Nominations are now open for the BSHS Pickstone Prize, awarded every two years to the best scholarly book in the history of science (broadly construed) in English. The Prize aims to recognize pioneering works that advance the scholarly understanding and interpretation of the scientific past. In focusing on academic books, it complements the Society’s [...]
Join us for a special online lecture with Renée Bergland, winner of the 2025 BSHS Hughes Prize, as she discusses her award-winning book Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science (Princeton University Press). In Natural Magic, Bergland explores the intertwined imaginations of poetry and science in the nineteenth century, tracing how Emily Dickinson and [...]
Notes and Records reports on current research and archival activities across the history of science, technology and medicine. Our Essay Award is open to researchers from the above fields who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. Enter for your chance to win £500 and publication in the journal for the winning entry. Submission deadline: 28 [...]
