A late floral flourish from the garden, a stone cold classic board game, and watching the son nail his part in Elf. A Advent family weekend for the ages.

Finally, the recording has landed! If you missed @jontopham.bsky.social's inaugural lecture on "Science and religion from the ground up" back in April, you can now catch up online at mymedia.leeds.ac.uk/Mediasite/Pl.... @bshsnews.bsky.social @leedsprhs.bsky.social

The 2026 SSHM Conference will be @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The theme will be In/Out and we are inviting papers that consider experiences of being in and/or out of health or health care in any period or geographical location. #HistMed #HistSTM sshm.org/sshm-2026/

SSHM 2026: In/Out

Location: University of Leeds Dates: 30 June to 3 July 2026 Submission Deadline: 5.00pm (GMT) 11th January 2026 Conference Co-Convenors: Dr Alexia Moncrieff & Dr Katherine Rawling Conference Co…

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An early start today: heading down to deliver a training session for heritage volunteers at Barts North Wing. Really looking forward to discussing how we can engage visitors responsibly in histories of health, illness and disability bartsnorthwing.org.uk

Barts North Wing

Visit or hire Barts North Wing – a City of London masterpiece, home to the stunning interiors of the Great Hall and the Hogarth Stair

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A super seminar line-up for the coming Semester! All talks will be hybrid, with joining details on the @hpsleeds.bsky.social website #histsci #philsci #HPS

Leeds Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science@hpsleeds.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Coming up in the Leeds HPS seminar this semester...... Rob Wilson, Matthew Sims, Alkistis Elliott-Graves @matthewsims.bsky.social @alkistiseg.bsky.social hpsleeds.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/h...

Congratulations to PhD researcher Monica Stenzel, who has secured a grant from @pasoldresearchfund.bsky.social to support her project on the history of "wool science"! Supervised by @kingtekkers.bsky.social and @graemegooday.bsky.social, her work bridges science, textiles and sustainability #histsci

📣Exciting News 📣 Dates & host institution for the SSHM Biennial Conference #SSHM2026 are confirmed! Save the Date in your planners 📅 Theme and CFPs to follow later #histmed #medhumanities #histSTM

Sloped off a bit early today before the evening plenary, but not before a chance to showcase my support for the history/philosophy of marine science…. Even whales can reach for the moon! #ISHPSSB2025

@crinamoreno.bsky.social is first in the second session of “Microbes and Gender” panel. A fascinating account of discovery in beta-lactamase research, focusing on Clara Roy and Karen Bush. Fascinating to see this as a connection between clinical microbiology and experimental biology #ISHPSSB2025

If you are a multi species enthusiast, see here! #ISHPSSB2025 #histbio #histsci #HPS

Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society@carsoncenter.bsky.social · 2y ago

We have a new thematic collection for our online journal 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 titled "Multispecies Intellectual History." In collaboration with Eiko Honda, we now welcome submissions defying the limits of intellectual history. Learn more here: www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/coll... #EnvHist #EnvHum

Eiko Honda offers us amazing insights into Minakata Kumagusu (1867-1941), who elaborated a “cellular metaphysics” through his investigations of slime mould in 1890s. He challenged binaries by drawing on both science and Buddhist philosophy, and critiqued materialism #ISHPSSB2025

Just waiting for “Microbes and Gender” to get started - such an exciting session in prospect! The organisers say…

Feeling really ropey this morning, so grateful to be able to join the Classification panel remotely. Super first paper from George Alexandrou exploring classification of cell types, and it’ll be followed by two Matthews - Slater and Barker - on “norm-driven” classification #ISHPSSB2025 #philbio

A super, jam-packed first full day of #ISHPSSB2025! Rounding it off with a jaunt around Boavista to grab some food and a beer, including some lovely street art, evening sunshine, and squawking gulls overhead. (Spotted a very fine U. Porto stained glass window at our conference venue too!)

