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The British Society for the History of Science is Britain's largest learned society devoted to #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci. Handled by Comms Officer: Alexander Stoeger
One week to go!
Join us on 2 Dec at 6:30pm GMT for Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic ✨ , the 2025 Hughes Prize–winning book exploring Dickinson, Darwin & the dawn of modern science.
Free—register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
Join us on 2 Dec at 6:30pm GMT for Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic ✨ , the 2025 Hughes Prize–winning book exploring Dickinson, Darwin & the dawn of modern science.
Free—register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
One week to go!
Join us on 2 Dec at 6:30pm GMT for Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic ✨ , the 2025 Hughes Prize–winning book exploring Dickinson, Darwin & the dawn of modern science.
Free—register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
Join us on 2 Dec at 6:30pm GMT for Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic ✨ , the 2025 Hughes Prize–winning book exploring Dickinson, Darwin & the dawn of modern science.
Free—register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
Nominations are open for the BSHS Pickstone Prize 2026, recognising the best scholarly English-language book in the history of science.
📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
Anyone may nominate (self-nominations welcome).
Submit via our online form on the BSHS website www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...
📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
Anyone may nominate (self-nominations welcome).
Submit via our online form on the BSHS website www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Nominations are open for the BSHS Pickstone Prize 2026, recognising the best scholarly English-language book in the history of science.
📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
Anyone may nominate (self-nominations welcome).
Submit via our online form on the BSHS website www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...
📆 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
Anyone may nominate (self-nominations welcome).
Submit via our online form on the BSHS website www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...
Join us online on 2 Dec 2025 at 6:30pm GMT for a lecture with Renée Bergland, winner of the 2025 BSHS Hughes Prize, discussing Natural Magic (Princeton UP).
Free on Zoom, registration via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
A deep dive into Dickinson, Darwin & 19th-century imagination!
Free on Zoom, registration via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
A deep dive into Dickinson, Darwin & 19th-century imagination!
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Join us online on 2 Dec 2025 at 6:30pm GMT for a lecture with Renée Bergland, winner of the 2025 BSHS Hughes Prize, discussing Natural Magic (Princeton UP).
Free on Zoom, registration via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
A deep dive into Dickinson, Darwin & 19th-century imagination!
Free on Zoom, registration via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
A deep dive into Dickinson, Darwin & 19th-century imagination!
Jon Adams & Edmund Ramsden's
Rat City: "An intriguing story of scientist John B. Calhoun and the wider society that shaped and was shaped by his research on rodents and overcrowding."
Rat City: "An intriguing story of scientist John B. Calhoun and the wider society that shaped and was shaped by his research on rodents and overcrowding."
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Jon Adams & Edmund Ramsden's
Rat City: "An intriguing story of scientist John B. Calhoun and the wider society that shaped and was shaped by his research on rodents and overcrowding."
Rat City: "An intriguing story of scientist John B. Calhoun and the wider society that shaped and was shaped by his research on rodents and overcrowding."
Violet Moller's Inside the Stargazer’s Palace: "An ambitious introduction to an era of the history of science that has rarely been explored in popular narratives, told using an innovative structure with cities at its core."
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Violet Moller's Inside the Stargazer’s Palace: "An ambitious introduction to an era of the history of science that has rarely been explored in popular narratives, told using an innovative structure with cities at its core."
Frostbite by Nicola Twilley: "Exemplary writing showcased in a book with a very clear thesis that brings together some fascinating and unexpected tales from the history of refrigeration."
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Frostbite by Nicola Twilley: "Exemplary writing showcased in a book with a very clear thesis that brings together some fascinating and unexpected tales from the history of refrigeration."
Wardhaugh's
Counting –
"A beautifully written survey of the history of counting, which goes well beyond the timeworn stories from the history of mathematics to share accounts of counting from around the world and various eras in a very carefully considered, non-teleological way."
Counting –
"A beautifully written survey of the history of counting, which goes well beyond the timeworn stories from the history of mathematics to share accounts of counting from around the world and various eras in a very carefully considered, non-teleological way."
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wardhaugh's
Counting –
"A beautifully written survey of the history of counting, which goes well beyond the timeworn stories from the history of mathematics to share accounts of counting from around the world and various eras in a very carefully considered, non-teleological way."
Counting –
"A beautifully written survey of the history of counting, which goes well beyond the timeworn stories from the history of mathematics to share accounts of counting from around the world and various eras in a very carefully considered, non-teleological way."
Congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the Hughes Prize 2025! Check out these four highly intriguing books from different corners of the history of STEM, all of them perfect reads for non-experts. Accessible to broader audiences, they will take you to unexpected places and times!
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September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the Hughes Prize 2025! Check out these four highly intriguing books from different corners of the history of STEM, all of them perfect reads for non-experts. Accessible to broader audiences, they will take you to unexpected places and times!
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BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 Winner 🎉
Congratulations to Renée Bergland as the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 for "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science"
A brilliant book opening 19th-c histSTEM to a broader public📖✨
www.bshs.org.uk/the-winner-o...
