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Playing God: Exploring the Intersections between Science, Religion and Entertainment Media, 31 May – 1 June 2014 Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester This workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the important but under-researched area of entertainment media and its relationship to both science and religion. Research on public attitudes toward science has revealed that an individual’s personal values and belief system are crucial factors in determining how they respond to new developments in science, technology and medicine. Few cultural institutions have more influence on personal values and belief systems than religion, and few cultural products have as much impact on public perceptions of science as entertainment media texts. We aim to provide insights into these major cultural spheres by examining how science and the science/religion interface have been utilized, negotiated, and transform...

Reminder :  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The 3 rd  international and interdisciplinary conference on Health, Culture and the Human Body Epidemiology, ethics and history of medicine, perspectives from Turkey and Central Europe Istanbul, Turkey, 11-13 September 2014 We are very happy to announce that the conference will be opened by the eminent ethicist  Robert Veatch  (Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University Washington DC). This conference will focus on selected cases from Turkey, Germany, and other countries which for the last 50 years have been closely connected by substantial migration processes, as they had been earlier through medical scientific exchanges and common clinical practice. Building on the well received first two rounds on the beginning and the end of life, respectively, held in Germany (Mainz) in 2010 and in Turkey (Istanbul) in 2012, the aim of this third conference is to widen the discussion platform for differe...

The University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint a suitably qualified candidate to a permanent Lectureship or Senior Lectureship in the History and Sociology of Science.   For further details, please visit https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=028568 Dr Steve Sturdy Head of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies The University of Edinburgh Tel: +44 (0)131 651 4741

The story of social science and war is a long one, going back to the Roman military in the late second century b.c.e., when soldiers became the empire's worst enemy, pillaging citizens and creating social turmoil. But it is a story that has not been amply told. A long list of reference works exists viewing war through the traditional lens of history and military science, emphasizing the big events, places, and people in wars across the ages. Setting itself apart, The Social Science of War: An Encyclopedia will view war through a different lens—that of the social sciences. Rather than a roster of battles, equipment, and winners and losers, the causes, processes, and effects of war will be illuminated with a cross-disciplinary work drawing from anthropology, communication and mass media, economics, political science and law, psychology, sociology, and more. Featuring approximately 700 entries organized A-Z acros s 4 volumes; the encyclopedia will be available in a choice of e...

The University of Leeds has recently announced a large number of Anniversary Research Scholarships for 2014 and 2015 entry.   To celebrate the University's 110th anniversary, a total of 110 new research scholarships will be available for each of these two years of entry.   This has been made possible by an additional investment of more than £10m, supported by the University. Outstanding scholars from any discipline are invited to apply for the funding. To be considered for one of our scholarships you must meet the eligibility criteria and submit a scholarship application form by the relevant deadline: 30 April 2014 (23:59 UK time).   Download the full eligibility criteria and an application form from http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/UoLARS-AppForm14.doc . Successful applicants will receive payment to cover their University fees for a period of three years, along with a maintenance grant matching the Research Council UK rate. The total valu...