The annual meeting of historians of science and technology working in Switzerland will be held this year in Lucerne on December 5 👇. It’s a friendly and informal gathering that offers great opportunities for early-career researchers to share their work. If you’re around, come join us!

infoclio.ch@infoclio.bsky.social · 11mo ago

HSSuisse Meeting 2025 #infoclioevent

To all friends of the CDC: This semester, we are again organizing a series of lectures and colloquia (both online and offline) that may be of interest to you – we hope to see many of you there!

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne. Do apply and spread the word! www.unilu.ch/en/universit... www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

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I wrote a short article on my research in the history of VLBI for Physics Today this week :-) pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

From radio with love: A Cold War astronomical collaboration

To construct an interferometer with a baseline spanning the planet, US radio astronomers reached out to their Soviet counterparts.

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Despite working in a time of tense diplomatic relations, proxy wars, and budget cuts, many US and Soviet scientists collaborated productively during the 1970s and 1980s, writes Anna Doel. Prior exchanges help better understand the challenges to scientific cooperation today. https://bit.ly/4neNFWQ

The successes and challenges of US–Soviet scientific communication

Research exchanges between US and Soviet scientists during the second half of the 20th century may be instructive for navigating today’s debates on scientific collaboration.

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This podcast is great stuff

Barbara Hof@barbara-hof.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Our 2025 workshop series is NOW ONLINE! Packed with practical know-how to equip Early Career Scholars (and everyone else) with tools that matter & tacit knowledge on key areas of academic work 🔧🧠 Help us get this in front of the right eyes — PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 🙏📢 www.chstm.org/perspectives...

Our 2025 workshop series is NOW ONLINE! Packed with practical know-how to equip Early Career Scholars (and everyone else) with tools that matter & tacit knowledge on key areas of academic work 🔧🧠 Help us get this in front of the right eyes — PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 🙏📢 www.chstm.org/perspectives...