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The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade, a new musical about Hertha Ayrton and pioneering women in science, supported by the BSHS OEC project grant, @ the britishsciencefestival.org on 19 Sept in Southampton. bshs.org.uk/cambridge-fi... Free tickets: www.mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/bri...
🏆 Congratulations to Lucy Jameson (Durham) and Michelle Pfeffer (Oxford), winners of the 2026 BSHS Singer Prize! Read about their award-winning essays, the special commendations and the panel's comments here: bshs.org.uk/singer-prize... More on the authors coming soon!
BSHS EGM just started with sandwiches and thanks to the fantastic people who made this meeting possible! Welcome to all new council members and our greatest thanks to the retiring council members and chairs! The BSHS would not be possible without all your hard work!
📢 We're now on LinkedIn! Follow the British Society for the History of Science for longer items on news, prizes, grants, publications, events and opportunities from across the HistSTM community. 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/bshs
🎉 The 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize panel also Highly Commended two outstanding books: 📘 @tulaneu.bsky.social Lab Dog: What Global Science Owes American Beagles 📗 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction Check them out and have a look at our shortlist! 🔗 buff.ly/EtCVxUz
🏆 We're delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize! Congratulations to David Singerman, whose book Unrefined has been awarded this year's prize! Check out the judging panel's decision and more on our website! 🔗https://bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pickstone-prize-2026-winner/
With the ESHS/HSS conference in Edinburgh coming up, check out curiousedinburgh.org, a walking tour app developed by the University of Edinburgh to guide you through the Athens of the North! From the History of Public Health to the Women in STEM Art Trail - there's something for everyone!
Linda Andersson Burnett's & Bruce Buchan's book "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment" is shortlisted for the 2026 Pickstone Prize 📚 Check out this powerful study of a global network of colonial travelers and natural historians! Learn more on our website: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
Have an idea for a themed issue? BJHS Themes (BSHS + Cambridge University Press) invites Guest Editor proposals. 🗓 Deadline: 1 July 2026 🔗 bshs.org.uk/bjhs-themes-...
Melissa Charenko' new book "Climate by Proxy" is shortlisted for the 2026 Pickstone Prize 🌍📚 Check out this in-depth study and explore how scientists reconstruct past and future climates. Learn more on our website: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
David Singerman's book "Unrefined" is shortlisted for the 2026 Pickstone Prize 🍬📚 Check out this global history of sugar and capitalism that will make you look at sweets from a different perspective. Learn more on our website: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
⏳ Two days left to apply The deadline for the BSHS Outreach & Engagement Project Grants is in two days. Grants of up to £500 are available to support creative public engagement with the history of science, technology, and medicine. Don't forget to submit your proposals!
Brad Bolman's Lab Dog is shortlisted for the 2026 Pickstone Prize! 🐕📚 Check out this intriguing study tracing what global science owes to American beagles. Learn more: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
Sadiah Qureshi's book "Vanished" is shortlisted for the 2026 Pickstone Prize 💀 📚 Check out this compelling history of extinction and its social, cultural, and political dimensions. Learn more on our website: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
Alison Bashford's Decoding the Hand is shortlisted for the 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize! 📚 Check out this history of science, medicine, and magic through the study of the hand. More: bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
📚 The shortlist for the 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize is out! Awarded biennially, the prize recognises outstanding scholarly books in HistSTEM. This year’s shortlist highlights topics including climate, race, extinction, capitalism, medicine, and animal experimentation. 🔗 bshs.org.uk/pickstone-pr...
⏳ Deadline Approaching! If you’re a postgraduate researcher or within five years of your PhD, don't miss the chance to submit an original research essay for the Singer Prize. We’re excited to see the new work emerging in the history of science, technology, and medicine. bshs.org.uk/grants/#sing...
📖 New issue of the BJHS now out! This issue brings together a rich set of contributions that explore how scientific knowledge is produced, communicated, and imagined across different contexts. BSHS members enjoy full access to all articles! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
📖 New issue of Viewpoint (Spring 2026) This issue explores “elemental mastery” in the history of science — from Singapore’s dengue crisis and alchemical notation to water knowledge, East African soil science, and more. Find this issue and many more on our website for free: bshs.org.uk/viewpoint/
⏰ Deadline tomorrow! Submit your nomination for the BSHS Pickstone Prize 2026—open to outstanding scholarly books in the history of science. Anyone may nominate, including self-nominations. Form available on the BSHS website. www.bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pic...
Tonight’s the night! Renée Bergland’s online lecture on Natural Magic begins at 6:30pm GMT. Free event on Zoom—register via Eventbrite to receive the link and join us for an evening of poetry, science, and 19th-century “natural magic.” ✨ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natural-ma...
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!
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."
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."