⏰ Time is running out! Registration for our Summer Meeting @zslofficial.bsky.social closes on ✨Friday 12 June✨ Join us and learn about the early history of TV and radio at the zoo, celebrity animals and the history of women in zoology 📺🦛👩‍🔬 Find out more 👇 shnh.org.uk/news/registr...

Registration Open for SHNH & ZSL Summer Meeting 2026 The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World - Society for the History of Natural History

This three-day international meeting, held in SHNH’s 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natura...

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🎉Exciting news! My new article, 'The ‘fancy of the private collector’: Walter Rothschild’s global animal procurement network and collaboration in the animal trade' has been published in BJHS Themes as FirstView and is available OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #naturalhistory #animaltrade

Registration open - ‘The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society and the Natural World’, @sochistnathist.bsky.social with @zslofficial.bsky.social Huxley Lecture Theatre & online, 1-3 July 2026. Full programme details & sign up are available here: shnh.org.uk/the-zoologic...

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World, 1-3 July 2026 - Society for the History of Natural History

This three-day international meeting, held in SHNH’s 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natura...

shnh.org.uk

Registration open - ‘The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society and the Natural World’, @sochistnathist.bsky.social with @zslofficial.bsky.social Huxley Lecture Theatre & online, 1-3 July 2026. Full programme details & sign up are available here: shnh.org.uk/the-zoologic...

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World, 1-3 July 2026 - Society for the History of Natural History

This three-day international meeting, held in SHNH’s 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowledge of the natura...

shnh.org.uk

The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories. Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo... #envhist #envhum

🚨We have a SUPER exciting announcement!🚨 Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳 📅1-3 July 2026 🗺️Zoological Society of London Find out how to submit 👇🏻 shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...

Our second event of the year is next Wednesday at 8pm! Come along to a book release talk for @s-pooley.bsky.social's DISCOVERING THE OKAPI Attendance is free, all are welcome, sign up on the Eventbrite link below. 📗🦓💚

Animal History Group@animalhistories.bsky.social · 11mo ago

On the 12th of November 2025 @ 8pm (GMT/UTC +0) (note our clocks go back), Simon Pooley (@s-pooley.bsky.social) will be giving a book release talk on DISCOVERING THE OKAPI🦓📙 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-semina...

📢 Call for Papers! 📢 We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻 We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻 shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...

Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri... And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚

Seminar Series

Term One Our Seminar Series is back for 2025/2026. Seminars will be held at 8pm (GMT). Please sign up using the links below. Joining information will be sent shortly before the event. 15 October 20…

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I enjoyed reading this piece by Josephine Koopman on the SHNH summer conference. It offers a wonderful summary of the presentations we heard, and teases out the shared themes our papers raised. Thank you Josephine! shnh.org.uk/the-sense-of... @sochistnathist.bsky.social

The Sense of Nature: SHNH Summer Meeting, June 2025 by Josephine Koopman - Society for the History of Natural History

SHNH Summer Meeting by Josephine Koopman, Researcher (Department of History, European University Institute) “The senses,” Michel de Montaigne wrote in 1588, “are the beginning and the end of human kno...

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I had a great time talking about the optics of microscopy at this year's SHNH conference! 🔬 I come away feeling enriched by the papers we heard and the conversations we shared. Thank you to @ellelarsson.bsky.social and @sochistnathist.bsky.social for organising such a fantastic conference!

SHNH@sochistnathist.bsky.social · last yr.

Here we go! 🎉 We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history! From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻‍❄️

Here we go! 🎉 We've all gathered in Glasgow, and have a full few days lined up exploring and celebrating the intersection between our senses and natural history! From touch to temperature, it's sure to be fascinating 🪶🐌🐻‍❄️

✨Booking is OPEN✨ Join us for our Summer Meeting in Glasgow on the theme A Sense of Nature! Two days of talking about history and nature, including museum tours 🥰 📅19-20 June 🏦Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow Follow the link for the list of speakers and how to book 👇 shnh.org.uk/news/booking...

Booking open: 'A Sense of Nature', SHNH International Summer Meeting, University of Glasgow, 19-20 June 2025 - Society for the History of Natural History

A Sense of Nature The ‘sensory turn’ in a range of humanities and social sciences disciplines has led to innovative research exploring how sensory experiences shape cultural and historical narratives....

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Every day's a @vchlondon.bsky.social research day! Spotted in Palace House on the #Beaulieu estate today - *the* celebrity #flamingo famous from its entry in the #VictoriaCountyHistory #NaturalHistory of #Hampshire (published 1901) - shot in 1883 at the mouth of the Beaulieu river.

Just come across this really useful list on the links between natural history and empire, featuring moi as ‘essential reading’. Perfect if you’re interested in museums or science more broadly too. Also ideal for passing to students as a starting point. daily.jstor.org/natural-hist...

Natural History: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily

This annotated bibliography samples scholarship on the rich—and difficult—history of natural history.

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📢One week to go! If you want to join us in Glasgow this year for our Summer Meeting on the theme of A Sense of Nature, then we can help! 📚Current doctoral or post-doc researcher within 2 years 💵Receive between £300-400 📅Deadline Friday 5 April 2025 More information in the link below 👇

SHNH@sochistnathist.bsky.social · last yr.

✨Conference bursary!✨ Are you a current doctoral researcher or post-doctoral researcher within 2 years of completion wanting to attend our Summer Meeting in Glasgow? We can help! We offer bursaries for those who need it, check out the link for criteria & how to apply 👇 shnh.org.uk/a-sense-of-n...

The Animal History of 20th Century Palestine. 🇵🇸🐾 Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT (+0). ⏰ We'll be reading historical primary sources and discussing what we make of them. 🤓🐐 Online event hosted by @animalhistories.bsky.social. Entry is free, all welcome. 👍🏻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ahg-readin...

AHG Reading Group - The Animal History of 20th-century Palestine

Join us for a reading group on animal history: The Animal History of 20th-century Palestine, led by Lee Raye.

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📢Calling all natural historians! This year our Summer Meeting is exploring the ✨senses✨ So we want to hear from you! We're looking for papers that explore the intersections of the senses - including sight, sound, smell, taste and touch - with the history of natural history.

📢Early Career Researcher Symposium Later this month we have a range of ✨FREE✨ online talks covering a huge range of topics on the history of natural history. 📅Thursday 20 February 🙌Free 💻Online Check out the link below for more information, including how to book your ticket! See you there! 🥰

SHNH@sochistnathist.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 Registration now open for our Early Career Researcher Symposium on 20 February! 🚨 Join online to listen to talks ranging from the Language of Flowers to the Secret Face of Isaac Newton 🌸🕵️ For more information, including full programme & how to book your FREE ticket 👇 shnh.org.uk/shnh-early-c...