On 4 and 5 March, the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry and the Maison Francaise in Oxford will organise a conference on “Biographies of Materials and the Crossroads between Natural Sciences and Humanities.”
During the conference, both historians and material scientists will shed light on the hybrid life of materials as natural entities or social and economic agents.
Attendance is free, but registration is required.
For the full programme and ways to register, see here.
The Science Museum, in collaboration with partners, is hosting a one-day conference, ‘Chemistry in Albertopolis’, on 11 April 2019.
The conference will explore the 150-year history of chemistry in Albertopolis, the cultural and scientific quarter at the heart of South Kensington. This one-day conference will feature sessions and tours celebrating the institutions which helped to make chemistry a key facet of intellectual and public life in this pocket of West London and beyond. Full details, a programme and booking link can be found here https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/chemistry-albertopolis-conference Registration is free.
On Friday, 16 November 2018, the IUPAC will celebrate its centennial in Paris. The scientific Union will be celebrated during this symposium and in several lectures from members on IUPAC’s past, present, and future.
All information, including the full programme, can be found here.
The latest issue of SHAC’s newsletter, Chemical Intelligence, is now out.
This issue of Chemical Intelligence offers much news on past events, upcoming SHAC events, Ambix, prizes and awards, and much more. The issue can be downloaded here.
Call for Papers, pieces and performers: Deadline 20th December 2018
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth 15/16th March 2019
In a Strange Garden comprises a one-day symposium, exhibition of rare alchemical texts and an experimental electronic music concert (Friday March 15th) and concert (Saturday March 16th) for artists and researchers of any or no affiliation, early career and practice-based researchers, sound artists, musicians and composers.
The 12th International Conference on the History of Chemistry will be taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands from 29th July to the 2nd August, 2019.
More information can be found here.
Registration is now open for the next SHAC Autumn Meeting, to be held on Saturday, 24 November in London. The meeting will not cover a specific theme, but offers a varied programme of lectures, including on alchemical letters, laboratory practices, and chemistry and gender.