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Editor: Carlos Tabernero. When more than half of the Earth population lives in cities, and living conditions worldwide suffer from a steady increase in environmental issues, historical inquiry provides useful reflections and new perspectives on the present. Urban Narratives about Nature: Socio-Ecological Imaginaries between Science and Entertainment aims at generating specific historical knowledge concerning processes of production, circulation, and management of natural history narratives and the associated struggles for meaning within the socio-ecological relations involved. The city is a powerful storyteller, and this book, upon a relational perspective, provides a diverse and interrelated collection of case studies of urban-based production and circulation of narratives about nature. Altogether, these cases probe the complex relationships among scientific authority, public awareness, policymaking, corporate and political interests, and environmental advocacy, in effect expanding th...

A session of the 14th International Conference on the History of Chemistry (14 ICHC) , 11 to 14 June 2025, Valencia. The session aims to approach activist-chemists as epistemologically active actors and their role in the co-production of chemical knowledge. From the Cold War to the present, we want to explore exchange zones and public spheres in which chemists struggled for public recognition and scientific authority and opposed hegemonic chemical projects and practices of their time. Instead of assuming that resistance contributes to the failure of a chemical project, it may become a constructive force in technological development (Bauer, 1995). In the framework of the new participatory turn, activists’ protests outside a research institute, the citizens’ vote on a waste disposal facility, or a public debate to submit results to policy makers, all express: “a profound change in the terms and conditions under which scientific knowledge is produced, discussed and legitimated” (Bucchi, N...

Dates: June 13-14, 2025 Deadline: February 20, 2025 Location: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany The Chair of Science Technology and Gender Studies (STGS) at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, in collaboration with the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies at Shiv Nadar University, India, invite submissions for a workshop to be held June 13-14, 2025, in Erlangen, Germany. The meeting will be only in person. Funding is not currently available, however, we might be able to consider a few requests for support. We will also organize a session to celebrate the end of the research project “Living with Radiation” ( http://hrp-iaea.org ) and the opening of an exhibition with the same title, which will take place at the Siemens Healthineers MedMuseum (June 12-August 31, 2024). Both have been funded by the European Research Council (grant agreement 770548). Abstract: Ionizing radiation is frequently regarded as one of the “m...

The Scientiae 2025 Annual Conference will take place from 16 to 19 September 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye, hosted by the Department of the History of Science at Istanbul University. This year’s conference, situated at the intersection of Europe and Asia, will focus on global connections, with particular attention to the early modern period (1400–1800). Since its founding in 2012, Scientiae has contributed to a growing global perspective in the study of early modern science, literature, and scholarship. The 2025 conference aims to highlight interdisciplinary approaches and the interconnectedness of regions, periods, cultures, and material and intellectual traditions. Proposals are invited for individual papers, organised panels, roundtables, and workshops on topics related to the period 1400–1800. The submission deadline is 1 March 2025. Further details about the conference are available at: https://eventedebiyat.istanbul.edu.tr/event/2/overview .

Les propositions de communications individuelles sont ouvertes pour le Huitième Congrès de la Société française d’histoire des sciences et des techniques. L’appel à symposia ayant abouti à la sélection de 22 thèmes couvrant une large variété de sujets, les communications peuvent désormais être soumises via la plateforme Sciencesconf : https://sfhstnancy2025.sciencesconf.org . Pour soumettre une communication, il convient de :Proposer une communication liée à un symposium : sélectionner le symposium approprié dans le menu déroulant « Type », puis déposer le titre et le résumé de la communication. Ces propositions seront évaluées par les organisateurs et organisatrices du symposium concerné. Proposer une communication libre : déposer le titre, le résumé et quelques mots-clés. Ces informations permettront d’organiser des sessions cohérentes ou d’intégrer la communication à un symposium existant, en concertation avec les responsables concernés. L’appel à communications se clôturera le 31 d...

The six-month journal “P.O.I. – Points of Interest” invites you to contribute to the issue I/2025, developing the theme presented according to the following terms, and considering the reflections proposed here as a starting point. The genre of narrative fiction has long been a fertile field for exploring the transformative potential of the human condition, inspiring advances in philosophical reflection and often anticipating breakthroughs in science. In an era marked by rapid technological change and the increasing complexity of the human condition, reflection on the transformation of the status of the subject has become more topical than ever, and has spread to the diverse fields of philosophy, literature and biotechnology. The themes of cloning, genetic duplication and the ‘double’ in science fiction have indeed influenced human perceptions of individual and collective identity, not only within the limits of a purely physical perspective, but also questioning their metaphysical and p...

The Annual Conference & AGM of the Natural Sciences Collections Association will be held on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th May 2025 at The University of Manchester, Manchester Museum. Natural history collections are involved in a huge range of work that has enormous positive impacts on people and the planet – this is a conference to share these stories. The #NatSCA2025 conference invites proposals for presentations looking at impact, how our work is making a difference, how we measure it, how we show success, and how we advocate for collections. We seek ideas from the natural history collections community, educators, collaborators, and beyond. We are interested in practical lessons, unique solutions, new collaborations, and to show what has and hasn’t worked. We are particularly looking for presentations that share the differences museums are making in: facing global challenges such as the biodiversity and climate crises, and environmental issues improving people’s lives changing laws...

On November 14 and 15, 2025, the 44th History of Technology Conference of the Iron Library (TGT) will take place at the Klostergut Paradies in Schlatt near Schaffhausen (Switzerland). Since 1978, it has provided an outstanding platform for exchange between research, teaching, and industry. The speakers and invited guests come from universities, libraries, archives, and museums or contribute their business and industrial experience. The conferences are renowned for the breadth and topicality of the papers presented. Information on previous conferences can be found at: www.eisenbibliothek.ch . The event is organized by the Iron Library (Eisenbibliothek) Foundation of Georg Fischer Ltd. Responsibility for the content of the conference is in the hands of the scientific advisory board, whose members include Prof. Dr. Matthias Heymann (Aarhus University), Prof. Dr. Gisela Hürlimann (TU Dresden), and Prof. Dr. Marcus Popplow (KIT). We invite interested scholars involved in research, teaching,...