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E l próximo miércoles 26 de noviembre darán comienzo las jornadas internacionales dedicadas a La Generación de 1914. Su circunstancia europea y transatlántica, organizadas por El Centro de Estudios Orteguianos de la Fundación José Ortega y Gasset – Gregorio Marañón, el Instituto Universitario de Estudios Europeos de la Universidad CEU San Pablo, la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y la Residencia de Estudiantes. Nos complace enviarle el programa detallado: Miércoles 26 de noviembre: Jornada de tarde en la Fundación José Ortega y Gasset – Gregorio Marañón Jueves 27 de noviembre: Jornada de mañana y tarde en la Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Viernes 28 de noviembre: Jornada de mañana en la Fundación José Ortega y Gasset – Gregorio Marañón Jornada de tarde en la Residencia de Estudiantes Departamento de Act...

Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder that the final deadline for abstracts (15 Dec. 2014) for the Biennial conference of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health is rapidly approaching.  The conference will be held in Cologne, Germany (2-5 Sept 2015). The conference theme is 'Cash and Care'. Abstracts should not exceed a page in length and should be sent to:  igem-eahmh@uni-koeln.de Further guidance and suggestions for topics can be found at the EAHMH website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/centres/eahmh/conferences/index.aspx Feel free to print off a conference flyer and post or email to colleagues:   http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-mds/centres/EAHMH/Conferences/EAMH-Conference-CfP-Flyer.pdf We look forward to seeing you there. Jonathan Reinarz Secretary of EAHMH

Becas Iberoamérica. Jóvenes profesores e investigadores y Alumnos de Doctorado, Santander Universidades 2015

Thursday 18 and Friday 19 December 2014: 10am–5pm All Souls College, Oxford How was mathematical writing consumed: read, used, responded to, and otherwise engaged with, in the early modern period? What was distinctive about mathematical reading, as against the reading of other kinds of technical writing, or as contrasted with the reading of more general types of prose? Were mathematical books handled or annotated in distinctive ways? Was   mathematical reading associated with a distinctive set of locations? How, where and when did readers learn the (presumptively specialized) skills of mathematical reading? These questions will be the subject of this two-day workshop, to be held in All Souls College, Oxford. A limited number of places are available for observers. The cost will be £20, and will cover attendance at the conference sessions, with tea and coffee. Unfortunately accommodation cannot be provided for observers. To reserve a place, or for any enquiries, plea...

Location: King’s College London, London Date: 7-8 January 2016 Comparison is one of the foundations of modern medicine, biology and behavioural science. Particularly since the 18th century, thinking and working comparatively has been crucial to fields as wide-ranging as pathology, physiology, microbiology, pharmacy, epidemiology, veterinary science ethology, evolutionary biology,   psychology and anthropology;. It has informed practices as varied as natural history, taxonomy, nosology, diagnostics, and experimentation; the production of knowledge of life, health, disease, behaviour, emotion, and cognition; the making, testing and use of therapies; the organization of hospitals, museums, laboratories, field stations, farms, asylums, and industry; and to the training and routines of practitioners and researchers.   This workshop will explore a crucial aspect of the history of comparison in modern medicine, biology and behavioural science: thinking and working betw...