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The Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine invites applications for several fellowship opportunities in the history of science, technology, or medicine. Fellows gain access to the archives and collections of Consortium member institutions, as well as seminars and programs designed to support scholarly research. Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars These fellowships offer stipends between $10,000 and $30,000 to support research in archives, oral history, or other methods, travel for research, or time to complete scholarly work in any format or medium. The stipend may also be used for salary support to allow time for research and writing. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) obtained at least two years before applying and must not hold a tenured or tenure-track position or be enrolled in any academic program. Eligible applicants include independent or alternative academic scholars, such as adjuncts, lecturers without research expectations, or unaffili...

A roundtable on mothers and childhood vaccines is being organized for the International Association of Maternal Action and Scholarship (IAMAS) conference, which will take place at Concordia University in Montreal from June 14 to June 17, 2026, with both in-person and online participation options. Scholars from all disciplines are invited to contribute. Proposals are due by November 15. More information about the conference is available at https://iamas.com/iamas-conference/  and https://iamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CfP-for-IAMAS-2026-Conference.pdf

The 2026 ESPMH conference, “The Dynamics of Medical Transformations: Society, Technology, Knowledge and Ethics,” invites philosophers, ethicists, historians, and health researchers to examine how technological and social innovations reshape medicine—transforming clinical practice while challenging moral values, epistemic frameworks, and concepts of good care. Topics include the ethical and epistemic implications of evolving technologies, social change, and crises such as AI and pandemics. Abstracts (max. 500 words) should be submitted by 1 March 2026. Further information: https://www.espmh.org

La Societat Catalana d’Història de la Ciència i de la Tècnica organitza la XXIII Jornada sobre la Història de la Ciència i l’Ensenyament “Antoni Quintana i Marí”, que tindrà lloc els dies 21 i 22 de novembre de 2025 a l’Institut Francesc Ribalta i a la Universitat Jaume I de Castelló de la Plana. A més de les sessions de comunicacions i debats, es lliurarà el XXIII Premi Antoni Quintana i Marí per a treballs de recerca d’estudiants d’ensenyament obligatori i postobligatori. La conferència convidada anirà a càrrec d’Annette Lykknes, de la Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Sota el lema “Aules de ciència amb història”, la jornada convida a reflexionar sobre l’ús de la història de la ciència a les aules per repensar els reptes educatius actuals i imaginar nous futurs per a l’ensenyament de les ciències. S’hi abordaran temes com les pràctiques d’ensenyament i aprenentatge, la sociologia del professorat i l’alumnat, els materials escolars, les cultures visuals i materials de l...

Social Ontology and Empirical Inquiry: Conflicts and Connections https://www.centerphilsci. pitt.edu/event/social- ontology-and-empirical- inquiry-conflicts-and- connections/ April 11, 2026 - April 12, 2026 Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh We are pleased to announce a two-day interdisciplinary workshop hosted by the  Center for Philosophy of Science  at the  University of Pittsburgh , focusing on the intersection of social metaphysics and empirical research in the social sciences. The workshop aims to foster dialogue between philosophers and social scientists who are interested in the nature of social reality and in how conceptual and empirical approaches to understanding it can be fruitfully integrated. Social scientists and philosophers have long sought to clarify what it means for entities such as races, genders, institutions, and social structures to exist and to act. Meanwhile, empirically-oriented social s...