Institution Université catholique de Louvain Presentation text The FNRS MIS project Digital History and Philosophy of Biology (DHPB), led by Prof. Charles Pence at the Centre de philosophie des sciences et sociétés (CEFISES) and Institut supérieur de philosophie (ISP) at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) is advertising *two* two-year post-doctoral fellowships in history and/or… Continue reading Two Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Digital Philosophy and/or History of Biology
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Postdoctoral fellowship ERC Early modern Cosmology (Venice)
Dear friends and colleagues, please, find attached the call for one postdoctoral fellowship (1 year with the possibility of an extension of one extra year) linked to the research ERC endeavor EarlyModernCosmology – “Institutions and Metaphysics of Cosmology in the Epistemic Networks of Seventeenth-Century Europe” (GA 725883) which has received funding from the European Research Council –… Continue reading Postdoctoral fellowship ERC Early modern Cosmology (Venice)
Collections in Circulation: Mobile Museum Conference
Organising institution Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Organiser(s) Harriet Gendall (RBG, Kew) Dates and time of the event 9-10 May 2019 Place of the event Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Rational We are pleased to announce that registration has opened for this Conference, to be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Thursday 9th and Friday… Continue reading Collections in Circulation: Mobile Museum Conference
Two Postdoctoral Fellows, three years – MPI for the History of Science, Berlin, Dept. III
Institution The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin Department III, Artefacts, Action, and Knowledge, Director: Prof Dagmar Schäfer Presentation text The positions are in close conjunction with the research agenda of Dept. III(https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/page/dept-iii-0). Outstanding junior scholars with suitable experience in science-, technology-, economic history, STS, anthropology, regional studies or other relevant fields… Continue reading Two Postdoctoral Fellows, three years – MPI for the History of Science, Berlin, Dept. III
Jeff Hughes, 12 November 1965 – 14 September 2018
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our esteemed former colleague Dr. Jeff Hughes who passed away after a serious illness that forced him into retirement last year. Jeff was known and respected worldwide as a leading figure in the history of science community and was active as a scholar working… Continue reading Jeff Hughes, 12 November 1965 – 14 September 2018
Mohammed Abbatouy: International conferences on Arabic and Latina science around the Renaissance
Organising institution Lille University, France Organiser(s) Raffaele Pisano (Lille University, France) Dates and time of the event 2018, 9th-18 May Place of the event Lille University, France Rational International Program Visiting Professor, University of Lille, FranceMohammed Abbatouy (Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco)The history of physics and mathematics within his research program on the history of… Continue reading Mohammed Abbatouy: International conferences on Arabic and Latina science around the Renaissance
Obituary: Éva Vámos
With deep sadness we have to announce that Prof. Dr. Éva Vámos passed away on 25th July, 2015 in Budapest, at the age of 65 after hard illnesses. With the death of her our profession has lost one of its most active historians of science and technology, and former Vice President of the Commission on… Continue reading Obituary: Éva Vámos