Congratulations to Renée Bergland as the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 for "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science"
A brilliant book opening 19th-c histSTEM to a broader public📖✨
www.bshs.org.uk/the-winner-o...
September 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 Winner 🎉
Congratulations to Renée Bergland as the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 for "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science"
A brilliant book opening 19th-c histSTEM to a broader public📖✨
www.bshs.org.uk/the-winner-o...
Congratulations to Renée Bergland as the winner of the BSHS Hughes Prize 2025 for "Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science"
A brilliant book opening 19th-c histSTEM to a broader public📖✨
www.bshs.org.uk/the-winner-o...
🎉 Congratulations to the joint winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Large Exhibition Category): Measuring Difference @ Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
A bilingual exhibition showing Latin America as a space of scientific innovation, 🧵
A bilingual exhibition showing Latin America as a space of scientific innovation, 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the joint winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Large Exhibition Category): Measuring Difference @ Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments.
A bilingual exhibition showing Latin America as a space of scientific innovation, 🧵
A bilingual exhibition showing Latin America as a space of scientific innovation, 🧵
🏆 Joint Winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Large Exhibition):
Breaking Ground @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Exploring fossils, palaeontology networks, and the hidden contributions of women, labourers and miners in 19th-century science. Learn more below 🧵
Breaking Ground @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Exploring fossils, palaeontology networks, and the hidden contributions of women, labourers and miners in 19th-century science. Learn more below 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🏆 Joint Winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Large Exhibition):
Breaking Ground @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Exploring fossils, palaeontology networks, and the hidden contributions of women, labourers and miners in 19th-century science. Learn more below 🧵
Breaking Ground @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Exploring fossils, palaeontology networks, and the hidden contributions of women, labourers and miners in 19th-century science. Learn more below 🧵
🎉 Congratulations to the winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Small Exhibition): Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory @University of Chicago Library.
An inspiring exhibition revealing the hidden contributions of women in astronomy from 1900–1933. 🧵
An inspiring exhibition revealing the hidden contributions of women in astronomy from 1900–1933. 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the winner of the BSHS Exhibiting Excellence Prize 2024 (Small Exhibition): Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory @University of Chicago Library.
An inspiring exhibition revealing the hidden contributions of women in astronomy from 1900–1933. 🧵
An inspiring exhibition revealing the hidden contributions of women in astronomy from 1900–1933. 🧵
The last slide of a moving talk!
July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The last slide of a moving talk!
It's time! Our exciting evening with Sadiah Qureshi and Helen Macdonald is on. We're stoked!
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's time! Our exciting evening with Sadiah Qureshi and Helen Macdonald is on. We're stoked!
Working up to the presidential address by Prof Chiara Ambrosio. And reception afterwards!
July 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Working up to the presidential address by Prof Chiara Ambrosio. And reception afterwards!
One of the last presentations today before we come to our presidential address and the reception. Don't miss out on the presentations and guided tours tomorrow and on Thursday! conference.bshs.org.uk/programme #BSHS2025
July 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One of the last presentations today before we come to our presidential address and the reception. Don't miss out on the presentations and guided tours tomorrow and on Thursday! conference.bshs.org.uk/programme #BSHS2025
📣 Join historian Sadiah Qureshi as she shares insights from Vanished, her acclaimed new book on extinction, empire & erasure for free! With an introduction by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk!
🗓 Wed 9 July, 6–10pm
📍 Cambridge
🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1395979053...
#PublicLecture #histSTM
🗓 Wed 9 July, 6–10pm
📍 Cambridge
🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1395979053...
#PublicLecture #histSTM
June 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 Join historian Sadiah Qureshi as she shares insights from Vanished, her acclaimed new book on extinction, empire & erasure for free! With an introduction by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk!
🗓 Wed 9 July, 6–10pm
📍 Cambridge
🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1395979053...
#PublicLecture #histSTM
🗓 Wed 9 July, 6–10pm
📍 Cambridge
🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1395979053...
#PublicLecture #histSTM
🎉 We’re excited to share that The HPS Podcast has won the 2024 BSHS Ayrton Prize! The podcast wowed us with its accessible, wide-ranging content and outstanding engagement. Congrats to the team! 🧠🎙️
👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
June 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎉 We’re excited to share that The HPS Podcast has won the 2024 BSHS Ayrton Prize! The podcast wowed us with its accessible, wide-ranging content and outstanding engagement. Congrats to the team! 🧠🎙️
👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
👉 More info + links: www.bshs.org.uk/bshs-ayrton-...
🗣️ Got a bold idea to bring history of science, tech or medicine to the public?
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Apply for a BSHS Outreach & Engagement Grant – up to £500 available!
📅 Deadline: 16 May 2025
🔗 bshs.org.uk/grants/outreach-and-engagement-project-grants
#HistSTM #SciComm #PublicHistory #BSHSGrants #HSTM
🧪🎬🧵🎭📚
Apply for a BSHS Outreach & Engagement Grant – up to £500 available!
📅 Deadline: 16 May 2025
🔗 bshs.org.uk/grants/outreach-and-engagement-project-grants
#HistSTM #SciComm #PublicHistory #BSHSGrants #HSTM
May 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🗣️ Got a bold idea to bring history of science, tech or medicine to the public?
