Smell Studies Group

@smellstudiesgroup.bsky.social

The study of smell in the humanities and sciences. Spreading joy and knowledge in all things smelly! #smellstudies Acc. mod.: @manonraffard.bsky.social, Chanelle Dupuis & Radel J. Gacumo. Website: https://www.smellstudies.com/

Absolutely delighted for Manon that her brilliant piece on coumarin - a really engagingly written and deeply researched chapter - in The Routledge History of the Senses I co-edited with Andrew Kettler has been nominated for a prize! The credit is of course all Manon's, whose work is fab.

French Studies@frenchstudies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Manon Raffard, ‘From Coumarou to New-Mown-Hay. A Cultural History of Coumarin Across the Atlantic (C17th -20th)’, in The Routledge History of the Senses, eds Andrew Kettler and Will Tullett (Routledge, 2025) www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

As part of the upcoming Pint of Science festival, I'll be talking smells and cities on 18 May, yeah! We'll explore factory air and labour, political history and smoke, and smelly waterways at the Taproom, near Piccadilly station in Manchester. Info: pintofscience.co.uk/event/smart-...

Smart Cities: past and future of urban areas in our society

Explore how cities evolve- from the smog-filled streets of industrial Manchester to today's digitally connected urban spaces. This event brings together ta…

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Check out the @danafoundation.bsky.social funded ITRC grant recipients. A little memory, some embodiment and olfaction, and color perception!

SPAN@socphilneuro.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration (ITRC) grant! We're excited to see their projects unfold over the next year and to learn about the final results at SPAN2027! philandneuro.wildapricot.org/ITRC

🌲 Funded Postdoctoral in Remote Sensing 📍 Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland 📡 Work on forest mapping, LiDAR, biodiversity & geospatial modelling 🎓 Eligibility: PhD in Forestry/Data Science ⏳ Deadline: 22 Apr 2026 🔗 higherjobz.com/funded-postd... #PostdocJobs #RemoteSensing @luke.fi

Funded Postdoctoral Remote Sensing Finland 2026 | HigherJobz

Apply for a funded Postdoctoral position in Remote Sensing at Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland. Deadline: 22 April 2026.

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I'll be in Leeds in July to talk about a military physician's olfactory experiences during the Prussian war. It'll be gruesome, but good vibes overall

Claire Turner@claireturner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm delighted to finally share details of a workshop series I'm hosting with @thackraymuseum.bsky.social! 'Researchers in Museums' is open to a wide range of early career researchers and offers the opportunity to go 'behind the scenes' in a fantastic medical museum. Please share widely!

Researchers in Museums: Collections and Archives Workshop Series. Thackray Museum of Medicine, Leeds. 13 May; 18 June; 9 July; 1-4pm. I am delighted to be working with Thackray Museum of Medicine to host three workshops for ‘Researchers in Museums’. These interactive workshops offer early career researchers an opportunity to learn about the potential of museum collections to enrich their research. Each workshop will include:

‘Cancer in the Collections’: a unique insight into how one researcher, Dr Claire Turner (Durham University) uses Thackray’s extensive collections and archives to support her own research. 
Stores Tour: an exclusive guided tour of Thackray’s stores by its Collections Team, with the opportunity to learn more about the history of the museum and the objects, books, and archival materials it holds.
Research Room Time: a chance to look in greater depth at books, objects and archival materials drawn from the museum’s collections.
Personal Research: option to request and view an object related to your own research.

Each session can accommodate up to 8 attendees, each of whom will receive a £20 bursary towards travel to the workshop.

To be eligible to attend, you must be:
An early career researcher (MA, PhD, or within two years of finishing the PhD)
Working broadly within the field of medical humanities

Expressions of interest should include a short summary of your research, how you meet the workshop criteria, and your preferred workshop date (max 250 words). All EOIs should be submitted to claire.o.turner@durham.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 17 April.