The Council of the ESHS is delighted to announce that Ana Simões has been awarded the Gustav Neuenschwander Prize for 2026. The ESHS Council recognizes Professor Simões’s path-breaking, wide-ranging, and stimulating scholarship that has inspired generations of historians of science worldwide to this day. Following the Gustav Neuenschwander Prize award ceremony, Professor Simões will deliver… Continue reading Neuenschwander Prize – 2026: Ana Simões
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2026 ESHS Early Career Lectures
The 2026 ESHS Early Career Lectures will be delivered from 5pm on Sunday July 12 in the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre. Please, find the names of the lecturers with short biographical notes and the lecture titles on page 2026 ESHS Early Career Lectures
The BJHS – Themes is Looking for Guest Editors
The British Journal for the History of Science – Themes invites proposals from prospective Guest Editors for the next issue. The BJHS Themes is a collaborative venture between the British Society for the History of Science and Cambridge University Press. Themes is an open access journal that is published annually. Each issue is dedicated to a specific theme in the history of… Continue reading The BJHS – Themes is Looking for Guest Editors
Seminar Series “SISS Meets Early Careers” 3rd edition
The Italian Society for the History of Science / Società Italiana di Storia della Scienza (SISS) is pleased to announce the 3rd series of the SISS Meets Early Careers, 2026. The series is conceived as an informal place for early career scholars to discuss their research, present, future and past. Each session focuses on broad… Continue reading Seminar Series “SISS Meets Early Careers” 3rd edition
17th Forum Literature and History of Science
The Knowledge Systems and Collective Life Department of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of the Freie Universität Berlin invite early career scholars to take part in the 17thForum on Literature and the History of Science, also known as Studientag Literatur und Wissenschaftsgeschichte, which will be held on 19 June… Continue reading 17th Forum Literature and History of Science
3 full-time 4-year doctoral positions in The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is searching for 3 full-time 4-year doctoral researchers in the history of science and technology, or related fields, starting in October-December 2026. The 3 PhD projects explore the historical evolution of energy and sustainability. Here is more info about the particular topics: Concrete landscapes: technology, politics,… Continue reading 3 full-time 4-year doctoral positions in The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
CfP: National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS) at the University of L’Aquila
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS): Transformations and Intersections: Material Practices, Scientific and Technical Knowledge between Past and Present. The conference will be held at the University of L’Aquila (27-29 May 2026: Conference; 30 May 2026: Day trip). Organising Committee:… Continue reading CfP: National Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (SISS) at the University of L’Aquila
ESHS Statement on the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States
The European Society for the History of Science expresses its grave alarm over the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States and beyond. The Society’s core objectives include fostering cooperation and intellectual exchange between scholars in the history of science and the advancement of public education in the historical,… Continue reading ESHS Statement on the ongoing assaults on the academic freedoms of our colleagues in the United States
A 4-year PhD candidate position at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Institut d’història de la ciència) and Sorbonne Université/CNRS
The ERC-StG-CLIMASAT Project (Remote-Sensing Satellite Data and the Making of Global Climate in Europe, 1980s-2000s) at the Institut d’Història de la Ciència (iHC) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), coordinated by Gemma Cirac-Claveras and the projet RISC (Risques et sociétés à l’ère des changements environnementaux globaux : enjeux, savoirs et politiques) at the Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers Ecce… Continue reading A 4-year PhD candidate position at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Institut d’història de la ciència) and Sorbonne Université/CNRS
Two-year postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin
The Research Group “Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia” (ASTRA) at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar for a two-year position. We welcome applications from historians of astral sciences, with a particular interest in scholars specializing in South or Central Asia. However, researchers working on other geographical regions… Continue reading Two-year postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin