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The School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds is pleased to inform potential applicants for postgraduate study of a range of further funding opportunities for its full-time and part-time PhD and MA programmes for 2014-15 entry.  **PLEASE NOTE: the deadlines for University of Leeds Research Scholarships and School of PRHS Scholarships are rapidly approaching (14 March 2014).** Funding opportunities include the following: 1. TWO SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS--HOME FEES + £14,000 MAINTENANCE, OR EQUIVALENT (14 MARCH 2014) 2. TWO UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS--FOR HOME/EU STUDENTS (14 MARCH 2014) 3. AHRC-FUNDED COLLABORATIVE PHD STUDENTSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS/MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, MANCHESTER (SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP): 'DANGER - HIGH VOLTAGE: THE RISE OF MEGAVOLT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN 20TH CENTURY BRITAIN' (31 MARCH 2014) 4. MANGOLETSI FULL-FEE ...

Mark Osborne Humphries. The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press , 2013. Illustrations. xii + 323 pp. $70.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4426-4111-2 978-1-4426-4111-2 ; $32.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4426-1044-6. Reviewed by George Dehner (Wichita State University) Published on H-Environment (March, 2014) Commissioned by David T. Benac https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=40442 Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype Credit Free via Skype

Call for Nominations for International Scholars, Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), 2014 http://www.historyoftechnology.org/about_us/international_programs.html Each year the Society for the History of Technology designates up to four International Scholars for a two-year term. One of the goals of the International Scholars program is to foster an international network of scholars in the history of technology that will benefit all members of the Society. We particularly welcome applications from or nominations of scholars from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Graduate students, post-docs, and visiting scholars who are living and working in North America are not eligible to become International Scholars; however, they are eligible to apply once they return to their home countries. Benefits and Support International Scholars shall receive regular SHOT membership at no cost during their two-year term. At each annual meeting, SHOT will host a spec...

La COSCE (Confederación de Sociedades Científicas de España), convoca anualmente el PREMIO A LA DIFUSIÓN DE LA CIENCIA . Se trata de una iniciativa cuyo objetivo es recompensar las acciones personales de divulgación científica que realizan los investigadores. Los candidatos al galardón deberán ser presentados por una (o más de una) de las Sociedades miembros de COSCE sin que sea condición para optar al Premio que el candidato pertenezca a alguna de las sociedades que integran la Confederación. Será necesario que la candidatura acredite una labor continuada y efectiva de difusión de la ciencia en formato digital: publicaciones, libros, artículos, programas audiovisuales, de radiodifusión, proyectos escénicos, etc. El período de presentación de candidaturas para el PREMIO DE 2014 finalizará el 14 de abril de 2014. Un jurado experto, designado por la Junta de Gobierno de la Confederación, valorará las documentaciones presentadas y designará un ganador. La proclamación y entrega ...