 2023)

March 30, 2023

Carlow College, St Patrick’s invites papers and panel proposals from a range of disciplinary perspectives on the theme of animal rights and welfare and the human-animal relationship, particularly in 18th, 19th  and 20th century discourse. Richard Martin (1754-1834), a politician and animal rights campaigner, was a founding member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to … More Call For Papers: ‘Humanity Dick’ – A conference in honour of Richard Martin: The evolution of the animal-human relationship in European thought during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. (Deadline 7th April 2023)

OHNI Interview Skills Workshop (In-Person) Friday, 28 April 2023 – Mary Immaculate College (TARA Building), Limerick

March 29, 2023

OHNI are delighted to announce that we have our first in-person event – an Interview Skills Workshop – taking place on Friday, 28 April 2023 from 13:00-16:30 at Mary Immaculate College (TARA Building), Limerick. This interactive, in-person workshop focuses on developing the key skills required to conduct the best possible oral history interview. Following on from our introductory workshops, this training explores the … More OHNI Interview Skills Workshop (In-Person) Friday, 28 April 2023 – Mary Immaculate College (TARA Building), Limerick

CHOMI Seminar Series – ‘Mad dogs and Cavanmen: The politics of treating hydrophobia in late-nineteenth-century Ireland’, 30th March at 4pm

March 28, 2023

Please join us on March 30th at 4:00 pm for the next event in our Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland (CHOMI) Spring seminar series: ‘Mad dogs and Cavanmen: The politics of treating hydrophobia in late-nineteenth-century Ireland’ Susannah Riordan (University College Dublin)  In 1885 Louis Pasteur began inoculating people who had been bitten by … More CHOMI Seminar Series – ‘Mad dogs and Cavanmen: The politics of treating hydrophobia in late-nineteenth-century Ireland’, 30th March at 4pm

CHSTM Postgrad Seminar- Tues 28 March – 1-2pm (UK time)

March 27, 2023

Please join us Tuesday 28 March 1-2pm (UK time) on Zoom for the next CHSTM Postgrad Seminar and the last of our spring seminars before the Easter Break.    Presenting is Mirza Alas Portillo of the University College Dublin giving a talk entitled: ‘How the pipeline ran dry: towards a critical historiography of the antibiotic pipeline (1970-2020)’. The world … More CHSTM Postgrad Seminar- Tues 28 March – 1-2pm (UK time)