To finish off Day 1, a first “mini-plenary” on the history, philosophy and social studies of marine science aka. “Discovering the Sea”. Let’s dive in! #ISHPSSB2025

@merikatariina.bsky.social kicks off the next session on “Oceans and Deserts”. She starts with a great question: “what is a good life for an animal?” She’s interested in tensions between captivity and the wild. We’re going to be hearing about dolphins! #ISHPSSB2025

In “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization”, some provocative questions about whether changes caused by disruption should inevitably be thought of as “negative” or a “loss”. Mix of historical, philosophical and experimental papers at #ISHPSSB2025

After a quick wander through the beautiful neighbouring Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, back for a session exploring “Concepts and Principles for the New Biology: Development, Disruption and Normalization” #ISHPSSB2025

Sadly I have an unmissable work meeting to attend from 12.30-2.30 today, so skipping some sessions at #ISHPSSB2025. However, I need to comment on the most gorgeous conference design theme, and high-quality swag, that I’ve ever experienced. Beautiful green, bold design - classy!

@andrameneganzin.bsky.social and Matteo Bedetti (the latter pictured), guide us through a fascinating case in a “failure” to adhere to evidentiary standards in burial of Homo naledi. Part of a super session on “Abusing Deep Time”, ft. an image of beautiful fountain near our venue! #ISHPSSB2025

In Porto for #ISHPSSB2025 and spending a day or so exploring this wonderful city before things get going!

Whoop! Amazing to see this brilliant book: out now! Congratulations, @ellenclarke.bsky.social! #PhilBio #HPS

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Huge congratulations to our own Dr Ellen Clarke on the publication of "The Units of Life: Kinds of Individual in Biology"! academic.oup.com/book/60068

Gearing up for #ISHPSSB2025 at the end of this month. Really excited to share my research on microbial collections, catch up with friends and colleagues, and experience the amazing work going on across #HPBio

Tomorrow at 3.15pm, catch Prof Greg Radick delivering the 2025 JBS Haldane Lecture on "The New Genetics Meets the New History of Genetics”. Details here: genetics.org.uk/events/genet... #histsci #HPS

Genetics Society Anniversary Day 2025 | Genetics Society

We are pleased to announce the Genetics Society Anniversary Day, which will be held on 25th June 2025. This event will celebrate several of our prize winners and the summer students we have supported....

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Absolutely stunning first couple of honeymoon days en Corse. Breathtaking scenery, wonderful food, the warmest of welcomes, and gentle tolerance of my basic French language skills!

Out-of-office is on: honeymoon bound! ☀️ 🏖️

Last day or two for early-bird registration for this wonderful meeting! Cannot wait to be there at #ISHPSSB2025 for one of the friendliest, most open-minded and supportive conferences there is #histsci #hpbio #histSTM #hbio

ISHPSSB2025@ishpssb2025.bsky.social · last yr.

Early registration ends next Sunday, 1 June! Hurry up! #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts

A superb write-up of the @bshsnews.bsky.social PG Conference from two attendees. It was by all accounts a great success, and a real pleasure to see our @leedsprhs.bsky.social and @hpsleeds.bsky.social postgraduate community deliver such a wonderful event! #histsci #histSTM

Leeds Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science@hpsleeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Celebrating the BSHS Postgraduate Conference Now that the dust has settled on this year's British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) Postgraduate Conference, held here at the University of Leeds by our postgraduate community from 25-26 April, we are delighted to share reflections from a…

Coming soon: reports from attendees, photos and even a film which capture the @bshsnews.bsky.social Postgraduate Conference hosted by our wonderful PG community last month. We're still basking in the warm glow of this amazing event! pg-conference.bshs.org.uk #histsci #histSTM

This Friday, why not listen to @kingtekkers.bsky.social talking with @graemegooday.bsky.social about Physical Sciences on The Science of 1875 podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/5Dln...

1.8 - Physical Sciences with Graeme

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