🧪🎬🧵🎭📚
Apply for a BSHS Outreach & Engagement Grant – up to £500 available!
📅 Deadline: 16 May 2025
🔗 bshs.org.uk/grants/outreach-and-engagement-project-grants
#HistSTM #SciComm #PublicHistory #BSHSGrants #HSTM
🧪🎬🧵🎭📚
Apply for a BSHS Outreach & Engagement Grant – up to £500 available!
📅 Deadline: 16 May 2025
🔗 bshs.org.uk/grants/outreach-and-engagement-project-grants
#HistSTM #SciComm #PublicHistory #BSHSGrants #HSTM
We are currently experiencing technical problems with our conference website. If you encountered issues registering, don't worry – we are aware and will contact you directly asap.
Thank you so much for your patience! We will let everyone know once the system is back online.
Thank you so much for your patience! We will let everyone know once the system is back online.
April 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are currently experiencing technical problems with our conference website. If you encountered issues registering, don't worry – we are aware and will contact you directly asap.
Thank you so much for your patience! We will let everyone know once the system is back online.
Thank you so much for your patience! We will let everyone know once the system is back online.
🚨 We're currently experiencing issues with our email system.
If you've contacted us this week and haven’t heard back, please reach out again or use our emergency contact form on our website bshs.org.uk
We're working to resolve this ASAP–thank you for your patience!
If you've contacted us this week and haven’t heard back, please reach out again or use our emergency contact form on our website bshs.org.uk
We're working to resolve this ASAP–thank you for your patience!
April 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🚨 We're currently experiencing issues with our email system.
If you've contacted us this week and haven’t heard back, please reach out again or use our emergency contact form on our website bshs.org.uk
We're working to resolve this ASAP–thank you for your patience!
If you've contacted us this week and haven’t heard back, please reach out again or use our emergency contact form on our website bshs.org.uk
We're working to resolve this ASAP–thank you for your patience!
🚨 Tomorrow!
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
April 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 Tomorrow!
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
Don’t miss Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social inaugural lecture & BSHS PG Conference keynote: Science and Religion from the Ground Up.
📆 25 April | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Join us live online! #HistSci #BSHSPG2025
⏳ 1 week to go!
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Professorial Inaugural & Keynote Lecture is almost here! Join us for a deep dive into the intertwined histories of science, religion & publishing.
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Professorial Inaugural & Keynote Lecture is almost here! Join us for a deep dive into the intertwined histories of science, religion & publishing.
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
April 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
⏳ 1 week to go!
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Professorial Inaugural & Keynote Lecture is almost here! Join us for a deep dive into the intertwined histories of science, religion & publishing.
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Professorial Inaugural & Keynote Lecture is almost here! Join us for a deep dive into the intertwined histories of science, religion & publishing.
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4hDxuyV
📢 Reminder!
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Keynote Lecture explores the intertwined histories of science, religion, and publishing
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30–5.00pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 bit.ly/4hDxuyV
A joint event by hpsleeds.bsky.social, leedsprhs.bsky.social & BSHS Postgrads
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Keynote Lecture explores the intertwined histories of science, religion, and publishing
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30–5.00pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 bit.ly/4hDxuyV
A joint event by hpsleeds.bsky.social, leedsprhs.bsky.social & BSHS Postgrads
March 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 Reminder!
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Keynote Lecture explores the intertwined histories of science, religion, and publishing
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30–5.00pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 bit.ly/4hDxuyV
A joint event by hpsleeds.bsky.social, leedsprhs.bsky.social & BSHS Postgrads
Prof. Jon Topham’s jontopham.bsky.social Keynote Lecture explores the intertwined histories of science, religion, and publishing
📆 25 April 2025 | 3.30–5.00pm BST
📍 Leeds & Online
🔗 bit.ly/4hDxuyV
A joint event by hpsleeds.bsky.social, leedsprhs.bsky.social & BSHS Postgrads
📢Upcoming lecture! Professor Jon Topham jontopham.bsky.social on ‘Science and Religion from the Ground Up’
Join us for this joint event between the BSHS, hpsleeds.bsky.social and leedsprhs.bsky.social in Leeds and online!
📆Friday 25th April, 2025 | 3.30pm–5.00pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/science-an...
Join us for this joint event between the BSHS, hpsleeds.bsky.social and leedsprhs.bsky.social in Leeds and online!
📆Friday 25th April, 2025 | 3.30pm–5.00pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/science-an...
March 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📢Upcoming lecture! Professor Jon Topham jontopham.bsky.social on ‘Science and Religion from the Ground Up’
Join us for this joint event between the BSHS, hpsleeds.bsky.social and leedsprhs.bsky.social in Leeds and online!
📆Friday 25th April, 2025 | 3.30pm–5.00pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/science-an...
Join us for this joint event between the BSHS, hpsleeds.bsky.social and leedsprhs.bsky.social in Leeds and online!
📆Friday 25th April, 2025 | 3.30pm–5.00pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/science-an...